Religion Homework Help
bhzuse20REL- Unit 4
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Please use the following book for this assignment: Kushner, H. (2002). When all you’ve ever wanted isn’t enough: The search for a life that matters. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
Question 1
When it comes to the sacred and the secular, our editors believe that:
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they are enemies and are in a culture war. |
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they can inform, enrich, deepen, and correct each other. |
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they have the effect of cancelling each other out. |
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they have nothing do to with each other and should each leave the other alone. |
4 points
Question 2
Defining myself means:
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doing what feels good to me. |
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not letting anyone else influence me at all. |
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finding what is significant in my difference from others. |
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finding what is best in me. |
4 points
Question 3
Reasoning in moral matters is always:
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consulting a moral theory. |
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something best done alone. |
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reasoning with somebody. |
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a religious matter. |
4 points
Question 4
George Herbert Mead calls those who matter to us:
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"Significant others." |
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"Loved ones." |
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"Life partners." |
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"Deepest influences." |
4 points
Question 5
The editors of Leading Lives that Matter assume that many people today desire:
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happiness. |
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success. |
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to lead lives that matter and are significant. |
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nothing but good for themselves. |
4 points
Question 6
Schweitzer went to equatorial Africa because, according to the missionary society's reports,:
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it was among the most beautiful places on earth. |
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it was a place where medical care was the most urgent of its needs. |
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it was inhabited by very friendly people. |
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it was one of the best climates on earth. |
4 points
Question 7
Taylor defines "self-determining freedom" as:
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doing what I want when I want. |
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the idea that I am free when I decide for myself what concerns me, rather than being shaped by external influences. |
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the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. |
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deciding for myself what is right and wrong. |
4 points
Question 8
What is PTEV?
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Program To Educate about Vocation |
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Program for the Theological Exploration of Vocation |
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People Thoroughly Educated about Vocation |
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Parents and Teachers for the Education of Vocation |
4 points
Question 9
In his student days, Schweitzer had thought long about the fact that:
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science and religion could not seem to be reconciled. |
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his life as a scholar was going nowhere. |
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he had not yet found true love. |
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he was allowed to lead such a happy life while he saw so many people struggling with sorrow and suffering. |
4 points
Question 10
In the United States, fundamental questions about ourselves and our purpose in life occur to many of us most forcefully:
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at retirement when work no longer controls our lives. |
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when the last child leaves the house and the task of how to fill those hours away from is again a matter of choice. |
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when we are wondering what work we should do to earn a living. |
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when college is completed. |
4 points
Question 11
Do you think Schweitzer is correct when he writes, "The lot of most people is to have a job, to earn a living, and to assume for themselves a place in society through some kind of nonfulfilling labor"? Why, or why not? Answer in 200 Words
Question 12
Who are your significant others? How do you define yourself by them and against them? Answer in 200 Words