Problems and issues in the spiritual domain can be very troubling. Different religions have different beliefs and practices, and often people devoted to a given religion have an incomplete knowledge of about their own religion and even less of an understanding about other religions. Discuss the factors that predict religious knowledge. Using your critical thinking skills, analyze how knowing a religion relates to practicing a religion.

The answer to the first part of this question begins with the material presented in the THINKING CRITICALLY Box entitled "Religious Practices and Beliefs-What Do We Know?" which is in the section entitled "Problems in College and Beyond." The response to the second part of this question depends on the strength of the student's critical thinking skills and their ability to analyze the differences between knowing about a religion and living one's life according to the beliefs and social mores of that religion.