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two basic interests of world religions
- 1. Relationship with God
- encounter with God
- 2. Human behavior
- how we treat/behave with one another
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3 mechanics of all world religions
(basic elements)
Creed, code, Ceremony
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Creed (4)
- actual experience of encounter with God or some ultimate reality
- -expression that explain the experience
- -telling the story, narrative, sacred books
- -key symbols that come out of experience
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what is Creed grounded in
grounded in revelation / religiious faith / in the person
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Code (4)
- ethical guidlines that guide behavior
- -how we want to be in relationship with others
- -way of life
- -common values
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Ceremony (3)
- enactments of religious events / experiences
- -keep alive the main events that the original people experienced
- -recalling major even in religious/salvation history and living it out in the present
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Bertrand Russels 3 basic human encounters (problems)
- Nature -- Natural Problem
- Others -- Social Problem
- Selves -- Psychological Problem
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Name the western monotheistic religions
problem /encounter
natural problem of time space and matter
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Name the religions of india and the encounter / problem
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name religions of china
problem they accent
Confucianism, Taosim, Shinto, Buddhism
social problem of relation to others
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what is the focus of the 3 western religions
- 1. Judaism
- emphasizes the holiness of God, reflected by the moral demands of the covenant
- 2. Christianity
- focuses on the love & mercy of God, seen in Jesus sacrifice of his life for others
- 3. Islam
- stresses the power and the mercy of God
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why is Judaism a historical religion
its beliefs and rituals are rooted in the concrete events that happened to the people of Israel (jews) in their relationship with God
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what are the terms of the covenant between God and Israel
- God gave Israel the 10 commandments (ethical Code)
- God would be faithful to His people if they remained faithful to the moral law
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What is the central event in Judaism
- Exodus Event
- -Moses led the people of Israel (hebrews) from Egypt out of slavery into the Sinai Desert
- -where the entered into covenant with God
- -they wandered 40 years before entering into Canaan
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Founder of Judaism
Abraham and sarah
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What was Gods covenant with abraham
- God promised to make abraham the father of a great people in a promised land
- in return Abraham promised he and his people would worship no other god
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torah
first five books of bible - old testament
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what is the relationship of Christianity to Judaism
christianity arose from Judaism during Roman occupation / oppression
Jesus was born during this time of suffering around 6 BCE
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How does Islam Understand its relationship to Judaism and Christianity
- -Muslims trace faith back to Abraham, spiritual father of Judaism, Chritianity
- -Muhammad corrects / fulfills the revelations God gave earlier to the Jewish prophets & Jesus
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founder of Islam
what does his name mean
Muhammad - "seal of prophets"
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2 divisions of islam
which represent the majority/minority
Sunni , Shi'a
- sunni - majority
- shiites - minority 10%
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what is the source of the division between the sunni and the shia islam
- Shiites emphazie individual leadership
- -followers of Ali, muhammads cousin
Sunni support Caliphate
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meaning of Hindu
people of india
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