Religion
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Religion | Set of beliefs and an explanation for them Organization of community for people to come together and share values and explore questions Ultimate power that is not human power God/gods Energy |
| Mystery | There are things that cannot be scientifically proven There will always be questions that cannot be answered |
| Primary Questions | What is it like when you die? Where do we come from? Why do we suffer? What is human condition? What is spiritual perfection? |
| Buddhism | You make your own fate God is a teacher Buddha was the enlightened one Value system Don't eat meat or kill animals Do not be exclusive or try to convert others Everything is interconnected Monks and nuns are peaceful |
| Muslim | Wear veils God is right in front of you Koran Against Islam No alcohol Eating pork Talking to boys How to raise kids Wear a veil Believe in afterlife |
| Paganism | Nature gods/goddesses Male and female deities Pentacle Necklace, circle of life Summer solstice and winter solstice Halloween is Pagan Sex is a ritual Not ashamed Period parties |
| Native American | Less than 2% Connect with ancestors through powwow Values Generosity, Respect, Courage, Wisdom Mother Earth Takes care of all Peyote Connects you to God |
| Judaism | Hebrew 2% American teens Jewish law If your mom is Jewish, you are Jewish Community No Messiah yet Sects Some are strict and stay kosher |
| Catholicism | 27% American teens Community Represents God Jesus was the Messiah |
| Experiential Mythic Doctrinal Ethical Ritual Social Material | Seven dimensions of religion |
| Judaism: exodus from Egypt | Example of experiential |
| All religions: creation myths | Example of mythic |
| Christianity: creed we say at mass | Example of doctrinal |
| Christianity/Judaism: 10 Commandments | Example of ethical |
| Christianity: sacraments | Example of ritual |
| Judaism: Synagogue | Example of social |
| Judaism: prayer shawls, yarmulke | Example of material |
| God; People; Covenant; Torah; Land | 5 Touchstones of Judaism |
| Yaweh | Name is too sacred to be said |
| YWH, adoni | Yaweh is written ___ and spelled ______ |
| Dualism | God is both beyond and part of all life |
| nomadic; polytheistic | Jewish people were ________ and ________ |
| Abraham | started Judaism Came to a realization that there was truly one God and that He was in a relationship with the chosen people (Israelites) |
| Covenant | Sacred agreement Establishes Jews as God's chosen people Defines life and morality of the Jewish people Establishes a group identity |
| Torah | Tradition Oral Talmud: rabbis interpretation of the writings Written 10 Commandments |
| Spiritual perfection | Jewish perfect observance of rites and the law |
| Bar/Bat Mitzvah, marriage, | Rites of Passage for Jews |
| Rabbi | Teacher of the Torah |
| Jewish Prayer | prayer 3 times a day Prayer Shawl Yarmulke |
| Sabbath | Sundown Friday to sundown Saturday Family meal Lighting of candles |
| Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur Passover | 3 main Jewish holy days |
| "Hear O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone" | Quote the Shema |
| Shema | Judaism's basic monotheistic statement |
| Talmud | Vast depository of the Torah with Rabbinic commentary on each chapter |
| Diaspora | Jews were exiles |
| Kabbalah | Jewish mysticism Learned the Torah through memorization, but mysticism was learning about God from the inside out Led by the heart |
| Hasidism | Dress Extended focus on Kabbalah Focus on personal relationships with God and the community Leader is the Zaddik Has holy relationship with God |
| Wanted to regain the Homeland | Zionism |
| Anti-Semitism | Hatred and prejudice of Jews |
| Orthodox jews | Adhere to the tradition of the Torah Unchanging in spite of society Women have no role in place of worship (not rabbis), but they run the family Women and men are separated in the synagogue Think Judaism is not compatible with modern society |
| Conservative jews | Adhere to traditions Middle of the road group: open to some changes Change is okay if it isn't detrimental to Judaism Rabbis are male and female Women and men can mix |
| Reformed jews | Practice Judaism Modern society (English) Judaism and modern society are compatible Judaism can adapt Relaxed and informal |
| Incarnation; Holy Trinity | Doctrines of Christianity |
| Incarnation | God is fully human and fully divine |
| Holy Trinity | One God in three persons |
| Paul (Saul) | "God is not exclusive" Goes out to Gentiles in the Empire The second coming Everyone will be judged- both living and dead Dead will be raised Looking at your life and how you have lived your life Based on what you have done Takes away the thought that God is sitting back, shows that he is helping us |
| Apocalypticism | God will let the people suffer to learn their lesson and then they will be judged- not Christian view of God God is just sitting back and when they get bad enough he will end them- Noah's Ark |
| Salvation | Achieved through the grace of God |
| Vital | Spread Christianity to the world Christianity is 1/3 of the world's population |
| Christian Covenant | Between God and his people Gave them a homeland Promised they would have descendents Promise that they would be saved and protected by God |
| Jesus | Ultimate sign of the covenant |
| Kingdom of God | God's intervention in human world to "right the wrongs" Age of injustice would end |
| Ethical transformation | Goes beyond the letter of the law Love vs. Legal Obedience Love your enemies |
| Zionism | movement in the late 19th century reestablishing Jewish homeland |
| Tanakh | common way of referring to the Hebrew bible |
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