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Question #1
Identify the criteria for defining religion. A definition of religion is biased if...
A.
it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)
B.
it excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid this)
C.
it can be applied to things that are not generally considered to be a religion (e.g. politics, psychology, etc.) (we want to avoid this)
D.
it suggests a positive or negative judgment regarding the value of religion, and/or an assumption based on the religion of a specific culture that would not also apply to other kinds of religion (we want to avoid this)
Question #2
Identify the criteria for defining religion. A definition of religion is too narrow or limited if...
A.
it indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)
B.
it excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid this)
C.
it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)
D.
it can be applied to things that are not generally considered to be a religion (e.g. politics, psychology, etc.) (we want to avoid this)
Question #3
Identify the criteria for defining religion. A definition of religion is too broad/vague (lacks specificity) if...
A.
it can be applied to things that are not generally considered to be a religion (e.g. politics, psychology, etc.) (we want to avoid this)
B.
it indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)
C.
it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)
D.
it addresses multiple aspects or dimensions of religion, rather than just a single aspect (we do want to include this)
Question #4
Identify the criteria for defining religion. A definition of religion is substantive if...
A.
it suggests a positive or negative judgment regarding the value of religion, and/or an assumption based on the religion of a specific culture that would not also apply to other kinds of religion (we want to avoid this)
B.
it addresses multiple aspects or dimensions of religion, rather than just a single aspect (we do want to include this)
C.
it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)
D.
it indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)
Question #5
Identify the criteria for defining religion. A definition of religion is functionist if...
A.
it can be applied to things that are not generally considered to be a religion (e.g. politics, psychology, etc.) (we want to avoid this)
B.
it excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid this)
C.
it suggests a positive or negative judgment regarding the value of religion, and/or an assumption based on the religion of a specific culture that would not also apply to other kinds of religion (we want to avoid this)
D.
it indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)
Question #6
Identify the criteria for defining religion. A definition of religion is comprehensive if...
A.
it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)
B.
it excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid this)
C.
it addresses multiple aspects or dimensions of religion, rather than just a single aspect (we do want to include this)
D.
it can be applied to things that are not generally considered to be a religion (e.g. politics, psychology, etc.) (we want to avoid this)
Question #7
Which of these definitions of religion is biased?
A.
Religion is a general term used... to designate all concepts concerning the belief in god(s) and goddess(es) as well as other spiritual beings or transcendental ultimate concerns.
B.
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opiate of the people.
C.
Religion is what the individual does with his own solitariness.
D.
Religion is a set of beliefs and practices which serve to subordinate us to something superior or holy in order to justify the events that control our lives.
Question #8
Which of these definitions of religion is too narrow or limited?
A.
Religion is the relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, merely supernatural.
B.
Religion is a specific system of belief in God, doctrines, etc. God’s relation to humanity and the universe.
C.
Religion is human beings' relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, spiritual, or divine.
D.
Religion is the daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
Question #9
Which of these definitions of religion is too broad or vague?
A.
Religion is the relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, merely supernatural.
B.
Religion is what the individual does with his own solitariness.
C.
Religion is a specific system of belief in God, doctrines, etc. God’s relation to humanity and the universe.
D.
A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden—beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them.
Question #10
Which of these definitions of religion is biased?
A.
Religion is a person’s journey within themselves and within society on a search for truth, love, community, and "holy connection".
B.
One's religion is whatever he is most interested in.
C.
Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence; it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.
D.
Religion is a personalized set or institutional system of beliefs and practices pertaining to the supernatural.
Question #11
Which of these definitions of religion is the most comprehensive?
A.
A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden—beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church, all those who adhere to them.
B.
To be religious is to have one's attention fixed on God and on one's neighbour in relation to God.
C.
Religion is the betterment of yourself and the betterment of the world you live in.
D.
Religion is a personal and/or institutionalized system of beliefs, values and practices constituting a way of life, serving to remind and connect us to a higher truth or reality beyond our life in this world.
Question #12
Which of these definitions of religion is too narrow or limited?
A.
Religion is a set of beliefs and practices which serve to subordinate us to something superior or holy in order to justify the events that control our lives
B.
Religion is a system of beliefs and practices directed to the ultimate concern of society.
C.
To be religious is to have one's attention fixed on God and on one's neighbour in relation to God.
D.
Religion is a set of beliefs that spark the formation of communities of faith which act out those beliefs in order to heal themselves and our broken world
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