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22 Terms
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mythological/narrative
in many traditions, stories and records of the past serve to establish and maintain tradition
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material
most religions have a material dimension, manifest not only in the works of people, but in the preservations of artifacts and sacred places
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doctrinal/philosophical
in the major belief systems, leaders and scholars have sought to provide a systematic explanation of what adherents are meant to believe
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ethical/legal
religious beliefs underpin a value system defined by laws that promote specific behaviors
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experiential/emotional
all religions are responses to certain significant experiences of their founders and followers
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ritual/practical
every religious tradition has some practices to which it adheres and which provide a spiritual awareness
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social/institutional
many religious movements develop organizational structures that provide for the collective experience of their adherents and identify the group within the wider society
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empathy
the ability to “feel into” another’s religions tradition
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critical
using our faculties like observation, judgement, understanding, and classification (asking critical questions and using proper judgement)
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bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
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critical thinking
the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment
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denotation
the literal meaning of a word
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connotation
all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
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objective
not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; factual
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subjective
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions
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assumption
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof
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evaluation
the making of a judgment about something; assessment
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plausibility
credibility, believability
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reasoning
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
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inductive reasoning
type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations
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deductive reasoning
reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case
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Ninian Smart
philosopher and theologian who developed the ideas of critical empathy and the dimensions of religion