World Religions Flashcards
truth to remember
- the most important thing to remember about a person is:
- what they believe about God
categories of religions
- ________theism: ________ ________ ________ (________, ________, ________)
- ________theism: there are ________ ________ (________, ________ ________, ________ ________, ________, and ________)
- ________theism: ________ ________ ________, ________ ________ ________ ________ (________, ________, ________)
- 4 perspectives to unpack world religions: ________, ________, ________/________, and ________
- mono, only one God (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
- poly, many gods (Hinduism, Eastern Religions, New Age, Greeks, Egyptians)
- pan, all is God, God is in all (Buddhism, Zen, Animism)
- facts, beliefs, agreements/disagreements, questions
I. islam
- means “________ to ________,” ________ are “________”
A. facts
- over 1 ________ ________ ________, mainly in the ________ ________, ________, ________, ________, and ________
- founded by ________ in ________ ________
- ________ was the ________-________ ________ and ________ ________ of ________ (so they don’t expect any new messenger)
B. beliefs
- ________ is called “________”
- man is ________ of ________, but he is ________ ________ of ________ ________ ________
- this means man is responsible for his own salvation but nobody knows if they are saved because it’s ultimately up to Allah
- “________” is ________-________, the ________ of ________ is ________ by ________ ________ (________ the ________ ________)
1. ________ (“there is no ________ but ________, and ________ is the ________ of ________”)
2. ________ ________ ________ ________ a ________ facing ________
3. ________ during ________ (________ month)
4. ________ to the ________ (________% of savings)
5. ________ to ________ at least once in ________, a ________ ________ ________
- largely ________: ________ that happens is the ________ of ________
A. facts
- “submission, God,” followers, “muslims”
- billion muslims globally, middle east, indonesia, pakistan, bangladesh, india
- muhammad, 615 AD
- muhammad, self-proclaimed last, greatest, prophet, Allah
B. beliefs
- God, allah
- capable, sin, innately capable, perfectly pleasing God
- “salvation,” works-based, pleasure, Allah, achieved, religious observance, upholding, 5 pillars
1. confession, God, Allah, muhammad, prophet, God
2. prayer ritual 5 times, day, Mecca
3. fasting, Ramadan (9th)
4. almsgiving, poor, 2.5
5. pilgrimage, Mecca, life, rigid moral code
- deterministic, everything, will, Allah
I. Islam (part 2)
C. agreements/disagreements
1) is the ________ ________ ________?
- ________ ________ it was ________ in order for ________ to ________ the ________ but the ________ is ________
2) what is the ________ of ________ ________?
- in their ________, ________ is ________
they ________ ________ ________ ________ and ________ (they even consider ________ to be a ________)
- we need to explain to them that ________ ________ to ________ a ________ ________ between ________ and ________
3) did ________ ________ on the ________?
- they teach he ________ ________ on the ________, it only ________ like ________ ________
- ________ says that the ________ didn’t ________ ________ ________ and ________ ________ ________ to ________
- essentially, ________ is so ________ he wouldn’t ________ a ________ ________ to be ________ by his ________
4) what about the ________?
- ________ think ________ ________ in ________ ________ ________ (________, ________, ________) which is ________ because you can’t ________ in ________ ________ ________
D. questions
- how do you ________ if ________ ________ enough ________ ________ to ________ ________ on the ________ of ________?
- if what ________ said was ________, then ________? (he ________ the Bible and ________ to be the ________ of ________, if the ________ is ________, how do you ________ ________ was actually ________?)
- how can ________ be ________ of ________ when its ________ are so ________?
- key word to use: ________ (it’s what makes ________ unique)
C. agreements/disagreements
1) Bible, God’s word
- muslims believe, necessary, God, give, Quran, Bible, corrupted
2) purpose, God’s revelation
- mind, everything, Islam
- believe Islam includes judaism, christianity (Abraham, muslim)
- God desired, establish, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP, himself, man
3) Jesus die, cross
- didn’t die, cross, looked, he did
- Quran, Jews, knowingly kill Jesus, God ascended him, heaven
- God, merciful, allow, wonderful prophet, crucified, enemies
4) trinity
- muslims, christians believe, three different gods (father, son, spirit), blasphemy, believe, three different gods
D. questions
- know, you’re doing, good deeds, receive salvation, day, judgement
- Jesus, true, what (affirmed, claimed, son, God, Bible, corrupted, know Jesus, good)
- Christianity, Islam, teachings, different
- grace, Christianity
II. hinduism (polythesitic)
A. facts
- 1 ________ ________ ________, most are in ________, ________, or ________
- doesn’t offer an ________ on there ________ an ________ “________” like other ________ and there’s no ________ ________ or “________” form of ________
- not a ________ of ________ ________ but ________ to ________
- ________ ________ with non-________, ________ terms with no ________ or ________ ________
B. beliefs
- no ________ ________ ________ of ________; there is ________ “the ________”, ________, all-________ ________, as well as many ________ ________ (________ ________ among ________ ________)
- ________-________ because behind ________ ________ is the ________ that all ________ are ________ and ________ for their ________ ________
- ________ is the ________ of one’s ________ ________ that one must ________, so every ________ is ________ in a ________ of ________, ________, and ________
- ________ is not the same as ________ ________; karma is ________, ________, and ________ (like ________)
- their ________ ________ is to ________ from the ________ by ________ ________ (________)
- when someone ________, their ________ is ________ in a new ________ (________ or otherwise); this is ________
A. facts
- billion hindus worldwide, india, UK, US
- insistence, being, absolute “truth,” religions, objectively dogmatic, “correct,” hinduism
- set, dogmatic beliefs, continues, develop
- explains history, linear, circular, start, end point
B. beliefs
- single hindu idea, god; brahman, absolute, impersonal, embracing spirit, lesser deities, (one God, many gods)
- works-based, hindu practice, belief, souls, eternal, accountable, own actions
- karma, debt, bad actions, atone, soul, trapped, cycle, birth, death, rebirth
- karma, christian judgment, automatic, impersonal, reoccurring (gravity)
- ultimate aim, escape, cycle, attaining moksha (liberation)
- dies, soul, reborn, body, (human), reincarnation
II. hinduism (polytheistic)
C. agreements/disagreements
1) does ________ ________?
- the ________ view of ________ is extremely ________ (________ vs ________)
- for ________, ________ has a ________ because it has a ________ and ________, but ________ teaches a ________ of ________
2) what is ________ ________?
- for hindus, ________ is the ________ of ________ ________ ________ but has no ________ ________
- ________ believe ________ is ________ in ________ ________ and thus has ________ ________ to ________ ________ (thus he ________ gave ________ to ________ us)
- christians ________ ________ is ________ and ________ from ________, not just ________ of it
3) what are the ________ of our ________?
- we ________ that there are ________ ________ for our ________
- ________ don’t ________ in ________ ________ a ________ ________, only ________ ________ of ________ that can be ________
- in our ________, we should be ________ that ________ ________ in a “________” ________ of ________ and ________
4) point of ________ then ________
- ________ ________ with ________ that no one can be ________ to ________ and ________ + ________ are important ________
- ________ replaces ________ with ________ and ________/________ with ________ ________
- hindu ________ is a ________ of ________, ________, and ________
- the ________ in ________ ________ is to ________ them see ________ is ________ in ________ with a ________, ________ ________ because of what ________ did for ________
5) who is ________?
- ________ believe ________is a ________ ________ but not ________ ________ than ________
- ________ believe ________ was ________ ________ and we were ________ to ________ a ________ with ________
C. agreements/disagreements
1) history matter
- christian, history, different, (linear, cyclical)
- christians, history, purpose, beginning, end, hinduism, cycle, meaningless
2) God like
- mankind, manifestation, impersonal brahman force, individual worth
- christians, mankind, created, God’s image, immeasurable value, God personally, (personally, himself, save)
- believe God, holy, apart, creation, part
3) consequences, actions
- agree, lasting consequences, actions
- hindus, believe, sin against, holy God, wrong acts, ignorance, overcome
- apologetics, clear, christians believe, “deeper,” view, sin, consequences
4) agreement, disagreement
- christians agree, hindus, coerced, faith, toleration, acceptance, values
- salvation, cycle, birth, death, rebirth
- challenge, christian apologetics, help, salvation, eternity, heaven, good, personal God, christ, us
5) Jesus
- hindus, Jesus, divine manifestation, more special, others
- christians, Jesus, God himself, made, have, relationship, him
