Religious Final Test Questions
Final Test REL 123 Summer 2, 2020
Instructions:
Please copy and paste the Agree/Disagree statements from part one and the essay/response topics from part two into a new document. Answer the questions and place your completed paper in the drop box. This is a time limited test and should be completed within one and a half hours of time. Thank you and do your best.
Name: ______________________________________________ Date: ________
Please either agree or disagree with the following statements and explain your answer briefly (three points each).
1. All persons have worth and value is a principal of social justice.
Agree Disagree
Explain:
2. Social Justice is a phrase found in the Gospels.
Agree Disagree
Explain:
3. Being committed to the poor means raising the question, “How will this affect the poor?
Agree Disagree
Explain:
4. Ethics, law and morality are all components of moral decision making. Agree Disagree
Explain:
5. Means and intent alone are considered when determining if an act is moral or immoral.
Agree Disagree
Explain:
6. The Bible is the only source to consider when determining if an act is moral or immoral.
Agree Disagree
Explain:
7. The church is always in motion ; alive and seeking to follow Christ in true discipleship; therefore, its’ theological investigation is never finished.
Agree Disagree
Explain:
8. The birthday of the church occurred during the Jewish feast of Pentecost when many had come to worship.
Agree Disagree
9. To read about the history of the church one would read the Gospel of John not Luke.
Agree Disagree
10. The marks of the church include unity, baptism, participation in church, giving an offering, and knowing the Bible.
Agree Disagree
11. Not all churches have sacraments, some call them ordinances.
Agree Disagree
12. Sacraments are both signs and symbols of God’s grace.
Agree Disagree
Explain
13. The church’s calling is to be the people of God gathered in the Holy Spirit to be the presence of Christ in the world.
Agree Disagree
14. The Golden Rule is fundamental to social justice and there is a form of it in every major religion of the world.
Agree Disagree
Explain
15. Stewardship of relationships with all people as well as the entire ecosystem is a principle of social justice.
Agree Disagree
Explain
16. The concept of social justice is found throughout the entire Bible.
Agree Disagree
Explain
17. Injustice denies God because everyone is created in the image of God.
Agree Disagree
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18. Being committed to the poor means raising the question, “How will this affect the poor?”
Agree Disagree
Explain:
19. Studying Judaism helps one understand Christianity.
Agree Disagree
Explain:
20. People point to such things as the actions of the 1960’s as the beginning of the civil rights movement, but it actually began in America with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Agree Disagree
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Part 2
For ten points each choose four (4) questions from the five below and write a well-informed answer based on our study:
1. You need to teach your child/friend about Islam so they can converse in an informed way with their Aunt and Uncle who are followers of Islam. (Hint: Make sure to include the founder, sacred text, names for God, how they address their clergy, the names of their meeting places, where did the faith begin, what are the major beliefs – about fasting, prayer, pilgrimage, alms giving, when did the faith begin, what do they consider sacred sites, and something about how they have related to other faiths along their history of development.
2. You need to teach your child/friend about Judaism so they can converse in an informed way with their next-door neighbors who are followers of Judaism. (Hint: Make sure to include the founder, sacred text, names for God, how they address their clergy, the names of their meeting places, where did the faith begin, what are the major beliefs – about fasting, prayer, pilgrimage, alms giving, when did the faith begin, what do they consider sacred sites, and something about how they have related to other faiths along their history of development.
3. You need to teach your child/friend about Christianity so they can converse in an informed way with their family who are followers no faith. (Hint: Make sure to include the founder, sacred text, names for God, how they address their clergy, the names of their meeting places, where did the faith begin, what are the major beliefs – about fasting, prayer, pilgrimage, alms giving, when did the faith begin, what do they consider sacred sites, and something about how they have related to other faiths along their history of development.
4. Please compare and contrast any two religions we have studied this term and be thorough.
5. You are President Truman and have just been informed about the atomic bomb. As the Commander-in-Chief you have the final say so about using it to end World War II. Please discuss all of the moral, ethical, legal and spiritual issues concerned in making your decision.
Bonus: Please share how this course might help you as you try to interact with other Abrahamic religions, and what were your top three take-aways from this study?