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World religions

Explore the world's major religions including Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Hinduism. Learn about their beliefs, practices, and key teachings.

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World religions

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  1. World religions World religions

  2. Christianity Buddhism Islam Judaism Hinduism

  3. Christianity • Christianity is the world's biggest religion, with about 2.1 billion followers worldwide. It is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago. • For ease of navigation, we include as Christian any group that sincerely regards itself as Christian, and whose beliefs are based on the teaching of Jesus.

  4. Christianity • Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah promised in the Old Testament. • Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. • Christians believe that God sent his Son to earth to save humanity from the consequences of its sins. • One of the most important concepts in Christianity is that of Jesus giving his life on the Cross (the Crucifixion) and rising from the dead on the third day (the Resurrection). • Christians believe that there is only one God, but that there are three elements to this one God: • God the Father • God the Son • The Holy Spirit

  5. Christianity • Christians worship in churches. • Their spiritual leaders are called priests or ministers. • The Christian holy book is the Bible, and consists of the Old and New Testaments.

  6. Christianity Paradoxically a symbol of suffering and defeat but also of triumph and salvation, the cross is the universal Christian symbol, acknowledged by all denominations as the single visual identifier of their faith.

  7. Holy days • All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day • The Feast of the Annunciation • Ascension Day • The Christian year • Candlemas • Christmas • Corpus Christi • Easter • Epiphany • Guardian Angels • All Hallows' Eve • Holy Week • Lent • Mothering Sunday • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity • Pentecost

  8. Christmas The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years...

  9. Easter Easter or Pascha is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion at Calvary as described in the New Testament.Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

  10. Christian Philosophy • God is the Creator of the universe. There is one God, Who is Three  Persons-      Father, Son and Holy Spirit. • Jesus is both fully man and fully God.  He was born of the Virgin Mary  Crucified, resurrected from the dead, and ascended to the Father.

  11. Christian Philosophy • Sin and Evil are realities in our existence. • The Bible is the Holy Book that records God's revelation. • All believers are promised life everlasting. • The leader of Christianity was Jesus, and the followers was his 12 disciples.

  12. Buddhism Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities.

  13. Buddhism • Founding person of Buddhism is Guatama, the Buddha • The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist monk who remains the leader of the Tibetans. • Buddhism is a major religion in China, Japan, India, and Tibet.

  14. The Major Philosophy of Buddhism • Love: withoutconditions • Compassion: orfeelingatonewiththepersonwhoissuffering • SympatheticJoy:Celebratethehappinessofothers, anddonotresenttheirgoodfortune. • Impartiality: Treateveryoneequally, anddonotuseothersforpersonalgainortowinapproval.

  15. The Major Philosophy of Buddhism • Buddhism states that existence is a continuing cycle of death and rebirth called reincarnation. • Each person's position in life is determined by his or her behavior in the previous life. This is known as their "karma" (also a Hindu belief).

  16. Buddhism • Buddhism is the world's oldest universal religion and it is the second fastest growing religion. 

  17. Holy Days • Dharma Day • Kathina • Losar • Parinirvana • Sangha Day • Wesak

  18. Islam • Islam began in Arabia and was revealed to humanity by the Prophet Muhammad. Those who follow Islam are called Muslims. • Muslims believe that there is only one God. The Arabic word for God is Allah.

  19. Islam Holydays • Muslimholydays • Al-Hijra • Ashura • EidulAdha • EidulFitr • LailatalMiraj • LailatalQadr • LailatulBara'h • MiladunNabi • Ramadan

  20. Islamic Philosophy • Muslimslearnthatlifeonearthisaperiodoftestingandpreparationforthelifetocome. • Angelsrecordgoodandbaddeeds. • Peopleshouldbehavethemselvesandhelpothers, trustinginAllah'sjusticeandmercyfortheirreward.

  21. Islam • Muslimsprayfivetimesdailyintheirmosques (churches). • Whilepraying, theyfacetheholycityofMecca (inSaudi-Arabia) andsometimeskneelwithfacestotheground. • AllMuslimsarerequiredtomakeapilgrimage (triptoasacredplace) toMeccaatleastonceintheirlifetime.

  22. Islam • The Qur'an is the holy book for Muslims, revealed in stages to the Prophet Muhammad over 23 years. • Qur'anic revelations are regarded by Muslims as the sacred word of God, intended to correct any errors in previous holy books such as the Old and New Testaments.

  23. Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha ("feast of sacrifice"), or Feast of the Sacrifice or Greater Eid, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to honor the willingness of Ibrāhīm (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismā'īl (Ishmael) as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead.[The festival is also known as Id-ul-Zuha. The word "id" derived from the Arabic "iwd" means "festival" and "zuha" comes from "uzhaiyya" which translates to "sacrifice".

  24. Eid-ul-Fitr Eidul-Fitr is festive celebration and a Muslim holiday, which marks the end of the Holy month of Ramadan- the month of fasting and self-denial from worldly enjoyments. It is the time for the Muslims all over the world to express joy and take pleasure in enjoying this great occasion with their loved ones.

  25. Hinduism • HINDUISM isoneoftheworld'soldestreligions. • Over 2/3's oftheworld'sHindusliveinIndia; largenumbersresideinAfricaalso. • Hindusbelieveinmanygods, numberingintothethousands. TheyrecognizeonesupremespiritcalledBrahman ("theAbsolute"). • Unlike most other religions, Hinduism has no single founder, no single scripture, and no commonly agreed set of teachings.

  26. Hindu Philosophy • Hindusbelieveinmanygods, numberingintothethousands. • TheyrecognizeonesupremespiritcalledBrahman (theAbsolute). • ThegoalofHindusistosomedayjoinwithBrahman. • Untilthatuniontakesplace, believersareinacontinuousprocessofrebirthcalled "reincarnation."

  27. Hindu Philosophy • Atdeath, theHindu'sdeeds (karma) determinewhatthenextlifewillbe. • Followersworktobreakthiscycle--birth, death, re-birth-- (referredtobywritersasthe "WheelofLife") andgainrelease. • TheHindu'ssoulthenmergeswithBrahmaninaconditionofspiritualperfection (moksha).

  28. Holy days • Diwali • Ganesh Chaturthi • Hanuman Jayanti • Holi • Krishna Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanti) • Mahashivratri • Makar Sankranti • Navaratri (Navratri) • Raksha Bandhan • Rama Navami • Swaminarayan Jayanti • Thaipusam • Vaisakhi • Varsha Pratipada

  29. Hinduism • Hinduismhasmanysacredbooks, theoldestbeingaseriescalledthe "Vedas.“ • TraditionalHindusocietywasdividedintogroupsoffourclasses (orvarnas). Thiswasknownasthe "castesystem."

  30. Judaism • Judaism is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and was founded over 3500 years ago in the Middle East. • Jews believe that God appointed the Jews to be his chosen people in order to set an example of holiness and ethical behaviour to the world.

  31. Jewish faith and God • Jews believe that there is a single God who not only created the universe, but with whom every Jew can have an individual and personal relationship. • They believe that God continues to work in the world, affecting everything that people do. • The Jewish relationship with God is a covenant relationship. In exchange for the many good deeds that God has done and continues to do for the Jewish People... • The Jews keep God's laws • The Jews seek to bring holiness into every aspect of their lives. Converting to Judaism • Converting to Judaism is not easy. It involves many lifestyle changes and about a year of studying. • Becoming a Jew is not just a religious change: the convert not only accepts the Jewish faith, but becomes a member of the Jewish People and embraces Jewish culture and history.

  32. Holy days • Major Jewish festivals • Days of Repentance (Days of Awe) • Hanukkah • Passover • Purim • Rosh Hashanah • Sabbath • Shavuot • Sukkot • TishaB'av • TuB'Shevat (TuBishvat) • Yom Hashoah • Yom Kippur - The Day of Atonement

  33. Judaism • JUDAISM is a religion of just one people: the Jews. • JUDAISM was the first to teach belief in only one God. Two other important religions developed from Judaism: Christianity and Islam.

  34. Judaism • Jews think that God will send a Messiah (a deliverer) to unite them and lead them in His way. • Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah. The Jewish people do not agree; they anticipate His arrival in the future. • Judaism teaches that death is not the end and that there is a world to come.

  35. Judaism • The "Torah," the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is the most important Jewish scripture. • It contains the basic laws of Judaism. • Another important book is the "Talmud," serving primarily as a guide to the civil and religious laws of Judaism.

  36. Judaism • TheJewishhouseofworshipiscalledasynagogue. • Rabbis (spiritualleaders) conductservices, actasinterpretersofJewishlaws, anddeliversermons. • Todaythereareover 18 millionfollowersofJudaismscatteredthroughouttheworld. A largenumberofthosepeopleliveintheJewishnationofIsrael. OversixmillionliveintheUnitedStates.

  37. Jewish Philosophy • Godisoneandunique • Godisthecreator • Godistranscendent • Godisimmanent. • Godislawgiver • Godispersonal • Wehavetheobligationtoworship • TheTorahisGod'slaw • Godisjudge • TheMessiahwillcome.

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