Christian Ethics 30 Seven Dimensions of Religion Worksheet Davidson Mrs. 1. Considering the elements that make up religions helps us ___________________ __________________________________________________________________ The seven dimensions of all religious traditions are: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) 2. Religions commonly begin with _______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. Briefly explain how Buddhism and Islam were created: 3. Theistic Religion Non-Theistic Religion God is experienced as: 4. This experience of God is often characterized by two separate emotions: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________. An example of this would be _________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 5. An example of a nontheistic religious experience would be: _______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 6. In the study of world religions, myths _________________________________ We Westerners base our perspective on _________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. Myths are sources of _______________________________________________. Myths take the form of ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. They commonly tell _________________________________________________ Myths set forth _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ An example of a myth is _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 7. The belief aspect of religion is ________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. Doctrines, creeds and other teachings commonly originate in _______________ ___________________________________________________________. They are often recorded in ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8. Ethics is _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ An example of the ethic dimension is ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 9. Most forms of worship are carried out through ___________________________ ________________________________________________________________. Many religious rituals reenact ________________________________________. An example of this is _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 10. Religions naturally involve __________________ 11. The two advantages to having religious communities are: a) b) 12. Examples of the material dimension of religions: a) b) c) d) e) f)