World Religions Final Exam Review: Eastern Traditions & Abrahamic Religions Prep - Prof. J, Study notes of World Religions

Download World Religions Final Exam Review: Eastern Traditions & Abrahamic Religions Prep - Prof. J and more Study notes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! WORLD RELIGIONS FINAL EXAM REVIEW 12/6/11 Tonight’s Agenda This review is NOT a haphazard Q&A… Rather, our plan is to systematically go through each of the traditions/units we have covered since the Midterm and highlight some general terms and thematic concerns for each of our units. ◦NOTE: Our goal here is broad strokes, not exhaustive lists. In addition, to give you a sense of the “kinds” of questions we will be asking, we have provided you with sample exam questions for each of our units. Finally, we want to give you ample time to ask questions you have about the exam. “Eastern” Traditions Study your midterm review sheet ◦THINK BIG!! (i.e. what’s the ultimate reality, goal, obstacle? What are the main branches, main rituals/practices?...) ◦Think in terms of term identification (i.e. how would you define monism, moksha, atman, nirvana, anatman, dukkha, kami, etc.?) Since you’ve already gone through a review for the midterm, we aren’t going to spend time on this aspect of the exam Sample Question According to your textbook, the totality of Buddhist teachings is known as the: (a) Sangha; (b) Dharma; (c) Arhat; (d) Koan. According to your textbook, the totality of Buddhist teachings is known as the: (a) Sangha; (b) Dharma; (c) Arhat; (d) Koan. Judaism Thematic Concerns Hebrew Bible Israelite Religion in its ANE context Rabbinic Thought and Theology ◦Daily life and the lifecycle Medieval Judaism in the Christian and Islamic Worlds  Judaism in the modern world Sample Question Rabbinic thought and theology: (a) has a clearly articulated systematic theology; (b) highlights creed over deed; (c) uses no Greek philosophical terms in all of its literature; (d) specifies a very particular view on legal matters. Sample Question Rabbinic thought and theology: (a) has a clearly articulated systematic theology; (b) highlights creed over deed; (c) uses no Greek philosophical terms in all of its literature; (d) specifies a very particular view on legal matters. Sample Question Which one of the following is NOT one of the synoptic gospels? (a) Mark; (b) Matthew; (c) Luke; (d) John. Which one of the following is NOT one of the synoptic gospels? (a) Mark; (b) Matthew; (c) Luke; (d) John. Thematic Concerns Issues of canon and creed ◦Composition of the Christian Bible (Lecture 1) Salvation and the Moral Life in the Gospels of Mark and John (Lecture 2) “Salvation” in each of the three main branches (Lecture 3) Responses to modernity (Lecture 4) Sample Question According to lecture, which one of the following is NOT an emphasis of Protestant Liberalism: (a) the Historical Jesus; (b) inerrancy; (c) Social Gospel; (d) positive capacity of modern culture to stimulate freedom. General Terms Islam Allah Five Pillars (in Arabic) Five Articles of Faith Qur’an Hijra Muhammad Ka’ba Sunna ◦ Hadith Caliph Four Rightly Guided Caliphs ◦ Abu Bakr ◦ ‘Uthman ◦ ‘Ali Imam Umayyad Dynasty (Damascus) ‘Abbasid Dynasty (Bagagadah) Sects of Islam ◦ Sunni ◦ Shi’a ◦ Khawarij/Ibadi Fiqh Shari’a Law Sufism Modernism Fundamentalism Islamism Sample Question Which one of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars? (a) Zakat; (b) Salat; (c) Hijra; (d) Shahada. Which one of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars? (a) Zakat; (b) Salat; (c) Hijra; (d) Shahada. Thematic Concerns Sectarian Divisions within Islam ◦Sunni ◦Shi’a ◦Khawarij/Ibadi Islamic Jurisprudence Modernism, Fundamentalism, and Islamism Ebel Ebel 101 General Terms Thematic World’s Parliament of Religions, 1893  John Winthrop  Johnson-Reed Act of 1924  Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 Russell Conwell Walter Rauschenbusch Rerum novarum “Economic Justice for All” Flushing Remonstrance, 1657 Covenant/Promise Land Questions over Immigration Policy Gospel of Wealth/Social Gospel Religious Diversity in America Sample Question John Winthrop authored which of the following sermons: (a) Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God; (b) Shall the Fundamentalists Win?; (c) The Dangers of an Unconverted Ministry; (d) A Model of Christian Charity. John Winthrop authored which of the following sermons: (a) Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God; (b) Shall the Fundamentalists Win?; (c) The Dangers of an Unconverted Ministry; (d) A Model of Christian Charity. Sample Question According to lecture, the “piggyback view” is a view associated with: (a) pluralism; (b) inclusivism; (c) reclusivism; (d) exclusivism. According to lecture, the “piggyback view” is a view associated with: (a) pluralism; (b) inclusivism; (c) reclusivism; (d) exclusivism. YOUR QUESTIONS