2 - religion and spirituality

Question 1

what does being spiritual mean

Answer 1

• internal and universal on the sense that we all have it, personal in the sense it is different in each person
• the feeling and intuition towards meaning, purpose and happiness and then the attempt to fulfil it
• internal attempt to raise our consciousness

Question 2

what does it mean to be religious

Answer 2

• religion is a set of dogmas, beliefs, rituals, practices and of membership
• the act of following and participating in these things

Question 3

what is a religion

Answer 3

• a regarded set of beliefs and practices, usually involving acknowledgement of divine or a higher being power, by which people order the conduct of their lives, both practically and in a moral sense
• system of beliefs and practices that guide people on how to live
• offer particular insights and understandings about life

Question 4

what is spirituality

Answer 4

• the act of being open to a perception and experience of everything being interconnected through the ultimate reality
• an expression of our identity, beliefs and values which in turn are expressed in our activities and behaviours
• open to the possibility there exists a higher power (root of spirituality)
• focus: becoming more attuned to unworldly affairs

Question 5

difference between being religious and being spiritual

Answer 5

• spiritual experiences can occur in any context and are not necessarily limited to religious traditions
• religious experiences are not always spiritual experiences
• both derive from the beliefs held by people and a persons world view
• being spiritual means you don’t have to belong to a religion

Question 6

what is the syllabus dot point

Answer 6

• the concept of religion and being religious

- distinction between religion and spirituality

Question 7

what are Christians beliefs

Answer 7

• we believe that our lives are sacred and that we are made in gods image
• we believe that God planned our existence from the beginning of time and that in God we are destined to live for all eternity

Question 8

what is Christian spirituality

Answer 8

• a response to gods love by committing to oneself to live in right relationships with God

Question 9

what is Christianity

Answer 9

• the name given to that definite system of religious beliefs and practices which were taught by Jesus Christ