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sacred
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indescrible force that surrounds us all
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deity is a
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god
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religion
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is a term to explain a system of beliefs
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scripture
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sacred authoratative writings of religion
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canon is
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official list of scritpure
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apocryphal text are
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not part of the canon scriptures but are considered sacred
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analagy and metapjor a
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are used to explain religion is a way that is easier to understand
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hermanuetics and exegesis are
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methods of interpretation of the scripture and passages
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orhtodox is and those who follow the faith are called
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obey the orginal tradition
fundamentalist
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liberals view is and are sometimes considered
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are more flexible with their beliefs- heretics
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mystics belive
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that there is magic or supernatural to assist them
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define ethics and norms
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moral codes and laws that are either right or wrong and norms are standard
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doctrine and faith are
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teachings about a religion and a beliefe they exist
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theodicy
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theory about the exixtence of evil
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dogma is
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authorative opinion of scripture- the trinity
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creeds are
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statements of faith they try tohelp explain dogmas
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theologians
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religious scholars that wrote the creeds
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philisphy is
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study of wisdom and knowledge
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cosmological proof of existence is
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God was the cause of the universe
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telelogical prrof of existence is
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due to the design of the universe God must exist becaus eof the complexicity
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ontoligocal proof of existence says
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God is a perfection that can't be explained
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moral argument of existence is
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god exist for the good of people
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trascendent is
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beyond the material world - heaven
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deism
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is distant
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theism
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prayer
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omnipotent
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total power over the universe
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dualism
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tries to explain th existence of evil
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what do angels and Satan have in common
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lesser beings created by god and Satan was a fallen angel that is evil and respinsible for evil
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PANTHEON
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ranking od dieties in a polytheistic faith
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henotheism is
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belief that some Gods are more important then other Gods
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the differenc between theism and nontheism is
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belief of many gods
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pantheism is
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belief that everything is god
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immanence is
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philosphy in pantheism that says the diety is everything and in everything
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animism
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spirits live throughout the material world
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monism
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is a cross between montheistic and polytheistic. 1 sacred but many lesser gods -Hindu
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skeptics
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doubt religious truth- many subtypes
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atheism
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not belive is the supernatural
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agnosticism
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belief that there is no proof that god exist
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humanism
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belief that the humans are at the center of existence
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belief
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term to describe facts
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profane is
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the ordinary- opposite of the sacred
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rituals are used
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to show actions of relgions
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myths
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sacred stories
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