SOR HSC Flashcards by Annelise Hall

RELIGION AND PEACE - Islam quotes relating to INNER PEACE

“tranquility is given by Allah” (sura 48:4)

“Al Salaam” - Allah’s name meaning peace

“There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger” - 5 pillars of faith shahada

“Peace be upon the one who follows the right path” - Hadith

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QUOTES from Islam about world peace

“Do not make mischief in the land, they say: We are but peacemakers” (sura 2:11)

Committing “aggression” is not desired by God

“The Muslim is the one whom others are sure no harm will come from his hands and words” - Muhammad

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Quotes from Christianity about inner peace

Letter to the Philippians: “The peace of God which is beyond all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Jesus Christ”

Jesus referred to as “the prince of Peace”

“Your faith has saved you, go in Peace” (Luke 7:50)

The Gospel of Luke - says Jesus would come “to guide our feet into the way of peace”

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Quotes from Christianity about world peace

The Beatitudes: “Blessed are the peace-makers, they will be called the children of God.”

“Turn the other cheek” - Matthew 6:39

5th commandment - Thou shalt not kill (peace of heart)

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CHRISTIANITY STEWARDSHIP

“God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and take care of it” - Genesis

E.g Aboriginals
E.g Catholic Earthcare Australia

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CHRISTIANITY preferential option for the poor

“Happy the gentle, the shall have the Earth for their heritage” - Beatitudes

E.g Green Christian

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Sustainability and Authentic Development

“To God belongs the Earth and all it contains, the world and all who live there” -psalm 24:1

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BAPTISM

BAPTISTE: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

“Very truly I tell you no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit” - John 3:3-5

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SUFISM

“Hearts become tranquil through the remembrance of Allah”

“God spoke to everyone…he speaks to the ears of the heart but it is not every heart which hears him” - Rumi

“It does not please me to be distracted from Allah in a single moment” -Rabia

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TAWHID

“The seven heavens and the Earth and all therein praise him”

E.g Green Muslims

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KHALIFA

“It is He that made you custodians, inheritors of the Earth”

E.g AMEN

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Akrah

“The whole Earth has been created a place of worship, pure and clean” - Hadith

E.g IFEES

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HAJJ

“They will come from the farthest of locations” (Qur’an 22:27)

“Perform the pilgrimage and visit Allah” - Qur’an

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Moses Maimonides

“Anticipate charity by preventing poverty”

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach and a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”

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GOD IS THE CREATOR

“the Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof”

JNF - The Jewish National Fund
- blue coin box initiative for planting trees

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STEWARDSHIP JEWISH

“God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and take care of it” - Genesis

E.g. The Noah Project - UK based - publish articles in Jewish newspapers and organise educational events

LAW OF BAL TASCHIT

“If you destroy, at that moment you are not human…and have no right to the things around you” - Yonatan Neril, significant Jewish scholar

E.g. COEJL - US group

TIKKUN OLAM

“Do not destroy my world, for if you do there is no one to repair it.” - Ecclesiastes 7:13

E.g The Jewish Vegetarian Society

Jewish Marriage

“Be fruitful and multiply” Genesis

“Praised is He who makes the groom rejoice with the bride” - 7 blessings

“Behold you are consecrated to me with this ring according to the Law of Moses and Israel”

“Therefore shall a man cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh” - Genesis

“He who marries a good woman is as if he fulfilled the whole Torah from beginning to end” - Yalqut Shimoni Ruth

Christianity - The concept of the transcendent

God is all powerful

- he communicated with humans through revelation and the New Testament

Atheism - the concept of the transcendent

No God
Believe we determine our own morality
Believe we should live for today not for some divine benefit or punishment

Christianity - Response to the human person

made up of mind, body and spirit

- receive eternal life through Jesus dying for our sins

Atheism - response to the human person

Live an open life with infinite understanding of humanity and only then can we be called truly human
humans are made up of brain and organs
through education, people achieve fulfilment

Christianity - Social responsibility

all humans created in the image of God

- responsibility to work for social justice

Atheism - social responsibility

- work towards improving society and humanity, not for a reward but simply because it is the correct way of behaving

Religion's meaning and purpose for the individual

- Answering life's questions - Sense of identity - Guiding ethical matters - Celebrating key events - Rituals and practices - Sacred texts - Community ``` All Starfish Give Cards Regarding Sea Christmas ```

Social cohesion

Brings a society together E.g.

Rise of new religious expressions: PERSONAL FULFILMENT

- due to secularisation failing to provide a meaningful life - goal of religious expressions - more opportunities to find purpose - individualism and self determination - community

Rise of new religious expressions - seek ethical guideline

- lack of moral certainty in a secular society - outdated moral guidance from trad religions - formulating own ethical guidelines can be problematic

Rise of new religious expressions - seeking to clarify their relationship with society

- new sexualities and lifestyles - opposition to make hierarchies - modern society is becoming less community oriented - cult of individualism

Influenced the growth of new religious expressions: RISE OF MATERIALISM

- Some new age religions attest to being a means of gaining wealth - new age religions which favour individual spirituality thrive in a materialistic society with its cult of individualism - consumerist environment - new age religions represented as commodities which can be bought and sold

Influenced the growth of new religious expressions - SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS

- rapid growth in scientific knowledge which raises serious qns for religions e.g Big Bang theory - many new age religions have a pseudo-scientific basis e.g numerology and crystals

Rise of new age religious expressions: GROWTH OF ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS

- many new age religions centre on creation and adopt animistic and ancient nature religions - new religious expressions seek to recapture the traditional wisdom of the environment - environment seen as a healing thing e.g nature retreats invoking a power from within creation

Rise of new religious expressions: DISENCHANTMENT WITH TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICE AND GUIDANCE

- trad religion lacks relevant and meaningful support in the modern world - hypocrisy, abuse of power in religion - more acceptable now to have no religion - growth of secularisation - new age religions are popular because there is still a longing for a spiritual dimension to life

Agnosticism: aspirations and behaviour

Aspirations - to live a meaningful life - achieved through use of human reason Behaviour - to benefit the individual and society - discovered through human reason - self determination - solving modern world issues through thought and discovery - ethics determine behaviour

ATHEISM - aspirations and behaviour

- self determination - human freedom - ethical behaviour - education - considered essential for humans to realise their aspirations and learn appropriate behaviour - access to basic human rights - dignity - use of laws and governments

HUMANISM - aspirations and behaviour

Human reason Investigation, research and study