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Religion and society
Larkin - Biola
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
11/02/2008

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Judaism
Adherents are called
Definition
Jews
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Judaism
Public Worship on
Definition
Saturday
Term
Judaism
Dietary Rules
Definition
Kashrut - "kosher"
Term
Judaism
Faith Statement
Definition
Sh'ma
"hear o israel, the Lord our God,the Lord is one"
Term
Judaism
Founding Period
Definition
700 - 500 BCE
Term
Judaism
Canon (authoritative scripture)
Definition
tanakh (torah, prophets, writings)
Term
Judaism
Other Authoritive text
Definition
mishnah, talmud (scholars' rules and commentaries)
Term
Judaism
Canon creation process
Definition
Internal editing
Term
Judaism
Divine Revelation
Definition
torah
Term
Judaism
contemporary heterodox offshoot
Definition
jews or jesus
Term
Judaism
major holidays
Definition
rosh hashanah, yom, kippur, passover
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Christianity
Adherents are called
Definition
Christians
Term
Christianity
Public Worship on
Definition
Sunday
Term
Christianity
Dietary Rules
Definition
Varied; Fasting
Term
Christianity
Faith Statement
Definition
Apostles' Creed
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Christianity
Founding Period
Definition
30 - 200 CE
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Christianity
Canon (Authoritive Scripture)
Definition
Old and New Testiment
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Christianity
Other authoritative text
Definition
patristic literature (st. basil, st. augustine, etc)
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Christianity
Canon Creatino process
Definition
exclusion of non-canonical gospels.
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Christianity
Divine Revelation
Definition
ends in 100CE
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Christianity
contemporary herterodox offshoot
Definition
latter-day saints
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Christianity
major hollidays
Definition
Christmas, good friday, easter
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Islam
Adherents are called
Definition
Muslims
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Islam
Public Worship on
Definition
Friday
Term
Islam
Dietary Rules
Definition
"Halal", Fasting
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Islam
Faith Statement
Definition
Shahadah
There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet.
Term
Islam
Founding Period
Definition
630 - 700 CE
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Islam
Canon (authoritative scripture)
Definition
Qur'an (Koran)
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Islam
Other Authoritative texts
Definition
Hadith (deeds and sayings of prophet muhammad)
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Islam
Canon creation process
Definition
Oral until committed to writing.
Term
Islam
Divine Revelation
Definition
Ends with Prophet
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Islam
Contemporary heterodox offshoot
Definition
Nation of Islam
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Islam
Major Holidays
Definition
Eid al Fity, Eid al Adha
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Christianity
Birthplace
Definition
Israel
Term
Christianity
religious Matrix
Definition
Judaism
Term
Christianity
Founder
Definition
Jesus of Nazareth, "the Christ" 4 BCE - 30 CE
Term
Christianity
Original Language(s)
Definition
Aramaic, Greek
Term
Christianity
Derivative Languages
Definition
Latin, English
Term
Christianity
Later territorial Losses
Definition
Israel, asia minor, central asia.
Term
Christianity
Major branches
Definition
Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Term
Christianity
Community Ideal
Definition
Ecclesia ("Church")
Term
Christianity
Example of inculturation
Definition
apparitions of mary, ex. the virgin guadalupe
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Christianity
immigrant carriers to the united states
Definition
Greeks, Irish/Poles, dutch and koreans
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Christianity
Converts in the United States
Definition
Middle class chinese
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Islam
Birthplace
Definition
Arabia
Term
Islam
Religious Matrix
Definition
Arab Religions
Term
Islam
Founder
Definition
Muhammad of Mecca, "the Prophet" 570-632 CE
Term
Islam
original language(s)
Definition
arabic
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Islam
derivative languages
Definition
urdu, farsi
Term
Islam
Later Territorial losses
Definition
spain, greece, east africa
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Islam
major branches
Definition
sunni, shi'i, sufi
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Islam
community ideal
Definition
ummah
Term
Islam
example of inculturation
Definition
various saints or walis
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Islam
immigrant carriers to the united states
Definition
indo-pakistanis, arabs, bosnians
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Islam
converts in the united states
Definition
working class african americans
Term
meaning of Islam
Definition
submission, peace
Term
meaning of qur'an
Definition
literary masterpiece that must be read in arabic for proper interpretation
Term
meaning of sharia
Definition
way or path,m the body of islamic law
Term
meaning of surah
Definition
chapter in the qur'an
Term
meaning of muslim
Definition
one who submits to God
Term
shahadah
Definition
first pillar of islam is an affirmation of faith
Term
sharia law is divided into two main sections
Definition
the act of worship or al-ibadat.
human interactions or al-mu'amalat
Term
The act of worship, al-ibadat

aka he five pillars of islam?
Definition
wudu - ritual purification
salah - prayers
salat and ramadan - fast
zakaat - charities
hajji - pilgrimage to mecca
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human interactions or al-mu'amalat
Definition
financial transactions
endowment
laws of inheritence
marriage, divorce, child care
foods and drinks
penal punishment
warfare and peace
judicial matters
Term
wall of seperation
Definition
came from politics and not so much religion.
Thomas jefferson was written a letter from the baptist asking for protection from a federal religion.
the basis was the right for federal to mandate a religion or for state to mandate a religion.
Term
deprivation theory
Definition
religion is to meet needs of deprived people. in other words a way that people can adjust to life.
Term
functionalist theories
Definition
explains the existence of social institutions such as religion in terms of the needs that the institutions would meet.
Term
conflict theory
Definition
can be seen as a basis of liberation theory, feminist theory,
Term
new paradigm sociology
Definition
takes religion as real or as an independent variable, that is as much a part of human behavioral dispositions as any other system of action
Term
rational choice theory
Definition
people can make choices they are not robots. human beings are actors in making choices that they think are best.
Term
the families of america religion pie chart
Definition
catholics 25%
moderate protestants 24.2%
conservative protestants 15.8%
black protestants 9.1%
liberal protestants 8.7%
no religious preference 6.9%
all others 8%
jews 2.3%
Term
catholic conservatives
Definition
tell you how to view God. they go to church and trust the authority.
Term
liberal catholics
Definition
do not tell you how to view God. they go to church and participate in the decision making process.
Term
Congregationalism
Definition
def: a group of people who regularly gather to worship at a particular place.
- not born into your religion, you select it.
-elements- a group, intentional meeting, interaction with the sacred.
Term
Church Sect Theory.
Definition
You are born into a church.
- church and state together.
you are able to join a sect.
- seperation of church and state, (sects transform into denominations.)
Term
torah
Definition
literally means teaching and refers to the five books of moses
Term
Conflict theory...
Definition
Conflict theory emphasizes the role that a person's or group's ability has to exercise influence and control over others in producing social order.
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