religion prelim revision Flashcards
(meaning of life, supernatural dimension)
what is religion
religion is a distinctive answer to the human need for meaning of life (generally needs a worldview that recognises a supernatural dimension).
view/understanding
what is a worldview
A view or understanding of life itself
RELIGION =
supernatural factor + purpose to believe in
how does NESA define the supernatural dimension
Nesa states: “belief in divinity or powers beyond the human and/or dwelling within the human”.
beyond, divine
What is a transcendent religous worldview
A Transcendent religos worldview “has a belief in a divine power and/or powers beyond the human”.
Judiasm, Christianity, Islam
dwelling, within
What is a immanent religous worldview
An Immanent religous worldview “has a belief in a divine being or powers dwelling within the individual”
Buddihsm & aspects of Hinduism, Indigenous religions
Are Transcendent & immanent dimensions mutualy exclusive?
No, As seen in christianity God’s is trancendent and divine however God’s immanance recognises his working within the world he has made.
Within Christianity God’s transcendence is Omnipotent:
supreme and all - powerful
Within Christianity God’s transcendence is Incorpeal
Spirit and therefore no physical body
Within Christianity God’s transcendence is Omnipresent
present & everywhere, all the time.
Within Christianity God’s transcendence is Omniscient
all - knowing and all - seeing.
Name the 4 characteristics of Religion
Belief and Belivers, Ethics, Sacred Texts and Writings, Rituals & Ceremonies
What is the importantance of Beliefs & Belivers
all religions believe there is a reality greater than all parts of universe, believers keep the practice alive.
What is the importantance of Sacred Texts & Writings
generally given to humans through revelation from God and therefore are importat and have respect and authority.
What is the importantance of Ethics?
Ethics put the belief into practice and cover how to live and act in all aspects of life.
What is the importantance of Ritual & Ceremonies
A way of reinbforcing the central belief system.
Public Rituals and Ceremonies
Public display of unity with definied structure e.g Church
Private Rituals and Ceremonies
Private engagment of faith e.g praying
What does BESR stand for?
Beliefs & belivers, Ethics, Sacred texts, rituals and cermonies
What happens with all the charactersitics of a religion interect creativley?
A religion can be alive and active in the lives of adherents
What does dynamic mean?
A force that stimulates change or progress within a system of process
What does Living mean?
Alive, relevant and meangingful to the adherent
What is a dynamic living religion?
One that is full of life. It is practical, real and not removed from human existence and evident in society and culture clearly expressed in lives of adherents.
An example of a Living and Dynamic religion
Pope francis, Laudato Si’, A letter which Pope Francis wrote to all of humanity encouraging care for earth and climate change: Encourages christains to care with ethics and immerse in real life.
For a religion to be dynamic and living it has to
encourage belivers to use BESR in thier everyday life and apply thier beliefs in society and actions.
What has Religion contributed to the world & society
m, e, b, s, a, s, l, f
meaning, ethics, belonging, society, art, science, law, food
what is the dreaming
The dreaming represents all knowledge and understanding amoung Aboriginal societies.
What is the dreaming inextricably linked to?
The land
What is a totem
a form of identification and are linked to the ancestral being responsible for one’s existence.
What is a custodian
A custodian is someone who has responsibilty for a sacred site.
What is diasporia in Judaism
“The spreading out of Jewish people from their homeland of Israel”
What is the sacred text of Judaism
The TeNaK & The Torah
who are the first patriarchs of Judaism
Abraham, Isaac & Jacob
Who was the first to worship one true God
Abraham
Who are the 2 important descendents of Abraham
Isaac & Jacob
What are the 2 things God promised Abraham and what did Abraham promise in return.
- A People (children and descendents) 2. A Land (Canaan modern day Israel) In return Abraham would love and follow God.
What is circumsision called
“Brit Milah”
Outline Moses in Exodus
Moses is the reciever of the 10 commandments as God reveals themself to him.
List the 3 kinds of judaism & what are they?
Progressive: radical jews, Orthodox: strict, Conservative: a mix of the 2
List the PRINCIPAL BELIEFS of Judaism
Belief in One God, The concept of Moral Law and Idea of a Covenant
List the 4 central beliefs under Judaims principal belief of “God is one” and provide definition
God is eternal: exsits since beginning of time and will exsist forever
God is omnipresent: god is everywhere all the time
God is omnipotent: god is all powerful
God is pure spirit: god is not a physical being
In which book is Abrahams life outlined in?
Genesis
what 2 covenants did God give to Abraham
Covenant of land & people/children and Covenant of circumsision
outline the life of abraham
abraham (abram before god) was called to by god to “walk before him” and he will be given a land and “as many descendents as stars” this was the first covenant made with a patriarch, abraham has a child with his wife’s handmaid and comes ishmeal and god comes down and gives abraham the covenant of circumsision of brit’millah and in return god will bless abrahams wife sarah with more children and the promised land of cannan (israel), the covenant is then passed down to abrahams son isaac the patriach.
What are the religious jewish books called?
TeNaK
Torah: covenants
Nevi’im: prophets
Ketuvim: pslams & proverbs
Which important story of a person does Exodus cover?
Moses story: born down a river, raised with pharohs, told to release jews from egypt, goes to mt siani and receives the torah from God, smashes the torah written on a stone in rage from jewish people worshipping idols and is then denied from promised land of canaan after leading jews to canaan he dies.
what is Zionism?
the philosphy which is aimed at achieveving a jewish home state.
What is the understanding of moral law in Judaism?
The understanding of moral law is that such a law is embedded in the revelation of God and therefore the responsibility of jews to understand the sources of this reveltaion which is mainly the Torah.
What books are inside the TeNaK
The Torah: the covenenants & decalogue law
The Neviim: Writings of the Prophets: calls jewish people to their obligations of the covenent.
The Ketuvim: Wisdom literature including Pslams (hymns) and Proverbs (wisdom)