HUMSS 2
“an organized system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a God or a group of gods”
Religion
seeking a meaningful connection with something bigger than yourself (positive emotion, peace, awe, contentment, gratitude, and acceptance)
Spirituality
collection of attitudes, values, stories and expectations about the world around us.
-express in ethics, religion, philosophy, scientific beliefs etc..
Worldview
belief system is shared, and its ideals are practiced by a group
community
told over and over again and sometimes performed by the member of the group
-may or may not be factual
Central Stories
beliefs are explained, taught, and made real through ceremonies
-ceremonies that reenact sacred storis and various activities
Rituals
Rules about how to behave
-are often thought to have come from deity or supernatural place
-also be seen as guideline created by the group
Ethics
Religions use things to perform rituals or present beliefs (statues, paintings, music, flowers, incense, clothes, architecture, and specific sacred locations)
Material Expression
Religions see some things are sacre and some are not sacred (Objects,, actions, people, and places)
Sacredness
Most religions shared emotions (awe, mystery, guilty, joy, devotions, conversion, inner place etc.)
Characteristic Emotional Experiences
one of the world’ s oldest religions, dating back nearly 4,000 years
-original Abrahamic faith (which include Islam and Christianity)
-refers to the monotheistic religion of the Jews
Judaism
God first revealed himself to a Hebrew man
-founder of Judaism.
-promoted the central idea of the Jewish faith: that there is one God
Abraham
place of worship of Jewish People
Synagogue
there are about 14m jews today (worldwide)
-followers of Judaism religion
Jew or Jewish People
all of the practices in the Torah which is practical to obey must be obeyed without question.
Orthodox Jews (one of the basic groups of Jewish people)
-believed that ancient laws and practices must be interpreted for modern life
-contemporary sources and with more concern with community practices than with ritual
Conservative and Reform Jews (one of the basic groups of Jewish people)
-Followers promote progressive ideas and adaptation.
Reform Jews (one of the basic groups of Jewish people)
3 Basic Groups of Jewish People
1.Orthodox Jews
2.Conservative and Reform Jews
3.Reform Jews
Sacred Text of Jews People
TaNaKh
3 Parts of TaNaKh
T-Torah (teaching, instruction, law)
N-Nevi'im (Prophets)
K-Ketuvim (writings)
how many jews today
14 million
consisting of 10 Jewish male adults, was traditionally required for public service of the Torah
Minyan
-The Jewish Sabbath (from Hebrew shavat, “to rest”)
-observed throughout the year on the seventh day of the week (Saturday)
-it commemorates the original seventh day on which God rested after completing the creation
-every sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday
Sabbath Day
boys reach the age of 13, they undergo a rite-of-passage ceremony (entry to adulthood)
Bar Mitzvah
meaning “ son of the commandment”
Girls also undergo the same ritual when they reach the age of 12.
Bat Mitzvah
Refers to prejudice and/or discrimination against Jews as individuals and as a group.
Antisemitism
religious and political effort that brought thousands of Jews from around the world back to their ancient homeland (middle east)
Zionism
-Mass Killing
six million Jews and some five million others, targeted for racial, political, ideological and behavioral reasons, died in the Holocaust
Holocaust
Belief in one God or ib the oneness of God
Monotheistic
Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
Christianity
what are the 4 territory in Canaan
Syria
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan
Central Idea
There is one God
5 books of moses
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Adherents/Followers of Christianity
Christians
sacred Text of Christianity
Holy Bible
two parts of holy Bible
Old testament
New testament
what is the Holy Trinity
Father
Son
Holy Spirit
3 sects/denominations of Christian church
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Protestantism
ritual for moral purification “washing impurities away” and serves as an nitiation rite.
signifies his or her commitment to repent from his or her sins
Baptism
sharing a meal of bread and wine imitates the Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples before his death, and recalls Jesus’ sacrifice
Eucharist
40 days of repentance and preparation for Easter-the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.
Lenten Season
The 25th of December each year, celebrates the birth of Christ. The Eastern celebration is on 6th January.
Christmas
Celebrates Jesus’ ascension into heaven 40 days after Easter or the day Jesus resurrected from the dead
Ascension and Pentecos
Two Issues at Christianity
Ecumenism - movements
Homosexuality - as acts of sinful