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Religion
Origin of All
Things
Nature of
God
View of Human
Nature
Week 1
Indigenous
Peoples
Indigenous
people
original
inhabitants
of lands now
they
controlled by
larger
political
systems
in which
they may
have little
influence
indigenous
people
Practice
one of the
global
religions
while still
retaining
many of
their
traditional
ways.
Indigenous
people live in
rainforests for
many
thousands of
years.
Week 2
Hinduism
and Jainism
Hinduism is
the oldest
religion
.Combines the
material and
spiritual.The
janism is from
India is not
based on
Vedas.6
million
followers.
Hinduism
believe in
god
.Because all
life is
created it by
supreme.
Instead
Jainism is
not believed
in god.
Both Hinduism
and Jainism are
tolerance
religion. Both
believe about no
violence. And
also
karma.Janism
religion no killing
of animals for
any reason
instead
Hinduism is not
require that.
View of Good
and Evil
they also
purify
themselves in
order to
engage
their services
for the good
of the people.
Hinduism
believe about
Epics and
Puranas
which deals
with eternal
interplay of
good and evil
.The Jainism
believe in
“Juna” a fully
perfected
human.
Finally
“Anekantwad”
the principle
of manifold
aspects of the
View of
“Salvation”
View of After
Life
Practices
and Rituals
Celebrations
and Festivals
science or
else the
Christian
understandin
g of religion
as a means
of salvation
from sinful
earthly
existence a
belief not
found among
most
indigenous
peoples.
Indigenous
people
spirit
believe in
the afterlife,
there is no
hell or
heaven
indigenous
religions
preserved
some of
their beliefs
and ritual
practices
but also
adjusted to
the new
sociocultur
al milieu.
Indigenous
people
celebrate and
share their
culture at
many colorful
traditional.
They also
dance with
Spirits.
Hinduism
preserved
reincaranatio
n after death
and the
rebirth in a
new
life.Janism
preserved
Samsara the
continual
round of
birth , death
and rebirth .
Hinduism
preserved
fast,
prayers,fire
sacrifice,
and
auspicious
design. The
Jainism
preserved
the twelve
limited vows.
Both celebrate
pilgrimanges.a
nd festivals.
The Hinduism
celebrated
sixteen
religious
holidays.
Salvation is in
Hinduism .
called
Moksha.
Moksha is
when an
enlightened
human being
is freed from
the cycle of
life becomes
one with
God.Janism
salvation
is the infinite
truth.
number of
souls in the
universe and
the
length of the
cycle of
rebirth, it
happens only
rarely that a
soul obtains
human
birth. Therefo
re man should
use every
opportunity to
pursue the
way of
salvation by
acquiring the
Week 3
Buddhism
Buddhism is
over 300
million
followers
today.Buddhis
m is from
India to China
beyond.
Buddhism is
not
believing in
god,or any
source of
higher
power .it
believe in
people
Buddhism
preserved
loving,and
respect people.It
allows right
action,right
understanding,a
nd right thought.
The Buddhist
understandin
g is that good
and evil are
innate,
inseparable
aspects of
life. The good
or evil of an
act is
understood in
terms of its
actual impact
on our own
A Buddhist
salvation is
reaching
Nirvana.
Nirvana is a
transcendenta
l, blissful,
spiritual state
of
nothingnessyou become a
Buddha.
To
Buddhism,
however,
death is not
the end of
life, it is
merely the
end of the
body we
inhabit in this
life, but our
spirit will still
remain and
seek out
The practice
of meditation
is central to
nearly all
forms of
Buddhism,
and it
derives
directly from
the
Buddha’s
experiences
and
teachings.
Magha Puja
Day and
Sangha Day.
This holiday
usually occurs
on the day of
full moon in
March. On this
day, it is
believed that
the Buddha
gave his
disciples a
message,
lives and the
lives of
others, not on
abstract rules
of conduct..
Week 4
Daoism and
Confucianis
m
Daoism
originated in
China and
though many
people do not
know these
they often
have an idea
of its various
elements.
Instead the
Confucianism
is a system of
thought builds
from the
Period of the
Warring
States in
China in
social
anarchy.
Daoism is
primarily a
Philosophy
thus they
don't have a
personal
god.
Instead
Confucianis
m there
really is no
influence of
God
.Because it
is mainly
about how
you should
live life and
use Correct
Behavior.
Daoism human
nature is aligned
with the rest of
nature; order
and harmony
are the result.
Confucianism
have long
debated
essential human
nature without
reaching
agreement as to
its fundamental
characteristics.
Most agree,
however, that
the purpose of
existence is to
reach one
highest potential
as a human
being
Daoism If
God is Good,
then He can
only be Good
in comparison
to something
that is Not
Good. Evil is
presumed to
exist. In
Daoism, it is
recognized
that events
cycle
between
good and
bad. The
Confucianism
Good and evil
argues for a
more realistic
humanism
that
acknowledge
s
Both good
and evil the
more violent
elements.
through the
need of
attachment,
attachment
to a new
body and
new life.
Daoism
Generally
speaking,
early
concepts of
salvation
focused on
this life rather
than an
afterlife.
Confucianism
Confucians do
not typically
hold beliefs
about the
individual
salvation or
damnation of
persons
beyond this
life, ancestor
worship is an
important part
of Confucian
faith and
practice
Daoism
afterlife
doesn’t exist
in terms of a
Daoism
belief system
It’s in life that
we are
eternal in
Daoism.
Confucianis
m does not
emphasize
the afterlife,
focusing
most of its
teaching on
how its
adherents
can live a
moral life in
the here and
now.
Meditation is
is the central
focus of Zen
Buddhism
and the only
way to
liberation in
Theravada
Buddhism
Daoism
consists of
cosmology,
theology,
observation,
practice
principles
and
guidelines,
meditation,
health and
longevity
practices,
ethics,
dietetics,
scripture
study,
seasonal
attunement,
geomancy,
and ritual.
The
Confucianis
m
Confucianis
m does not
prescribe
any specific
rituals or
practices.
called the
"Ovadha
Patimokha,"
and amazing
things
happened..
Daoism
celebrated on
the 15th day of
the 8th lunar
month, which
is right about
the time of the
autumn
equinox. The
roots of this
holiday lie in
the Shang
dynasty
tradition of
moon worship
and are held at
a time of the
year when the
moon is at its
fullest visually
the largest and
brightest time
to view it.
Confucianism
Some holidays
are Easter
Monday.Ching
Ming festival is
celebrated 106
days after the
winter solstice
and families
visit their
ancestors or
relatives'
graves.
Week 5
Shinto
The origin of
the word
"shinto"
means "way
of the kami."
Therefore,
Shinto beliefs
focus on the
existence and
power of the
kami, or gods,
that exist in
the world, in
nature, and
especially in
and
throughout
Japan.
The idea
that Shinto
are the
same as
God stems
in part from
the use of
the word
kami to
translate
the word
'God' in
some 19th
century
translations
of the Bible
into
Japanese
The divine spirit
dwells in all of
nature, and
brings joy and
bounty to our
lives. Through
intimate contact
with nature, the
Shinto people
have continued
to imbibe its
breath of life
Purity is at
the heart of
Shinto's
understandin
g of good and
evil. Shinto is
an optimistic
faith as
humans are
thought to be
fundamentally
good, and evil
is believed to
be caused by
evil spirits.
The Shinto
concept of
salvation is
based on the
belief that all
living things
have an
essence, soul
or spirit
known as
kami. Rather
than living in a
glorified
Heaven, kami
live among us
he idea of
karma is
alive and
present in
this faith, as
are spirits
and souls.
Week 6
Judaism
Judaism is a
religious
tradition with
origins dating
back nearly
four thousand
years, rooted
In Judaism,
ultimate
reality is a
single, all
powerful
God. It is
this belief
A fundamental
Jewish belief
about human
beings is that
they are created
in the image of
God. This does
In Judaism
we do not see
it as there
being a
conflict
between
good and evil.
Judaism of
the second
Temple period
and prior
considered
the concept of
salvation
Traditional
Judaism
firmly
believes that
death is not
the end of
human
There are
many Shinto
practices
and rituals
that happen
year round
in order to
commemora
te kami.
Most of
these
practices
happen at
various
shrines
across
Japan but
are not
limited to
just at
shrines.
Everyday
rituals are
also
paramount
to Shintoism
Judaism
ritual and
practice is
observed by
the Jews.
They are, of
course, too
The main
Shinto rites
and festivals
are for
celebrating the
New Year,
child birth,
coming of age,
planting and
harvests,
weddings, and
groundbreakin
g ceremonies
for new
buildings
14 Purim (The
Festival of
Lots)
This celebrates
the time when
the Jewish
people living in
Week 7
Christianity
in the ancient
near eastern
region of
Canaan
(which is now
Israel and
Palestinian
territories).
that made
the Jews
unique
among
other
ancient
Semitic
peoples and
that
became the
legacy
Judaism
has passed
on to the
entire
Western
world.
not mean that
people look like
God, for God is
incorporeal. The
general
rabbinical
interpretation of
this concept is
that humans
have the ability
to reason.
Some ancient
religions
believed that
there are two
forces in the
universe, one
good and one
evil, and that
they are
constantly
warring with
each other.
This was
common to
Mithraism,
Zoroastrianis
m,
Christianity,
and later to
Manichaeism.
Christianity,
however,
made the
devil less
powerful than
God, but still
made him a
rebel against
God.
more national
corporate
than
exclusively
personal, as
modern
Christianity
views it. The
salvation of
the individual
Jew was
connected to
the salvation
of the entire
people. This
belief
stemmed
directly from
the teachings
of the Torah.
existence.
However,
because
Judaism is
primarily
focused on
life here and
now rather
than on the
afterlife,
Judaism
does not
have much
dogma about
the afterlife,
and leaves a
great deal of
room for
personal
opinion.
Christianity
originated with
Jesus of
Nazareth, a
Jewish
prophet and
teacher who
Christians
are
monotheists
. This
means that
they believe
there is only
Christianity
views “Human
Nature and the
Human
Condition we
must look to the
Bible because it
Many Bible
verses affirm
the Christian
belief that,
"God is good
and His love
endures
Salvation is
deliverance
from danger
or suffering.
To save is to
deliver or
protect. The
Christian
beliefs about
the afterlife
vary slightly
between
denominatio
ns and
numerous to
even briefly
describe.
The Torah
has 613
commands,
and in
addition
there are
details and
customs. A
few
examples of
Judaism
rituals and
practices
are:
Sabbath,
Kosher food
laws,
prayers,
Torah
reading,
learning the
Torah and
Talmud,
charity,
avoiding
slander or
violence, the
Holy Days
and
festivals, etc.
Many
Christian
rituals and
religious
practices
vary
between
Persia were
saved from
death by the
courage of
Queen Esther.
December 25
Christmas Day.
A day to
celebrate the
birth of Jesus
Christ many
people
Week 8
Islam
probably
came to
believe he
was the Son
of God and
certainly was
regarded as
such by his
disciples.
Jesus
preached in
Israel during
the time of
Augustus,
urging a
purification of
the Jewish
religion that
would free
Israel and
establish the
kingdom of
God on earth.
one God. It
is very
difficult to
describe
God,
because
everyday
language is
always
about
ordinary
things but
God is not
ordinary.
teaches how
people should
love God, and
their neighbors.
This links into a
fundamental rule
of self-respect
and respect to
others because
it’s argued it is
not just a moral
teaching but a
central Christian
value linked to
the nature and
value of
Humans.
Islam is a
monotheistic
religious
tradition that
developed in
the Middle
East in the 7th
century C.E.
Islam, which
literally means
"surrender" or
"submission,"
was founded
Islam has a
very good
definition of
God. The
Islamic
concept of
God is of
pure
monotheism
. The
Shahadah
affirms the
unity and
Islam is a
monotheistic
religion like
Judaism and
Christianity, and
like those
religions, it
teaches that
God created the
whole universe
and everything
in it. God is the
master designer
forever.
Christian
worldview, all
that is good
comes from
God and all
that He does
is good
because He
cannot
contradict His
inherent
nature. Many
Christians
hold that
moral evil
stems from
rebellion
against God,
which results
in injustice,
vanity, pride,
dishonesty,
aggression,
violence,
greed and
more.
Both good
and evil are
from Allah is
clearly stated
in the Qur'an
al-karim and
hadith-i
sharifs. All
Islamic
scholars to
date, without
exception,
said that
word carries
the idea of
victory,
health, or
preservation.
Sometimes,
the Bible uses
the words
saved or
salvation to
refer to
temporal,
physical
deliverance,
such as
Paul’s
deliverance
from prison
(Philippians
1:19).
individual
Christians,
but the vast
majority of
Christians
believe
heaven is a
place where
believers go
upon dying
in order to
enjoy the
presence of
God as well
as other
believers. In
heaven,
people are
also freed
from sin and
all its various
manifestatio
n, like
suffering and
pain.
denominatio
n, individual
church and
individual
Christian,
but some
practices are
common to
virtually all
forms of
Christianity.
Most
Christians
attend
worship
services at
church on
Sundays,
which
generally
include
singing,
prayer and a
sermon.
exchange gifts
at this time.
April 16 Easter
Sunday/Pasch
a. Jesus
Christ's
resurrection
from the dead.
People
celebrate this
day by giving
Easter eggs –
the eggs mean
new life. The
Easter season
is celebrated
for fifty days,
until Pentecost.
The Muslim
doctrine of
salvation is
that
unbelievers
(kuffar,
literally "those
who are
ungrateful")
and sinners
will be
condemned,
but genuine
Islam
teaches the
continued
existence of
the soul and
a
transformed
physical
existence
after death.
Muslims
believe there
will be a day
The religious
rituals of
Islam are
relatively few
in number,
but great in
importance.
The Five
Pillars of
Islam are
five
practices
regarded by
There are two
Islamic
Festivals: Eid
al-Fitr and Eid
al-Adha.
Eid al-Fitr
Known as the
“Feast of
Breaking of the
Fast” which
marks the end
of Ramadan. It
falls on the first
on the
teachings of
the Prophet
Muhammad
as an
expression of
surrender to
the will of
Allah, the
creator and
sustainer of
the world.
uniqueness
of worship
of God. In
Islam, God
is
considered
as not
possessing
any gender
and not
resembling
human or
any creation
in shape or
form. God is
omnipotent
and does
not beget
nor is He
begotten.
As such,
attribution
of children
or spouse
to God is
considered
blasphemou
s in the
Islamic
faith. Allah
is the
considered
the proper
name of
God used
by Arabic
speakers,
irrespective
of their
religion
who put order
and purpose in
his creation, and
he rules over it
with compassion
and mercy.
Everything in
creation
depends upon
God, the
Sustainer, for its
existence. The
purpose of all
creation,
including
humans, is to
love and serve
God.
good and evil
are from
Allah. The
belief that evil
is not from
Allah is the
view held by
the followers
of
Christianity,
the
Mu'tazilah,
and some
heretical
sects. No Ahl
as-Sunnah
scholar stated
that evil was
not from Allah
because no
scholar can
say anything
against the
Qur'an alkarim and
hadith-i
sharifs.
Humans
cannot create
their own.
repentance
results in
Allah's
forgiveness
and entrance
into Paradise
upon death.
of judgment
when all
humans will
be divided
between the
eternal
destinations
of Paradise
and Hell.
all sects as
essential to
the Muslim
faith. Other
notable
Islamic
practices
include the
mystical
rituals of
Sufism and
various
distinctive
Shi'ite
practices.
day of the next
month,
Shawwal and
celebration
lasts 3 days.
Eid al-Adha
known as the
“Feast of the
Sacrifice” is the
10th day of
Dhu al-Hijjah. It
is a
commemoratio
n of Prophet
Ibrahim
(Abraham)’s
willingness to
sacrifice his
son Ismail
(Ishmael) as
an act of
submission to
Allah’s
command and
Ismail’s
acceptance to
being
sacrificed.The
celebration day
in Muslim
religion is new
year it is the
first day of
Muharram, the
first month in
the Islamic
calendar. The
first Islamic
year began in
610 AD with
the Hijra of
Prophet
Muhammad
and the first
Muslims from
Mecca to
Medina.
Week 9
Sikhism
Week 10
Modern
Religions