1 Study Guide for Final Exam REL 2121 Intro to Religion in the U S Exam on Thursday April 30 2015 18 multiple choice matching fill in the blank questions worth 4 points apiece 4 bonus questions worth 1 point apiece 2 paragraph long short answer questions worth 14 points apiece Disclaimer Questions could come from any area of the notes textbooks class videos in class discussions and other assigned readings but here are some possible areas to know This list is not exhaustive 1 The components of the Lost Cause religious mythology Chastisement not final blessings later Semi divine confederate figures Demonizing union figures Sacralizing the southern lands Reconstruction and redemption 2 The Gospel of Wealth Ragged Dick Story of a homeless shoeshine he doesn t want handouts he works hard for his money Eventually gets a roommate who teaches him how to read and write Saves a rich mans son from drowning rich man gives him a job in his law firm Leading to the idea of a protestant work ethic 3 The branches of American Judaism Orthodox Reform Movement started in 1840s in Germany led by Isaac Wise in America Conservative 1883 The Trefa Banquet Reconstructionist 4 The Social Gospel and its key players Washington Gladden 1836 1918 Leading member of the progressive movement Walter Rauschenbusch 1861 1918 Worked with MLK and was a Baptist believed that sin was societal and structural not individual Social Gospel A movement began by some Protestant ministers to apply Christian ethics to social justice issues 5 Marx s Critique of Religion Christian pastors for and against evolution and why Religion is a projection of the anxiety that workers have as a result of being Religion is the opium of the people numbing their pain 6 The Temperance Movement key figures and significance the fundamentals of exploited the Christian faith Carrie Nation hatchetations supported domestic violence laws and women s suffrage extreme supporter of the temperance movement She would go into saloons and throw rocks and axe bottles to get the saloon to close down Temperance Movement a social movement against the consumption of alcohol 2 Fundamentalism an American protestant movement whose adherence sought to defend what they believed was core tenants of Christianity against an increasingly secular society and liberal Christians 7 William J Seymour and the rise of Pentecostalism Pentecostalism Renewal movement for Protestants that puts special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism with the Holy Spirit 8 The Scopes Monkey Trial and its short term and long term results Short term William Jennings Bryan dies a few short days after the trial Long term Battles over teaching evolution still occurred after the trials fundamentalists left denomination and formed new organizations o General Association of Regular Baptist Church o Orthodox Presbyterian Church o Bible colleges o Church conferences 9 The Moorish Science Temple of America and the Nation of Islam key figures major beliefs significance for the African American community Nation of Islam The first major exposure that African Americans had to the Islamic faith Malcolm X left the nation and joined the Sunni Islam orthodox Islam a lot of people follow him and do the same African Americans are the largest group of American citizens who are Islam 10 Post World War II Religious Revival Billy Graham and his religious and political impact Billy Graham o A friend to many of the United States presidents o Known as Americas pastor o Pro integration o Neo evangelist o Everyone s a sinner so you must accept Jesus as your personal savior After WWII In God We Trust was added to money and Under God added into the pledge 11 The maturing of American Catholicism in the mid twentieth century Information is from lecture 20 slides Fulton Sheen grew in popularity through television and radio Private catholic schools 12 John F Kennedy as first Catholic President his Address to Protestant Ministers speech Believes in church state separation Does not want to be judged on his religion An American hero Most Catholics believe in church and state separation 13 Martin Luther King Jr s Letter from Birmingham Jail and the arguments for and against doing non violent demonstrations Arguments for Alabama Clergy Men Demonstrators are outsiders Any type of protest is wrong Change laws in the courts In fact segregation is already being dealt with in the courts We want what you want but not how you want it We are integrated Outsiders will add to the violence Lets negotiate 3 MLK Jr s Response Americans are not outsiders Peaceful protest will shock the status quo Clergymen are ignorant of Birmingham s bad racial segregation Birmingham can change other cities People need a push a visual demonstration on how to change Your stance about us breaking the law is hypocritical Civil disobedience is the only way to fight for what is right Police were causing the violence MLK Jr using scripture to show what he s doing is okay 14 Mary Brave Woman and the Lakota Woman movie The American Indian Movement Mary was involved with the American Indian Movement Lakota had an emphasis on their spirituality Siege of wounded knee was just temporary to prove a point 15 The Religious Right and key figures Religious Right A collection of white right wing religious groups characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and fiscally conservative policies 16 Post 1965 Religious Pluralism a glance at religion in the United States in the twenty first century In 1965 the Immigration and Nationality Act opens up U S boarders to immigration from non northern European locals o Large numbers of Buddhist Muslim and Hindu immigrants Common enemy the establishment white Anglo Saxons Rise of the nones religiously unaffiliated Four possible essay prompts two of these will be on the exam and you must write on both 1 Define sociologist Max Weber s concept of the Protestant work ethic Demonstrate the importance of the Protestant work ethic for understanding the relationship between religion and economics in late nineteenth century America by 4 making use of both Andrew Carnegie s Gospel of Wealth 1889 and Horatio Alger s Ragged Dick 1868 in your response Don t skimp on details when discussing both works Ragged Dick and Gospel of Wealth are both rags to riches stories showing why the Protestant work ethic is so important The Protestant work ethic is the concept that emphasizes hard work frugality and diligence as