Straighterline - REL101 Introduction to Religion - exam 1 chapters 1,2,3(with 100- correct answers).

Straighterline -
REL101:
Introduction to
Religion - exam
1 chapters
1,2,3(with 100%
correct answers)
Agnosticism - answer "Not know" (Greek); a
position asserting
that the existence of God cannot be proven.


Animism - answer From the Latin anima, meaning
"spirit,"
"soul," "life force"; a worldview common among

, oral religions (religions with no written scriptures)
that sees all elements of nature as being
filled with spirit or spirits.


Atheism - answer "Not God" (Greek); a position
asserting
that there is no God or gods.


Deconstruction - answer A technique, pioneered
by Jacques
Derrida, that sets aside ordinary categories of
analysis and makes use, instead, of unexpected
perspectives on cultural elements; it can be used
for fi nding underlying values in a text, fi lm,
artwork, cultural practice, or religious
phenomenon


Dualism - answer The belief that reality is made of
two different principles (spirit and matter); the
belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict.


Belief that spirit is inherently separate from
nature.