Intro to World Religions and Belief Systems Part 1

Part 1

1. Chapter 1: World Religions in Focus

2. Why is there a need to study religion?

3. Religion has been in existence since the earliest time of humankind. Wherever humankind inhabits, religion too, exists .

4. In this chapter you will learn: The concepts related to religion. The origin of religion. Roles played by religion.

5. Chapter 1, Lesson 1: Understanding the Nature of Religion

6. Religion is an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or a group of gods (Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2014).

7. Religion is the pursuit of transformation guides by a sacred belief system (Ong & Jose, 2016).

8. Activity: I believe. In the context of religion, list down 3 things you believe in. (5 minutes )

9. Worldview is a collection of beliefs about life and the universe being held by people (The Free Dictionary, 2014).

10. Theism is a belief in the existence of God.

11. Monotheism is a belief in the existence of one God.

12. Polytheism is a belief in the existence of two or more gods.

13. Monism is a belief that all that exists are part of unified oneness.

14. Agnosticism is a belief that it’s impossible for sure to know if a god exists or not.

15. Atheism is a belief that there is no God.

16. Assignment: A. Social Scientists on the Nature of Religion Edward Burnett Taylor James George Frazer Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski David Emile Durkheim B. Give common characteristics of religions