Chapter 15: Religion Questions and Answers.

animism - Answer the religion that believes in the divinity of nonhuman beings, like animals, plants, and objects of the natural world atheism - Answer the belief in no deities cults - Answer religious groups that are small, secretive, and highly controlling of members and have a CHARISMATIC leader denomination - Answer a large, mainstream religions that is NOT sponsored by the state ecclesia - Answer a religion that is considered the STATE RELIGION established sects - Answer sects that last but do not become denominations liberation theology - Answer the use of a church to promote social change via the political arena megachurch - Answer a Christian church that has a very large congregation averaging more than 2,000 people who attend regular weekly services monotheism - Answer a religion based on belief a in single deity polytheism - Answer a religion based on belief in multiple deities religion - Answer a system of beliefs, values, and practices concerning what a person holds to be sacred or spiritually significant religious beliefs - Answer specific ideas that members of a particular faith hold to be true religious experience - Answer the conviction or sensation that one is connected to the "divine" sect - Answer a small, new offshoot of a denomination