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Agnosticism
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Literally meaning "not know"; the position that holds that the existence of God cannot be proven.
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Animism
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From the Latin anima, meaning "spirit," "soul," life-force"; a worldview common among oral religions (religions with no written scriptures) that sees all elements of as being fille with spirit or spirits.
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Atheism
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Literally meaning "not God"; the position that holds that there is no God or gods.
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Dualism
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The belief that reality is made of two different priciples (spirit and matter); the belief in two gods (good and evil) in conflict.
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Immanent
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Existing and operating within nature.
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Monotheism
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The belief in one God.
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Nontheism
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A position that is unconcerned with the supernatural, not asserting or denying the existence of any deity.
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Pantheism
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The belief that everything in the universe is divine.
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Polytheism
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The belief in many gods.
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Transcendent
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Not limited by the physical world.
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Other than the ordinary, the ____ is sometimes expressed or experienced in certain objects, actions, or places.
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Sacred
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A syynonym for a belief system, a ___ implies several beliefs fitting together into a fairly complete and systematic interpretation of the universe and humanity's place in it.
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Worldview
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A ___ is something fairly concrete and ordinary that can represent and help human beings intensely experience something of greater complexity.
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Symbol
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The word religion is usually interpreted by scholars to mean...
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Reconnecting
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Beliefs enacted and made real through ceremonies, certain objects, or specialized locations or buildings define the characteristic of...
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Ritual
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