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The God of Abraham

The God of Abraham. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in the Contemporary World. Focus Activity. Can you identify the religion signified by red? Blue? Green? Brown? What are the little white dots?. Guiding Questions.

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The God of Abraham

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  1. The God of Abraham Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in the Contemporary World

  2. Focus Activity Can you identify the religion signified by red? Blue? Green? Brown? What are the little white dots?

  3. Guiding Questions • What meaning can we make from the following maps with regards to: identity, organization, conflict and change? • How are world religions important to the United States?

  4. Who is the “God of Abraham”? • Story of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Ishmael and Isaac • Christianity = offshoot of Judaism • Abrahamic religions account for more than half of the world's total population.

  5. Figure One – Pie Chart

  6. Figure Two – Abrahamic (pink) v. Indian (yellow)

  7. Figure Three – Jewish Centers

  8. Figure Four – Catholicism

  9. Figure Five – Christian Denominations

  10. Figure Six – Christian (red) v. Muslim (green)

  11. Figure Seven – Shia (dark green) v. Sunni (light green)

  12. The Conflict over Israel • Part One of “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Anti-Semitism and Zionism” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZcjEuttrsU&feature=related • Part Two “Palestine and the Ottomans” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK4nNvV5mLg&feature=related

  13. Exit Slip • Consider the religious demographics of the United States, the creation of Israel and the United States relationship with the predominately Muslim countries of Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. Why do you think Israel receives over one-third of U.S. foreign aid? Write four or five complete sentences to answer this question.

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