Religion 101 Exam Study Guide: Trends, Denominations, World Religions, and More - Prof. Pa, Study notes of World Religions

Download Religion 101 Exam Study Guide: Trends, Denominations, World Religions, and More - Prof. Pa and more Study notes World Religions in PDF only on Docsity! Religion 101 Exam #1 Online Study guide 1. Trends in religion in America according to the ARIS report 2. Largest U.S. denomination according to Adherents.com , ARIS report, and Pew Religious Landscape Survey 3. Largest 3 religions in the world according to Adherents.com 4. Percent of world population that is not religious according to Adherents.com 5. Comparisons of demographics (age, gender, income, education) concerning religion in the U.S. according the Pew Religious Landscape survey 6. Most and least religious U.S. regions and states according to the Pew Religious Landscape Survey (see maps) 7. Countries similar to and very different from U.S. concerning religion and reasons why according to “The U.S. Stands Alone in Religious Belief” article. 8. Differences between the academic and theological study of religion Vocab from Ways to the Center: 9. Totem 10. Taboo 11. Ritual 12. Rite 13. Diviner 14. Shaman 15. Prophet 16. Mystic 17. Monotheism 18. Humanism 19. Polytheism 20. Animism 21. The needs that drove worship of a mother goddess, that drove worship of a male warrior god, and that drives religion today according to “Does Religion Evolve?” 22. Characteristics and practices of goddess cultures and patriarchal cultures according to slides and “Does Religion Evolve?” 23. Myth, legend, folklore, fable as defined in “Mythology” by James Harvey Stout 24. The specific functions of creation myths, alienation myths, and hero/redemption myths 25. Aspects of the pagan calendar that are from goddess cultures and those that are from patriarchal cultures 26. Why did Christian missionaries to Europe adopt pagan holidays and symbols?