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Introduction to Religion

INTRO QUESTIONS Please put a date & heading for today’s notes. Write your answers to this worksheet in today’s notes. Introduction to Religion. Objectives. 1) Mass communications, ease of travel 2) Middle East madness 3) Simply interested 4) Politics today

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Introduction to Religion

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  1. INTRO QUESTIONS Please put a date & heading for today’s notes. Write your answers to this worksheet in today’s notes. Introduction to Religion

  2. Objectives

  3. 1) Mass communications, ease of travel 2) Middle East madness 3) Simply interested 4) Politics today 5) Is it only a personal matter? “A knowledge of world religions is essential to understanding people of various world cultures, their political systems, and the quest for world peace.” Don’t have to write… Why Study World Religions? • Wherever people are found, there too religion resides.

  4. Don’t have to write… Why Study World Religions? • “The 21st century pushes us out of our insulated worlds into closer and closer contact with what were formerly considered exotic and distant religions.” What does this cartoon say about religion?

  5. Your questions & comments are STRONGLY encouraged! Please do not be hurtful (think before you speak) My job is to teach, not preach Don’t have to write… A Quick Note…

  6. Which religion is each picture associated with? Don’t have to write… 3 Examples • Islam (fastest growing religion in North America & Europe) • Buddhism (Hollywood converts) • Judaism (More Jews in NY than Israel)

  7. Don’t have to write… An Unhappy Party(3 volunteers) • “A young professor & his wife gave a dinner party on a Friday evening. The guest list included Jews, Catholics, and Muslims. The entrée was ham!” • How is this dinner party a microcosm of what happens in the world today? Is this arrogance or ignorance?

  8. How would you define religion?

  9. A Definition of Religion • “A personal awareness of the existence of a supreme being or of supernatural powers or influences controlling one’s own, humanity’s, or all nature’s destiny.” – Webster’s Dictionary

  10. Definition cont’d • Some religions emphasize god(s), some emphasize people

  11. Paul Tillich’s Definition • Religion is that which is of “ultimate concern” Could this be religion according to Tillich? What else, then, could be religion?

  12. William James’s Definition • Too hard to define • “consists of the belief that there is an unseen order, and that our supreme good lies in harmoniously adjusting ourselves thereto”

  13. Basic Religions Hinduism Buddhism Zoroastrianism Judaism Christianity Islam Presentation Don’t have to write… Religions We’ll Be Studying Extra Focus Mormonism Confucianism Scientology Amish Atheism Cults Etc.

  14. 1) Deal w/people’s relationship to unseen world 2) Have system of myths about unseen world & rituals for communication 3) Have developed organized rituals, temples, priests, & scriptures 4) Have statement about life beyond death 5) Have a code of conduct or moral order 6) Have attracted large followings Homework: Religion Quotes 6 Reasons Why We’re studying these religions & not others

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