Quiz 0.1: Spiritual But Not Religious

Fr. James Martin notes that our world looks at being "spiritual" as ______ and being "religious" as ______

• worldly; otherworldly

• fashionable; unfashionable

• founded; unfounded

• necessary; unnece

Fr. James Martin says that the popular modern world understands religion as being

• a tool of an oppressive institution

• not allowed to think for yourself

• bound by arcane rules and strict dogmas

• narrow-minded and prejudicial

• all of these

Answer explanation

PLEASE NOTE: Martin does not believe this to be true about religion; he is describing what our culture looks at religion as!

Name at least one positive aspect of religion that Fr. James Martin mentions

True or False: Fr. James Martin notes that while Jesus challenged the religious conventions of His day, He was a deeply religious person

• True

• False

Fr. James Martin says that the popular modern world understands "spiritual" as meaning

• freed from unnecessary dogma, you can be yourself before God

• whatever any person says it means

• following a built out tradition that existed before you

• none of these

Answer explanation

PLEASE NOTE: Fr. Martin isn't saying HE believes this; rather, that this is what our culture says!

Fr. James Martin claims that being challenged by a tradition of beliefs and experiences is a result of being

• religious

• spiritual

Fill in the blanks: "Despite our best efforts to be ____, we make mistakes. And when we do, it's helpful to have the wisdom of a ____ tradition."

• holy; spiritual

• good; religious

• spiritual; religious

• made saintly; justified

True or False: Ignatius encouraged Jesuits to seek high clerical office within the Church (bishop, archbishop, cardinal, etc.)

• True

• False

Fr. James Martin says that prophets are individuals who push religious institutions...

• towards whatever society says is acceptable that day

• towards dogmatic rules

• towards self-critique that can sometimes be difficult

• towards relativism

True or False: Ignatian Spirituality understands the importance of being more spiritual than religious

• True

• False