What to expect?

● Understand the historical context of

different religions.
● Appreciate similarities and differences.
● Promote mutual understanding among
believers of different faith.
 Objectives:
1. Define belief system,
religion and
Understanding spirituality.

NATURE
2. Differentiate concepts,
THE
elements and
OF RELIGION characteristics of the
belief system, religion
and spirituality.
3. Make affirmation of
your faith or beliefs in
the religion you belong.
 Organized system of beliefs,
ceremonies and rules used to
worship a god or gods.

What is
RELIGION ?
LATIN WORD “RELIGIO”
“Something done with over anxious or
scrupulous attention to detail”
 LATIN VERB “RELIGIHARE”
“TO TIE TOGETHER, TO BIND FAST”
What is
RELIGION ?
LATIN WORD “RELIGIO”
“Something done with over anxious or
scrupulous attention to detail”
 QUICK ACTIVITY:
Complete the statement with words that speak about
your personal beliefs.

“I believe in/that _______________________.”

NEXT ACTIVITY:
1. What can you see in the
picture?
2. What does the picture
tell us?
3. How can you relate the
picture in our daily
lives?
 CHANTS
WHAT IS THE VERY COMMON ACT
WE CAN SEE IN EVERY RELIGION?
PRAYER MANTRAS

CREED
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
TIME
the age of people, the length of the
day, the age of the country
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
VALUES
it is different from person to person,
people from different religions,
groups, countries; they all value
different things
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
SOCIETY
it is the way people and the
government interact with each other
and among themselves. The
government is the ruling force over a
society and underneath them are
different classes of people.
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
BELIEFS
pertains to science and religion and
anything you believe in.
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
KNOWLEDGE
the more education a person has, the
different view on the world he/she will
have.
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
ECONOMY
the way we view the world has high
dependency in the amount of money
you have and your country has.
THE DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWs BASE ON RELIGION
GEOGRAPHY
a combination of economy, society,
time and beliefs.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

THEISM
The belief in the existence of one or more divinities or deities
which exist within the universe and yet transcend it.
This god or these gods are often considered to be omniscient,
Knowing
omnipotent and omnipresent. everything.
Having unlimited Present everywhere at
power the same time
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

MONOTHEISM
The belief in the existence of one God.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

POLYTHEISM
The belief in multiple gods and/or goddesses.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

PANTHEISM
The belief in that god is equivalent to nature or the physical
universe or that everything is of an all-encompassing imminent
abstract god.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

ANIMISM
The belief that souls inhabit all or most objects whether they be
animals, vegetables or minerals.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

ATHEISM
The belief that gods do not exist. The complete rejection of
Theism in any form.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION

AGNOSTICISM
The belief that the nature and existence of God is unknown and
cannot ever be known or proven.
 THE DIFFERENT BELIEF SYSTEMS OF RELIGION
Theism
Monotheism
Polytheism
Pantheism
Animism
Atheism

QUICK RECAP! Agnosticism

 SACREDNESS
CENTRAL STORIES
BELIEF SYSTEMS OR MYTHS
OR WORLDVIEW ETHICS
What are the various elements of religion?
CHARACTER COMMUNITY
EMOTIONAL RITUALS MATERIAL
EXPERIENCES EXPRESSION
THE MAJOR RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
JUDAISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
JAINISM
ISLAM
SIKHISM
CHRISTIANITY
BAHAI
CONFUCIANISM
ZOROASTRIANISM
TAOISM
SHINTO
Religions organize
themselves, their
institutions, practitioners,
and structures, in a variety
of fashions.
THERE ARE SO MANY
OBVIOUS DISTINCTIONS
AMONG RELIGIONS.
How these different religions
were formed?
 Types of religious
CULTS organizations
● Most religions began here.
● Also called as NRM or New Religious Movement.
● Often small groups which are known as secretive, highly
controlling of members’ lives, and dominated by a single
charismatic leader.
 Types of religious
SECTS organizations
● Like cults, sects are small and relative groups also.
● Usually a breakaway group from a larger religious
organization.
● They sometimes claim to return to the fundamentals or to
contest the veracity of a particular doctrine.
● If the number of members will increase it can be considered
as a denomination.
 Types of religious
organizations
DENOMINATION
● A large, mainstream religious organization, but it does not
claim to be official or state sponsored.
● It is one religion among many.
● For example, Baptist, African Methodist Episcopal, Catholic,
and Seventh-day Adventist are all Christian denominations.
 Types of religious
ECCLESIA organizations
● Originally referring to a political assembly of citizens in
ancient Athens, Greece, now refers to a congregation.
● In sociology, the term is used to refer to a religious group
that most all members of a society belong to.
● It is considered a nationally recognized, or official, religion
that holds a religious monopoly and is closely allied with
state and secular powers.