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Supernatural meaning

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Supernatural dimension: An existence above or part of a material world that exceeds the power of humans and nature. it is the most significant power of all the religious worldviews in that this belief of a divine being is greater than humankind and power itself.

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What is a worldview?

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Worldviews are shared belief systems that vary across cultures and evolve over time, shaping diverse perspectives on reality.

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What is a Transcendent dimensions?

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refers to a belief in divine powers who goes beyond human limitations. An example of this is God who is a divine being in heaven that created life.

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What is an Immanent dimension?

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A world view that recognises a divine being or powers as a reality in the world. An example of this is carrying the Thera daven Buddhists carrying the Buddhists teachings throughout their daily lives.

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Is christinaity a Transcendant or Immanent world view, why?

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Christianity is an example of both Transcendent and Immanent world views. Christianity is primarily a transcendent worldview because it emphasizes God’s existence beyond the physical universe, while still acknowledging His presence within creation.

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Define beliefs and believers:

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  • Beliefs are key tenets, doctrines, values which make up the religious practices of believers
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Define sacred texts and writings:

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  • Usually, the most important beliefs of religions are held in sacred writings
  • They contain sacred stories which explain historical and non-historical means explaining how people are connected to the supernatural dimension.
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Define ethics:

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  • Reasoning behind moral decision making
  • The laws which are embodied tenants which regulate moral decision making
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Define rituals and ceremonies:

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  • Rituals and ceremonies often are used from expression of words or symbols.
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life, attitudes

Contribution to individuals lives in a persons search for meaning:

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Religion explains creation, life and life after death, thus showing people the reason to their lives and helping them to live by their attitudes and ideas.

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groups, belonging

Contribution to individuals lives for a persons sense of belonging to a community:

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Religion fosters groups of disciples and by being active in this community and going through rituals and prayers with everyone it creates a sense of belonging in that religion and to those beliefs.

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texts, go

Contribution to individuals lives for a persons ethical guidance:

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Religions, through sacred texts, outline the morals and ethics that any individual should have s that they may go out into life and use them to bring love and peace.

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milestones, reassurance

Contribution to individuals lives to find meaning in rituals:

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Rituals in Religion help individuals to celebrate the milestones in their life and bring them closer to their supreme being, it also gives them reassurance because people have been doing it for thousands of years.

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interchangeable, influence

Contribution to society and culture for the interaction between religions and culture:

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Religion and culture are interchangeable with both influencing the other, religious traditions have been able to influence architectural structures, dictated dress and diet in cultures and helped cultures foster a sense of nationalism.

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beleifs, dominant

Contribution to society and culture for religion being conservative/narrow in it’s thinking:

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Religion however is also very narrow in its thinking as it has it’s set beliefs and may find it hard to accept that other religions have their own beliefs, some religion would like to be the dominant religion thus causing war.

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peace, adaptations

Religion’s contribution to society and culture as a pogressive influence:

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However, religion has also brought a lot of peace, especially to those who are worried about the questions of life and by using it’s ethics and morals people have been able to connect with others in a calm way. It has also been adapted to suit modern day problems such as diversity and acceptance.

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What are the five big questions in religion?

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  1. who am i?
  2. what is my purpose?
  3. is there a supreme being?
  4. why is there pain and suffering?
  5. is there life after death?
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Monotheism:

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The belief in one god

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polytheism:

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The belief in many gods

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Examples of Transcedant religions?

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Christanity, Judaism, Islam

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Examples of Immanent religions:

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Buddhism and Hinduism

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it’s not actually traditions

Religious traditions

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Christanity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism

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how does creation relate to Transcendent worldviews?

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  1. Creation – Transcendent religions are responsible for the creation of the world and humans.
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christianity, islam, judaism

how is revelation shown through transcendant religions?

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Christianity - God through Jesus
Judaism – 10 commandments through Moses to the people
Islam – Qur’an revealed through Mohamed

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# christianity, islam, judaism how does death and afterlife relate to transcendant religions?
Christianity – heaven and hell Judaism – belief that the soul lives on Islam – last judgement and paradise
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# christianity, islam, judaism how is the question what it means to be human shown in the transcendant religions?
4. What it means to be human – Christianity – live to follow Jesus’ teaching and thus be let into heaven Judaism – submit their life into following the covenant and serving him for protection Muslims – submit their life and will to Allah
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Origin of christinaity
Origin: - 1st century CE, it was initially a movement in Judaism but by the 4th century was the dominant religion of the roman empire.
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symbols of christinaity (3)
- Cross: symbolises Jesus and his resurrection/ sacrifice for the people which is a central belief about salvation. - Ichthys: a fish like symbol that represents Jesus himself - Bible: symbolises the importance of faith and God’s word
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ethics in christianity
- Get ethics from the bible including love, kindness and compassion - Forgiveness like God forgives the people from sin
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sacred texts and writings in christianity
- The ten commandments which outline the sins - The bible which makes up the basis of the whole religion and its practices, New Testament and the Old Testament (shared with Judaism)
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rituals and ceremonies in christinaity
Rituals and Ceremonies: - Baptism: a holy cleansing to welcome someone into the religion - Weddings, funerals, Eucharist (eating of the bread and drinking wine)
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Judaism origins
Origin: - Originated in Western Asia by a man called Abraham who received a covenant from God
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symbol of judaism
- Star of David: six sides symbolise that God rules over the universe from all six directions: North, South, East, West, up and down
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beliefs and beleivers in judaism
- Monotheistic and believes in the importance of the covenant with God - God communicated through Prophets and also has strict laws about food and meat.
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ethics in judaism
- Justice, Compassion, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility - Guided by the Prophetic vision which helps people to deal with matters such as social justice.
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sacred text and writings in judaism
- One main sacred text called the Torah., has five books in it containing stories of creation, a great flood and Moses.
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rituals and ceremonies in judaism
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah: coming of age for girls ages 12 and boys aged 13 in order to show them their responsibilities in Judaism. - Shabbat: every Friday evening to Saturday evening, involves rest and prayer - Yom Kippur: day of fasting where individuals seek forgiveness.
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origins of islam
- 610 CE, Prophet Muhammad received his first revelation which commanded him to recite in the name of Allah. - Created a string Islamic community and continued to spread the religion.
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symbol of islam
- The moon and the star: moon represents progress and the star represents light of knowledge.
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beleifs and believers in islam
- Monotheistic in that they believe in the God Allah, is creator and both transcendent and immanent - Belief in Angels and books that are revealed throughout history by Allah
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ethics in islam
- Ethics are deeply rooted in the Qur’an: some of these include Generosity, Patience, Modesty and Justice.
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sacred text and writings in islam
- Main sacred text is the Qur’an, which is the actual word of God, interpreted by Muhammed. - The Hadiths are a report of the actions of Muhammad which all are to embody.
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rituals and ceremonies in islam
- Hajj: sacred pilgrimage which all Muslims are required to complete at least once in their lifetime, it includes various prayers and then a walk around the Ka’ba several times in a clockwise direction.
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Buddhism origins
- Fifth century BCE, founded by the Buddha in the northeastern region of India. - The Buddha renounced his wealth and position to seek enlightenment and continued to establish religion teachers and spread the religion.
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symbols of buddhism
The endless knot symbolises the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha and represents the endless movement of time of the mind. - The lotus flower symbolises enlightenment and mental purity
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beleifs and beleivers in buddhism
- The three main school of Buddhism include: Mahayana (those who chose to stay and help others reach enlightenment), Theravada (the emphasis on monastic life and meditation), and Vajrayana (enlightenment through rituals) - The ‘three jewels’ of Buddhism are the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha.
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ethicsin buddhism
- The noble eight-fold paths, karma, four noble truths and ahimsa (non-violence)
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sacred texts and writings of buddhism
- Tipitaka (the oldest text which are containing the Buddha’s words) - Sutta Pitaka (a collection of examples, anecdotes and discourses that reflect the Buddha’s teachings)
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rituals and ceremonies in buddhism
- Mantras – chanting as a form of meditation - Mala – a string of beads to help them focus during worship - Meditation – open themselves to a higher state of awareness
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Hinduism origins
- Indus valley as early as 10,000 BCE, there is no known single founder.
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Hinduism symbols
- Om: the primordial sound from which the universe was created - Swastika: sun, prosperity and good luck
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beleifs and believers in hinduism
- 1.2 billion believers throughout the world - Brahman is the main god who is in all the universe and people - Samsara: the cycle of life, death and reincarnation
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ethics in hinduism
- Be patient, kind, generous, compassionate and courageous
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rituals and ceremonies in hinduism
- Mantra: chanting phrases, words or proses - Pilgrimage: destinations to temples, shrines and places associated with legends and myths.
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sacred texts and writings in hinduism
- Vedas – religious texts that hold the basis of Hinduism, the four types of this text are Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda.
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How has Hinduism shown they are a dynamic and lilving religiom
Hinduism – Originating in the 7th century, Hinduism saw a big time period where a lot of people including saints encouraged Hindu’s to accept people from all backgrounds into their religion. This promoted equality in practices and rituals and allowed people who believed in the Hindu gods to be joined by others, thus expanding the religion.
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how has judaism shown they are a dynamic and living religion
The Bal Tas chit principle was used to highlight facts about climate change in the Jewish community and expose the need for change in order to look after our earth. The principle teaches that it is forbidden to waste recourses which emphasizes the need for stewardship and conservation of what God has created.
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monotheistic
belief in only one god
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polytheistic
belief in many gods
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what is hinduism's worldview?
- Views the entire universe as God, everything is God. - Each person is intrinsically divine and a part of God - Life, death, reincarnation. - All living creatures have a soul and are part of the supreme soul - Immanent religion: God is existing in everything and in life. - Polytheism and Monotheism. Hindus believe that there are gods and goddesses such as the creator, sustainer and the destroyer who are all embodiments of the superior divine Braham. - Belief in the supernatural dimension, the entire universe is a supernatural dimension as it is an embodiment of God.

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