Unit 4 - Looking for a meaning?

Question 1

What is community?

Answer 1

Group of people that share a common interest

Question 2

What is awe?

Answer 2

Completely overwhelmed by a sense of Gods presence

Question 3

What are funeral rites?

Answer 3

A way of saying goodbye to the person by making and valuing the contribution they make to their families and communities

Question 4

What are morning rites?

Answer 4

Allow people to cope with the transition of life and death

Question 5

What is revelation?

Answer 5

Something revealed that was previously hidden

Question 6

What is a pilgrimage?

Answer 6

A spiritual journey to a place of worship

Question 7

What is afterlife?

Answer 7

The belief there is some kind of life after death of the body

Question 8

What does God mean?

Answer 8

ultimate being, deity

Question 9

What does symbolism mean?

Answer 9

Something that points to or explains something else

Question 10

What are the Christian ideas about god?

Answer 10

Ultimate being, deity
god is a creater
God is best known through jesus
god can be experienced through the trinity ( father, son and holyspirit)
Father (creater, father of jesus)
Son ( jesus, believed by some to be god In human form)
Holy spirit (non physical, heaven and after life)

Question 11

What are the Hindu ideas about god?

Answer 11

atman-soul
Brahman - hindu word for god, he is everywhere
Trimurti- 3 aspects of ultimate being
shiva- destroyer and recreater
brahma- creater
Vishnu - preserver
pray to different aspects of god
Ganesha removes obstacles
murtis- images of the deities of whom devotion is focused on

Question 12

What are the Christian views on heaven and hell?

Answer 12

Catholic -those that are free of sin because of confession go straight to heaven
Traditional views are that if you don’t believe in god you don’t go to heaven

Question 13

What are the Hindu views on heaven and hell?

Answer 13

Atman/soul passes into new body

Reincarnation - amass good karma, break cycle to achieve moshka

Question 14

Christian funerals?

Answer 14

Candles ( Jesus is the light of the world)
Eucharist (bring congregation together)
Eternal life is received through faith
Honour life
Bible readings of Jesus' resurrection
acknowledge every person is special to god
dispose of dead respectfully
choice of burial and cremation

Question 15

Hindu Funerals?

Answer 15

favour cremation to allow the soul to be released
readings of scripture to highlight chapter of new life
like to die in sacred river
garland of flowers is placed on them
funeral procession is led by eldest son
feet face south in direction of god of death
eldest son lights it

Question 16

Ways people respond and experience god?

Answer 16

prayer (communication, dedicating time)
Preaching & teaching (share faith, conventions)
pilgrimage (learning,places said in bible, reflection, hajj,isreal)
Acts of kindness (charity, volunteering, tithe, support, community, follow footsteps of mother Theresa)
Study (learning, scriptures,relate to teachings, inspire,attend place of worship)
service&commitment ( charities,liveaid, worship)
Symbolism ( crucifix,fish, om-sacred sound 3-0”, shrines, pictures and statues)