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Rather than believe God was the directing force of history, Karl Marx believed history to be directed by _______.
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During the modern period, the social authority of religion was undermined by _______.
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Departments of religious studies began to appear in secular American universities in the 1960s in response to the increasing _______ spurred by globalization.
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A _______ is a story accepted by the majority of a society as expressing its beliefs about its origins, destiny, and sacred identity.
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_______ is the belief in the nation as a sacred (most valued) entity.
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In the myths of _______, the goal of religion is thought to be to free humans suffering in a wheel of death and rebirth.
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Many scholars of the Modern era believed that an increasing reliance on science would cause civilization to become increasingly _______.
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The political, social, cultural, and economic domination of one society by another is called _______.
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Postmodernists may argue that not only religion but also _______ is an imaginative interpretation of the world rather than final truth about reality.
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A _______, medium, or oracle uses trance to communicate with sacred ancestors and the supernatural.
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The highest goal of the myths of _______ is to overcome the bondage of suffering in life.
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The two different religions that emerged in China to restore balance in society and the universe were _______ and Confucianism.
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A _______ is a symbolic story about the origins of the world and what determines the destiny of human beings.
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_______ interpretations of symbolic religious stories can lead to great confusion and/or misunderstanding.
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_______ is a term for the belief of the central doctrines set forth in texts and formulated by scholars.
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In most religious traditions, _______ and morality are closely intertwined.
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_______, the domination of one society by another, is part of the story of virtually all religions and civilizations.
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The idea that any human understanding of religious truth and practice can be subject to historical change and development is a view distinctly held by _______.
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The authors call a particular moment in which pre-modern religious traditions clashed with modern worldview an Encounter with _______.
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In the postmodern world, every religious person is a _______, because we all "choose" our religious identity.
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