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A person who rejects modernity; desires to return to basics or fundamentals
What is a fundamentalist?
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to eliminate desire and achieve liberation from rebirth
In the myth of liberation, the goal is...
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18th
Science played a decisive role in explaining and ordering life since what century?
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Dao
In China, the great story that emerged was the ______, the hidden harmony of the universe.
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Shaman
The world's oldest religious specials is the
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The worlds religions encounter each other with more overlap than ever before
What is globalization?
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story
In the myth of history, the central metaphor of religious expression is the...
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Postmodern
The period of time when all religious and scientific knowledge is viewed as relative is called:
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Rudolph Otto
This religious scholar says religious experience includes feelings of fascination and dread.
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Orthodoxy
Conforming to a tradition's doctrines are called
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all-encompassing sacred stories through which humans interpret life
What is a metanarrative?
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sin
In the myths of history, the problem of life is...
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premodern
A time when religion played a decisive role in explaining and ordering life
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Passover
A symbolic reenactment in this Jewish Sedar iis like being an actual participant in the event.
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Orthopraxy
Acting in a prescribed manner by a tradition is called
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Viewing religion as a private, personal faith or opinion rather than public knowledge
What is modern (in terms of world religion)?
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a way to encounter the ultimate reality (God)
In the myths of history, time is seen as...
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postmodern
A time when all metanarrrative (big stories) including those from religion and science collapse (are challenged)
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Abraham
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all trace their origins back to the patriarch:
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capitalism
Marxism was against:
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A symbolic story about the origins and destiny of humans
What is myth?
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time
In the myths of nature, the problem of life is...
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19th
Postmodern trends began to emerge in what century?
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Epic of Gilgamesh
The first written expression dealing with crisis and death was the
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colonialism
Political, social, cultural, and economic dominance of one society by another is called:
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