a history of the modern world palmer 10th edition pdf

Belief that a single creator god had a son, Jesus Christ, born to a human mother, and that Jesus' crucifixion by the Romans brings salvationįundamentalist Christians active in USA, Israel and Greece who expected the end of the world in year 2000, starting with a nuclear attack on the USA, which they appeared to be trying to instigate themselvesĪ world religion 9, 10, 4. Each time, some faithful believers were rescued by flying saucers and put back on EarthĪ varied cultural religion practiced traditionally on a town-by-town and region-by-region basisįundamentalist Anti-science flat-earth Christian cult, who also predicted the End of the World would occur 4 different timesĪ world religion 2, 3, 4. Modern reconstructions of Celtic paganism form part of the neo-pagan range of religionsĪ series of civilisations on Earth have arisen but destroyed themselves in nuclear war. Traditions based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama The belief that meditation and good living can break the cycle of reincarnation and result in enlightenment This group are preparing to rule the world after a coming apocalypse, and embrace many practices which are now called New AgeĪpocalyptic suicide cult famed for its dramatic armed fight against authorities in the town of Waco, USA, in 1993Ī world religion 2, 3, 4, 6. A liberal offshoot of Islam, but persecuted in Iran Belief that a series of prophets have come from God, and that Bahá'í is the latest religion founded by God. Eventually they apologized, stopped using the Bible, and formed the more prosaic group called AlephĪ world religion 2, 3, 4. Either (1) the active and extrinsic disbelief that God exists, or (2) an intrinsic lack of belief due to lack of knowledge about god(s) in local cultureĭangerous and violent religious community responsible for the 1995 Sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway and other crimes. More a traditional form of belief than a 'religion' in the Western senseĪ form of belief, rather than a specific system. The belief that all objects contain spirits.

Often a form of ShamanismĪ form of belief, rather than a specific system. Belief that good relations need to be kept with tribal ancestor spirits. Jakob Ammann and his followers split from the AnabaptistsĪ form of belief, rather than a specific system. Peaceful Christian fundamentalist group famous for its rejection of technology and strict adherence to OT and NT laws Belief that (1) God, if it exists, is by nature unknowable and will always be unknowable, or, (2) that the individual being asked cannot conclude if god exists or not for lack of evidence one way or the other

A form of belief, rather than a specific system.

A history of the modern world palmer 10th edition pdf