module 2 2.0

Question 1

religion

Answer 1

a particular system of beliefs, values, rituals and worship shared by a number of people. Every religion centres its ideas and activities on the ‘Other’ – a supernatural being, power or force and requires believers to give their loyalty to God or a number of divine beings.

Question 2

spirituality

Answer 2

How people search for meaning in their life. For those who find it in religion, spirituality becomes religious spiritualist as they live and give expression to religious beliefs and practises in their life.

Question 3

religious identity

Answer 3

Identifying as religious (i.e. catholic)

Question 4

religious affiliation

Answer 4

Religious group to which a person belongs

Question 5

adherence

Answer 5

Someone who holds a particular belief or someone who supports a particular person or group

Question 6

participation

Answer 6

Participating in the church

Question 7

State the characteristics that major world religions have in common

Answer 7

 Beliefs and practices
 Rituals, practices, events and celebrations
 Leadership and rules
 Customs and traditions

Question 8

Name examples of world religions

Answer 8

Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism

Question 9

Explain what a worldview is

Answer 9

Particular philosophy of life or conception of the world

Question 10

Describe what it means to be religious

Answer 10

Being religious is a deeply personal matter. Recognising a person as religious and understanding what being religious looks like requires both an understanding of a particular religion and a willingness to consider a range of different ‘measures’ of religiosity.

Question 11

Explain how we might know that someone is religious

Answer 11

they do religious things

Question 12

being religious

Answer 12

when someone seeks, searches and thinks about the meaning of God you are being religious - seen by participation in rituals