WHAT’S YOUR SPIR-Q (Spirituality Quotient)?

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1. Religion is an innate condition at birth, whereas spirituality is learned through culture. .
          True       False

2. Spirituality is about relating to the higher power of the universe (God) and to what God has made (self, other people, and Nature).
          True       False

3. The majority of the world’s population consider themselves spiritual but not religious.
          True       False

4. Faith is part of religion but has nothing to do with spirituality.
          True       False

5. In the Old Testament, the ancient Hebrews use the same word for “breath” and “spirit”.
          True       False

6. Nature has played a minor role in the development of human spirituality over the past 3,000 years.
          True       False

7. Close human relatives such as chimpanzees also show behavioral signs of intense spiritual feelings.
          True       False

8. The temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex is associated with musical activity, human speech, and spiritual feelings.
          True       False

9. The Twelve Step approach to addiction recovery originated in the U.S. in the 1930’s and does not include a spiritual component.
          True       False

10.Even though he was a Hindu, Gandhi modeled his non-violent movement for Indian independence on the spiritual principles of Jesus’ teachings.
          True       False

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For additional information about the evolution of human spirituality, see Chapter 7 of “The Richest of Fare: Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert” by Phyllis Strupp.

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