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World Religions and Religious Pluralism Read pages 2-11 together from textbook

World Religions and Religious Pluralism Read pages 2-11 together from textbook. Approaches to learning about World Religions. Hostility. fear of differences stereotypes, prejudice (prejudging before you know the facts) e.g. “all Jews are rich” – often based on lack of exposure

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World Religions and Religious Pluralism Read pages 2-11 together from textbook

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  1. World Religions and Religious Pluralism • Read pages 2-11 together from textbook

  2. Approaches to learning about World Religions

  3. Hostility • fear of differences • stereotypes, prejudice (prejudging before you know the facts) • e.g. “all Jews are rich” – often based on lack of exposure • Name 3 “positive” stereotypes and 3 “negative” stereotypes

  4. Conflict • Belief that all people must follow the one true path • use force to convert • if we’re right, you have to be wrong

  5. Relativism • there is no right or wrong • Sometimes expressed in moral relativism (belief there is no moral absolute) e.g. lying is fine if it gets me out of trouble, stealing is allowed if I am poor. • e.g. “if it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad”

  6. Tolerance • putting up with differences • e.g. “You leave me alone, I leave you alone”

  7. Understanding • wanting to know about other faiths • not changing one’s own beliefs, views • focuses on quaint trivia, fairly shallow • List 5 things that a person could learn about someone else’s culture/religion that would be trivia.

  8. Interfaith Dialogue • celebrate diversity • desire to learn from another faith • e.g. “We’re taking different paths, but we’re travelling to the same place” • What type of knowledge/experience of someone else’s religion might help enhance a person’s faith in their own religion?

  9. Interfaith Dialogue:An Imam, a Rabbi and a Priest… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPnZArtsG_c

  10. Review: What are the 6 approaches to learning about World Religions? Hostility Conflict Relativism Tolerance Understanding Interfaith Dialogue

  11. Interreligious Dialogue • Read pages 20-27 together

  12. Journal #1 • Write a journal reflecting on which approach sounds the most like yours at this point. Explain what experiences have shaped your approach to learning about other faiths. (2 paragraphs) OR • Create a t-shirt – You are going to an interfaith fair. What would your shirt have on it? What would it mean? Write a paragraph to explain your shirt.

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