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Do Now: 3/17/10Do Now: 3/17/10
Do Now: 3/18/10“There is only one religion, though
there are a hundred versions of it.” George Bernard Shaw
Stop.Think.Do you Agree of Disagree? Why?
Five Major World Religions
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism
Abrahamic ReligionsAbrahamic ReligionsChristianity – Judaism – Islam
Abrahamic ReligionsJudaism: Abraham is recorded in the
Torah as the ancestor of the Israelites through his son Isaac.
Christianity is sourced from Christ, known to be Jewish, and therefore making the same ancestry claim as above.
Muslims have a tradition that Muhammed, as a Mecca-region Arab, descends from Abraham's son Ishmael.
JudaismJudaism is the oldest of the
Abrahamic religions. Generally referred to as the
Children of Israel
JudaismBased on the Hebrew Bible and
TorahGod = Elohim, Adonai…Judaism awaits the coming of the
Jewish MessiahJudaism focuses on this life and
how to lead a holy life to please God, rather than future reward.
ChristianityChristianity
Begun in Judea in the 1st century A.D.World’s largest religionbased on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
The TrinityThe Father + the Son + the Holy
Spirit = Three in one God
ChristianityAwaiting the second coming of
ChristMost Christians believe that after
one dies, there are places that the soul goes such as heaven, hell, limbo, or purgatory or that there is a general forgiveness and all souls are made in the image of God.
IslamFounded in Arabia by Muhammad in
the 7th century.The world’s second largest religion
IslamMuslims believe that the Jewish God
is the same as their God, and that Jesus was a prophet inspired by God but was neither God nor His son.
Muslims believe that both the Torah and the Gospels (Christianity) were based upon divine revelation but have been corrupted. The Quran is the final uncorrupted Word of God.
IslamIslam awaits both the second
coming of Jesus (to complete his life and die, since he arose from the dead) and the coming of Mahdi (Sunnis in his first incarnation, Shiites as the return of Muhammad).
HinduismPopular in South East Asia (India,
Nepal, etc.)Formed of diverse traditions – no
single founderThird largest religion
HinduismHinduismComplex concept of
God◦ Believe there is one
Supreme Being◦ God does not live in
a far away heaven but within each soul waiting to be discovered
◦ The goal of Hindu spirituality is to discover the supreme being within oneself
HinduismHinduismKarma – “moral law of cause and
effect”Believe in reincarnation – cycle is
stopped when one realizes their eternal relationship with God
Hinduism is based on “the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times.”
BuddhismBased on the
teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Northeastern Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, Nepal) – between 6th and 4th centuries BCE
BuddhismBuddhismBelieve in karmaRecite mantras to drive away bad
karmaBelieve in rebirth – succession of
lifetimes
BuddhismBuddhismFollow the Four Noble Truths
◦ 1. Life is characterized by suffering.
2. The cause of this suffering is craving and desire.
3. There is a way to end this suffering (Nirvana)
4. The way to end this suffering is to follow a life characterized by 8 ideas.
Do Now: 3/19/10Do Now: 3/19/10On this day in history, March 19, 2003,
President Bush declared war on Iraq.◦ President Bush said, “…to disarm Iraq [of weapons of
mass destruction], to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.”
◦ Iraqi radio announced, “…the evil ones, the enemies of God, the homeland and humanity, have committed the stupidity of aggression against our homeland and people.”
Stop.Think.Respond to the quotes. Why do they have
different opinions?