Module 05 Quiz Definitions of Religion

A  Religion is a system of beliefs and practices directed to the ultimate concern of society.

B  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

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

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  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.

C  Religion is the betterment of yourself and the betterment of the world you live in.

D  To be religious is to have one’s attention fixed on God and on one’s neighbour in relation to God.

A  Religion is a personalized set or institutional system of beliefs and practices pertaining to the supernatural.

B  Religion is a person’s journey within themselves and within society on a search for truth, love, community, and “holy connection”.

C  One’s religion is whatever he is most interested in.

D  Religion is something left over from the infancy of our intelligence; it will fade away as we adopt reason and science as our guidelines.

A  Religion is a specific system of belief in God, doctrines, etc. God’s relation to humanity and the universe.

B  Religion is what the individual does with his own solitariness.

C  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.

D  Religion is the relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, merely supernatural.

A  Religion is human beings’ relation to that which they regard as holy, sacred, spiritual, or divine.

B  Religion is the daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

C  Religion is the relation of human beings to God or the gods or to whatever they consider sacred or, in some cases, merely supernatural.

D  Religion is a specific system of belief in God, doctrines, etc. God’s relation to humanity and the universe.

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 what the individual does with his own solitariness.

C  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. 

D  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.

A  it addresses multiple aspects or dimensions of religion, rather than just a single aspect (we do want to include this)

B  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)

C  it excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid this)

D  it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)

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 indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include 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)

A  it addresses multiple aspects or dimensions of religion, rather than just a single aspect (we do want to include this)

B  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)

C  it indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)

D  it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include this)

A  it addresses multiple aspects or dimensions of religion, rather than just a single aspect (we do want to include this)

B  it indicates the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include 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 indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)

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 indicates what a religion might do for us, the purpose of religion (we do want to include this)

C  it excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid 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)

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 the sort of things that religion is composed of (beliefs, actions, feeling, groups, etc.) (we do want to include 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 excludes things generally considered to be a religion (we want to avoid this)