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RELS 200 Exam 4

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Activist Atheist/Agnostic people who have notably advocated for atheism, in words or actions, as an alternative to theist religion, or religious belief in general
Adura prayer
Agbo herbal medicine
Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable
Ajogun the personification of malevolent forces as six hundred and one warriors that wage war against humanity
Anti-Theist theory which refuses to ascribe to a god an attribute which is essential to a worthy conception of its character
Ashe affirmation and hopeful wishes
Atheism those theories which refuse to acknowledge that there is evidence even for the existence of a god
Atunwa the possibility of reincarnation within the family
Ayanmo man chooses his destiny
Aye life or exist
Babalawo client focused and based their healing powers on the Olodumare- the almighty God
Baron D’Holbach Attacked Christianity on political, moral, and philosophical grounds and his thought influenced French Revolution (1723-1789)
Baruch Spinoza Pantheism, No distinction between God and nature – Deus sive natura (“God or nature”) (1632-1704)
Bertrand Russell Teapot Agnosticism (1872-1970)
Bondye the ultimate source of power, deemed responsible for maintaining universal order
Candomble the Afro-Brazilian religious cults of Bahia, with origins in Yoruban religious ritual and belief, created by African slaves and their descendants; the ceremonies honoring the Yoruban orixás; the temple or cult center where the ceremonies are held
Capoeira a system of physical discipline and movement originating among Brazilian slaves, treated as a martial art and dance form.
Church of the Latter Day Dude The idea is this: Life is short and complicated and nobody knows what to do about it. So don’t do anything about it. Just take it easy, man. (founder is Oliver Benjamin)
Church of the SubGenius parody religion that satirizes better-known belief systems. It teaches a complex philosophy that focuses on J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, purportedly a salesman from the 1950s, who is revered as a prophet by the Church
Crypto-culture concepts like wealth, entitlement, enrichment, and ego
Elegba trickster god of the Yoruba people of Nigeria in West Africa
Emi me
Hard/Strong Agnosticism the firm belief that the existence of a Deity and the very nature of ultimate reality is logically and scientifically unprovable and therefore, unknowable by anyone.
Herbert of Cherbury Father of Deism (1583-1648)
Ifa the most venerable and venerated of these divination techniques or god of divination, fate, and wisdom
Ile-Ife place of dispersion
Intellectual Atheist/Agnostic people who are well-educated, interested in religion, informed about it, but not themselves believers
Isese the wisdom passed down from our ancestors and spiritual progenitors
Iwa Pele character, is centered on maturity, humility, honesty, sincerity and. patience (corrector right character)
Iyalawo Mother of Mysteries or Mother of Wisdom
Karl Marx Applied alienation to economics, Religion is opium of the masses (1818-1883)
Kopimism a modern-day religion that considers file sharing (aka data sharing) and copying of information to be a sacred virtue and a form of worship(Founded by Isak Gerson) p
Loas a god in the voodoo religion of Haiti
Lokayata is an ancient school of Indian materialism. It is considered as one example of the atheistic schools in the Hindu tradition
Ludwig Feuerbach "The heavenly Father is love personified and deified in the religious imagination", argued that human beings must have created religion in an attempt to assert themselves against their natural limitations
Majority Group Status they have been encouraged to think of themselves as being in superior position to study reality, usually well-educated white, older, males who are also wealthy
New Age Spirituality an umbrella term that describes a contemporary religious movement, not an organized religion, usually focuses on astrology
New Atheism advocates the view that superstition, religion, and irrationalism should not simply be tolerated
Non-realist Religion those who hold that religious claims are not about realities that transcend human language, concepts, and social forms
Non-Theist generally been used to describe apathy or silence towards the subject of gods and differs from atheism, or active disbelief in any gods
Obatala an orisha in the Yoruba religion
Odu the Yoruba name for God
Ogun Ogun is the god of war and iron
Olodumare The Supreme God or Supreme Being in the Yoruba pantheon
Ori it means "head", he is the "god" of spiritual intuition and destiny, it says that when things are a bit rough, call on him for help and "maybe" if you do everything right, he can attend your demands.
Orisha forces of nature (parts of god) who mediate between Olodumare and humanity
Orun Heaven
Orunmila Yoruba deity of wisdom, knowledge, and omniscience
Oshun commonly called the river orisha, or goddess, in the Yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, fertility, love, and sensuality
Oya goddess embodying femininity
Prime Mover Aristotle called the thing that caused the universe to go into constant state of motion
Renaissance Humanism a worldview centered on the nature and importance of humanity, that emerged from the study of Classical antiquity
Richard Dawkins one of the four horsemen of new atheism who is an evolutionary biologist
Ritual Atheist/Agnostic they may find utility in the teachings of some religious traditions
Santeria Way of the Saints
Sea of Faith an organization with the stated aim to explore and promote religious faith as a human creation, symbolizes the diminishing influence of Christianity
Secular Humanism nonreligious, espousing no belief in a realm or beings imagined to transcend ordinary experience
Seeker-Agnostic unsure about the existence of a god or gods and does not hold a firm ideological position
Shango Yoruba God of Thunder, Lightning & Justice
Sigmund Freud Psychoanalyst, The “Divine Father" (1856-1939)
Soft/Weak Agnosticism the belief that the existence or non-existence of a Deity or the nature of ultimate reality is unknowable in the present moment but could possibly be knowable at some point
Sunday Assembly a non-religious gathering co-founded by Sanderson Jones and Pippa Evans in 2013
Thomas Jefferson Jefferson mentioned his redaction of Christian scripture to close friends but never published it; the finished product was intended solely for his own personal use
Vodou a monotheistic religion, which recognizes a single and supreme spiritual entity or God, known as Mawu-Lisa
Yemoja goddess of the river and mother of all other Yoruba gods
Yorubaland the homeland and cultural region of the Yoruba people in West Africa
Problem (Atheism) ignorance
Solution (Atheism) knowledge
Techniques (Atheism) reason, science, skepticism and critical inquiry
Exemplars (Atheism) freethinkers who think for themselves rather than follow the secondhand teachings of prophets, messiahs, priest, and other authorities
Different types of Nones Intellectual Atheist/Agnostic, Activist Atheist/Agnostic, Seeker-Agnostic. Anti-Theist, Non-Theist, Ritual Atheist/Agnostic
Parody Religion (Founded 1970s by Ivan Stang )A mish-mash of different beliefs taken from all sorts of religions and conspiracy theories (J.R. Bob Dobbs, Jehovah 1, Slack)
Problem (Yoruba) disconnection
Solution (Yoruba) to reconnect ourselves to our destinies, to one another, and to sacred power
Techniques (Yoruba) divination, sacrifice, and spirit/body possession
Exemplar (Yoruba) the orishas
The Four Horsemen of New Atheism Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris
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