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WRW Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agnosticism | the view that the existence or non-existence of God or the divine is unknowable |
| Animism | Natural objects and creatures possess a spiritual essence |
| Atheism | no god exists |
| Henotheism | worship of 1 primary god, while acknowledging that other gods may exist |
| restrictivism | explicit faith in Christ is necessary for salvation |
| pluralism | many / all major religious traditions can lead to salvation |
| Inclusivism | Christ is the only source of salvation, but explicit knowledge of Christ is not required |
| Protestant Fallacy | the mistake of judging a religion primarily by its official doctrines / scriptures rather than now it is actually practiced by followers |
| 537 BC | building of the 2nd temple of Judaism |
| 166 BC | Maccabean revolt / Hannukah miracle |
| 70 AD | destruction of the 2nd temple |
| 1948 AD | creation of the State of Israel |
| Ashkenazi Jews | from Germany, experiencing the most persecution, speak Yiddish, majority Americans |
| Sephardi Jews | From Spain / N Africa, most of early Jewish Americans |
| Hasidic Jews | emphasize spiritual revival |
| Orthodox Judaism | calls for strict obedience to the Torah |
| COnservative Judaism | calls for obedience to an adaptation of the Torah |
| Reform Judaism | rejects the Torah as binding |
| Kashrut | Jewish dietary laws |
| Mikveh | Jewish ceremonial bath |
| Tefillin | Jewish black box worn on the head that contains scrolls of prayers |
| Payot | Jewish sidelocks |
| Kippot | Jewish cap |
| Tallitot | Jewish prayer shawl |
| Tzitzit | Jewish tassels with 4 corners |
| Mezuzah | Jewish parchment attatched to the doorpost |
| Hijra | Islamic escape of persecution that happened in 622 CE (origin of the religion) |
| Kaaba | the first holiest site in Islam, a site of pilgrimage and houses the first house of worship |
| The Prophet's Mosque in Medina | the 2nd most holy site in Islam, where Muhammad is buried |
| Jerusalem | the 3rd holiest site in Islam, where Muhammad ascended |
| Islam's authoritative texts | Quran, Hadith, Sha'ria, Sufism, Revealed Books |
| Islam's 6 core beleifs | God, Angels, revealed books, Prophets, Day of Judgement, divine Predestination |
| Bahai | Claims to reveal the 100th name of God -"Glory" |
| the country that has the largest population of Bahai | India |
| The Bab | the forerunner of the Bahai faith |
| Establishment of the Bahai Faith (the beginning of the Bahai Era) | March 21, 1844 |
| Current year of the Bahai Era | 182 BE |
| Religion of origin for the Bahai faith | Shi'ite Islam (In Persia) |
| Who the Bab claimed to be | a divinely appointed messenger (Mahdi) who proclaimed the coming of another greater prohpet |
| Baha'u'llah | lit- "glory of God"; the character around who the Bahai faith is centered. He endured prison, torture, and exile that resulted in his spiritual writings |
| Abdu'l-Baha | the eldest sone of Baha'u'llah who is the perfect exeplar of the faith and authoritative interpreter ("servant of Baha") |
| Shighi Effendi | "The Guardian" of the Bahai faith who set up the Bahai Universal House of Justice |
| How many months are in the Bahai calendar? | 19 months, each w/ 19 days |
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