| A | B |
|---|
| ULTIMATE | the type of relevance or concern to which religion aspires |
| COMMITMENT | religious faith is more than mere belief, it calls for a ... |
| RITUALS | activities which involve symbols and re-enact a myth |
| MONOTHEISM | doctrine that there is only one God |
| DEISM | doctrine that God created the world, but does not actively intervene in daily life |
| THEISM | doctrine that it is possible to have a personal relationship with God (or gods) |
| PANTHEISM | doctrine that everything is God |
| ANIMISM | doctrine that every object has its own individual spirit |
| THERIOMORPHIC | gods with animal form |
| ANTHROPOMORPHIC | gods with human form |
| POLYTHEISTIC | doctrine that many gods exist |
| ATHEISM | denial that any Gods exist |
| AGNOSTICISM | doubt that it is possible to know if any gods exist |
| HUMANISM | doctrine that humans are essentially good, and can work their own salvation |
| FUNDAMENTALISM | position that scripture should be the foundation of daily life |
| HERMENEUTICS | methods for the interpretation of scripture |
| CANON | the official list of books to be included in scripture |
| APROCRYPHAL | religious writings not accepted as part of scripture |
| SECULAR | not pertaining to any particular religious denomination |
| SECTARIAN | pertaining to a particular religious denomination |
| THEOCRACY | government greatly influenced by a particular denomination |
| MORPHOLOGY | study of the structure and development of religion |
| HOMOLOGY | study of the similarities and differences between religions |
