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World Religions
and Belief Systems
11
Quarter 1
Week 1
1Module1
Module 2
Definition and Nature of
Religion
Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems
Quarter 1 – Week 1- Module 2: Definition and Nature of Religion
First Edition, 2020
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EXPECTATION
PRE – TEST
Directions: Read the questions and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
LESSON
Spirituality is derived from the Latin words spiritus, its verb root is
spirare which means “to breathe literally”. There is an impression that people
are surrounded by a “divine reality as pervasive, intimate, necessary, invisible
as the air we breathe”.
ACTIVITY
VALUING
Journal Writing:
By reflecting to yourselves, do you consider yourself as a religious person or
a spiritual person? Why?
POST TEST
Direction: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of the correct
answer on the space provided.
Column A Column B
___1. He viewed religion as a A. Religion
unified system of beliefs and B. Spirituality
practices relative to sacred C. Theology
things. D. Philosophy of Religion
___2. It means “to tie together, E. Edward Burnett Taylor
to bind fast” F. Spirare
___3. It means “to breathe G. Religio
literally” H. Religare
___4. It is defined as “an I. James George Frazer
organized system of beliefs, J. Spiritual
ceremonies, and rules used to K. David Emile Durkheim
worship a god or a group of L. Karl Marx
gods” M. Theism
___5. It deals with primary
issues concerning religion
which includes analysis on the
existence of a divine being or on
sacred text
1. Belief in a deity’s relationship with the world
a. Creator
b. Savior
2. Belief in a deity
a. Monotheism
b. Deism
3. Ways to worship a deity
a. Praying
b. Rituals
4. Places and people believed to be holy and sacred
a. Jerusalem
b. Pope
5. Rules followed as a result of belief
a. Ten Commandments
b. Canon Law
6.
KEY TO CORRECTION
REFERENCES
Book
Ong, Jerome & Mary Dorothy. 2016. Introduction to World Religion and Belief
Systems. Quezon City: VIBAL Group, Inc.
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