Looking for meaning Revision flash cards
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Topic 3: Looking for meaning
1 THEIST
·Evidence in Holy Books
·Religious experiences
·Miracles
·Freewill
2 ATHEIST
·No physical evidence/proof
·Scientific evidence
·Evil and suffering in the world
·Upbringing
3 RELIGION IN SECULAR SOCIETY – YES
·Provides stability and community
·Answers challenging questions
·Provides support and guidance
·Gives morals on how to act
4 RELIGION IN SECULAR SOCIETY – NO
·More interested in other things
·Science explains the world not religion
·Which religion is ‘right’?
·Many ignore the rules of religion
5 HOW DO PEOPLE EXPERIENCE GOD?
·Holy Books/sacred texts
·Natural world
·Religious teachings
·Prayer/worship
·Religious experiences/miracles
6 HOW DO PEOPLE RESPOND TO GOD?
·Vocation – vicar/monk/nun
·Worship/prayer
·Change lifestyle – commitment/dedication
·Preaching/teaching
·Pilgrimage
7 CHRISTIAN TRINITY (MONOTHEISTIC)
·3 in 1 – understood in 3 forms
·God as Father – spiritual
·God as Jesus – human
·God as Holy Spirit – acting in the world
8 HINDU TRIMURTI
·Brahman – God/supreme spirit
· Trimurti – 3 main gods to understand Brahman (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva)
·Murtis – statues/images of gods
9 MUSLIM GOD – ALLAH (MONOTHEISTIC)
·Tawhid – belief in oneness of God
·99 names – help to understand Allah
· Subhahs – string of prayer beads to help remember the 99 names
10 DEATH AND AFTERLIFE - Christianity
· Funerals – cremation/burial, Church service, hymns, prayers, committal, “ashes to ashes, dust to dust”
· Heaven/Hell/Purgatory
11 DEATH AND AFTERLIFE – Hinduism
· Funeral – 24 hours, body washed and prepared, eldest son, priest, cremation, ashes scattered in running water
· Reincarnation – atman, Moksha, many lives
12 DEATH AND AFTERLIFE – Islam
· Funerals - prayers from Qur’an, Shahdah, washing of the body, shroud, 24 hours, only men, Mosque, Imam, brief period of…
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