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World Religions
An original Power Point by Brad Austin
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What is Religion?
Religion is a way of thinking about:
• Origins (where did we come from?)
• Purpose/meaning (why are we here?)
• Destiny (where are we going? what happens when we die?)
• Who we are Who/what God is
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What is Religion?
Religion is a way of acting, of living, a social system:
•Spiritual practices: meditation,chanting, prayer, ritual
•Physical forms: Crucifix, Menorah, statues
•Community celebrations:Christmas or Chanukah
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Major Religions of the world
•Judaism
•Christianity
•Islam
•Hinduism
•Buddhism
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Monotheisticone God
•Christianity
•Judaism
•Islam
•Buddhism
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Polytheisticmany gods
Hinduism
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Islam• Mohammed is the founder of this
religion.• A person who follows this religion is
called a Muslim.• This religion is mainly located in the
Middle East.• The holy book is the Koran
(Qur’an).• The place of worship is a mosque.• Muslims pray to their god Ala
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Islam
•Haj (pilgrimage)
•Prayer 5 times a day facing east toward Mecca
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Hinduism
Beliefs•Reincarnation•Karma•Polytheism•Caste System
This religion is practiced mainly in India.
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Hinduism
•Reincarnation - Your soul is reborn into a newly created life.
•Karma – Your actions will be rewarded both good and bad. “What goes around comes around”
•Caste System
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Caste System
Priests
Teachers
Strength
Protection
Support
Servants
Craftsman
Farmers
Merchants
Latrine Cleaners
Leather workers
Street sweepers
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Caste System• Your family name denoted what caste
you were in.• This system did not allow social mobility
during a lifetime.• Your family was all in the same caste.• Your caste determined your job.• You cannot marry outside of your caste.• To move to another caste you must
reincarnated into another caste.• The caste system is now outlawed!
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Buddhism• Founder is Siddartha
Gautama (Buddha)
• Similar to Hinduism
• Practiced in S.E. Asia
• Reincarnation
• Nirvana
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Nirvana
An eternal state of bliss or final peace
Similar to heaven
Reincarnation until you reach it
Not the rock band
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Buddhism
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Christianity
• Founded in Middle East• Based on teachings of Jesus• A person who follows this
religion is called a Christian.• This religion is located world
wide• The holy book is the Bible• The place of worship is a
Church.• Some similarities to Judaism
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Christianity
Three Main Sects
• Protestantism
• Catholicism
• Orthodox
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ChristianityRoman Catholic or Catholicism
• Original Christian religion which descended from the original Christians in Rome at the time of Christ
• Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church• Based in Rome
Major Catholic countries:• Spain• Italy• France• Poland• Ireland• Most of Central and South America
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Christianity
Orthodox Church• Officially separated from Catholic Church in
1054• Based mostly in Eastern Europe• Russia, Greece, Bulgaria, Rumania, Ukraine,
Turkey, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, & Serbia
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Christianity
Protestant Church• Group of several churches that broke
from Catholic teachings in 16th century• Major conflict w/ Catholic church was
sale of indulgences• Indulgence is paying money for
forgiveness of sins• Calvinists, Lutherans, Baptist,
Methodist, & Anglican churches• Most of USA, Germany, Scandinavia, &
England
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Judaism• Judaism is the religion of the Jewish
people, based on principles and ethics embodied in the Bible (Tanakh) and the Talmud.
• The "Torah," the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is the most important Jewish scripture.
• Judaism is among the oldest religions
• People who practice this faith are called Jewish
• Jewish people worship in a Temple• Practiced mainly in Europe, North
America, and Israel
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Judaism
Have faced much persecution over the years
• Holocaust• Over 6 million Jewish
killed by Nazis
• Pogroms of Russia• Arabs vs. Israel
• Yom Kippur War• 7 Days War