Do Now: 3/17/10Do Now: 3/17/10

Do Now: 3/18/10“There is only one religion, though

there are a hundred versions of it.” George Bernard Shaw

Stop.Think.Do you Agree of Disagree? Why?

Five Major World Religions

Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

Abrahamic ReligionsAbrahamic ReligionsChristianity – Judaism – Islam

Abrahamic ReligionsJudaism: Abraham is recorded in the

Torah as the ancestor of the Israelites through his son Isaac.

Christianity is sourced from Christ, known to be Jewish, and therefore making the same ancestry claim as above.

Muslims have a tradition that Muhammed, as a Mecca-region Arab, descends from Abraham's son Ishmael.

JudaismJudaism is the oldest of the

Abrahamic religions. Generally referred to as the

Children of Israel

JudaismBased on the Hebrew Bible and

TorahGod = Elohim, Adonai…Judaism awaits the coming of the

Jewish MessiahJudaism focuses on this life and

how to lead a holy life to please God, rather than future reward.

ChristianityChristianity

Begun in Judea in the 1st century A.D.World’s largest religionbased on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth

The TrinityThe Father + the Son + the Holy

Spirit = Three in one God

ChristianityAwaiting the second coming of

ChristMost Christians believe that after

one dies, there are places that the soul goes such as heaven, hell, limbo, or purgatory or that there is a general forgiveness and all souls are made in the image of God.

IslamFounded in Arabia by Muhammad in

the 7th century.The world’s second largest religion

IslamMuslims believe that the Jewish God

is the same as their God, and that Jesus was a prophet inspired by God but was neither God nor His son.

Muslims believe that both the Torah and the Gospels (Christianity) were based upon divine revelation but have been corrupted. The Quran is the final uncorrupted Word of God.

IslamIslam awaits both the second

coming of Jesus (to complete his life and die, since he arose from the dead) and the coming of Mahdi (Sunnis in his first incarnation, Shiites as the return of Muhammad).

HinduismPopular in South East Asia (India,

Nepal, etc.)Formed of diverse traditions – no

single founderThird largest religion

HinduismHinduismComplex concept of

God◦ Believe there is one

Supreme Being◦ God does not live in

a far away heaven but within each soul waiting to be discovered

◦ The goal of Hindu spirituality is to discover the supreme being within oneself

HinduismHinduismKarma – “moral law of cause and

effect”Believe in reincarnation – cycle is

stopped when one realizes their eternal relationship with God

Hinduism is based on “the accumulated treasury of spiritual laws discovered by different persons in different times.”

BuddhismBased on the

teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

Northeastern Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, Nepal) – between 6th and 4th centuries BCE

BuddhismBuddhismBelieve in karmaRecite mantras to drive away bad

karmaBelieve in rebirth – succession of

lifetimes

BuddhismBuddhismFollow the Four Noble Truths

◦ 1. Life is characterized by suffering.

2. The cause of this suffering is craving and desire.

3. There is a way to end this suffering (Nirvana)

4. The way to end this suffering is to follow a life characterized by 8 ideas.

Do Now: 3/19/10Do Now: 3/19/10On this day in history, March 19, 2003,

President Bush declared war on Iraq.◦ President Bush said, “…to disarm Iraq [of weapons of

mass destruction], to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.”

◦ Iraqi radio announced, “…the evil ones, the enemies of God, the homeland and humanity, have committed the stupidity of aggression against our homeland and people.”

Stop.Think.Respond to the quotes. Why do they have

different opinions?