RAS - sac one

• Religion influences social norms and morality by promoting common beliefs and values.
• 9 aspects of religion

  - Beliefs

  - Rituals

  - Ethics

  - Texts

  - Sacred stories

  - Social structure

  - Spaces, places, times and artefacts

  - Spiritual experience

  - Symbols
• Aspect of religion: Beliefs

  What are Beliefs?

  - articles of faith and ideas that are accepted as true by adherents

  - they are the central part of a religions identify and relate to all other aspects

  - they explain or tell about views, ultimate reality and meaning of life

  - and are typically revealed by an ultimate reality
• Aspect of religion: Beliefs example

  What are examples of beliefs?

  - one god

  - eternal life

  - god the creator

  - love your neighbor
• Aspect of religion: Rituals

  What are rituals?


  - ceremonies with an prescribed set of action and words that have symbolic meaning

  - they are considered sacred

  - performing rituals expresses beliefs and shows commitment to the religion.
• Aspect of religion: Rituals example

  What are examples of rituals?

  - mass

  - sign of the cross

  - sacraments

  - prayer

  - communion
• Aspect of religion: Ethics

  What are ethics?

  - the study of decision making about what is moral and immoral in a religion

  - they are the guiding principles and ideal codes of behavior

  - specific advice, law and ideas about what adherents ought to do.
• Aspect of religion: Ethics example

  What are examples of ethics?

  - ten commandments

  - catholic social teachings
• Aspect of religion: Sacred stories

  what are sacred stories?

  - religious narratives that convey and explain a religious truths and beliefs

  - make complex concepts understandable for adherent's

  - can be conveyed orally, through dance, paintings, and literature
• Aspect of religion: Sacred stories example

  What are examples of sacred stories?


  - parables

  - lives of saints

  - nativity story
• Aspect of religion: Social structure

  What are social structures?

  - the hierarchical way that religious traditions organizes it's community

  - each has certain roles and responsibilities

  - ensures religion is constant, maintained, and organized.
• Aspect of religion: Social structure examples

  What are examples of social structure?

  - schools

  - pope

  - priests

  - hospitals

  - charities
• Aspect of religion: Spaces, places, times, and artifacts

  what are Spaces, places, times, and artifacts?


  spaces

  - any area set aside for religious prayer or practice

  - can be contained in a place or can be temporary

  
  

  places

  - specific locations set aside for religious practice

  - can include places of religious pilgrimage

  
  

  times

  - special dates and celebrations

  - can be linked to seasons, memory of people, events and to the start, middle and finish of rituals.

  
  

  artifacts

  - important physical objects that have symbolic importance and significance

  - are a focal point of belief

  - can be items of worship or belongings to an individual
• Aspect of religion: Spaces, places, times, and artifacts examples

  What are examples of Spaces, places, times, and artifacts?


  spaces

  - bedroom

  
  

  places

  - church

  - mecca

  
  

  times

  - advent

  
  

  artifacts

  - rosary beads
• Aspect of religion: Spiritual experiences

  what are spiritual experiences?

  - can be had in a religious or non-religious context

  - a powerful emotion, stirred by a personal encounter that transcends the ordinary

  - affects beliefs, emotions and other aspects combined, creating a feeling of spirituality
• Aspect of religion: Spiritual experiences examples

  what are examples of spiritual experiences?

  - beautiful view

  - connectedness prayer

  - feeling during sacraments
• Aspect of religion: Symbols

  what are symbols?

  - important images or objects used to represent something else, beyond the obvious

  - they often display or explain a religious truth or a religion in general
• Aspect of religion: Symbols example

  what are examples of symbols?

  - cross

  - hijab

  - colours

  - star of david

  - priest when representing god
• Aspect of religion: texts

  What are texts?

  - physical scripts used by religion that can be oral or written.

  - they are used to records and to communicates essential parts of a religion

  - written with Devine authority

  
  

  made up of:

  
  

  foundation text

  - the basis of religion

  - cant be contradicted by other texts

  - directly inspired or written

  
  

  secondary texts

  - written by leaders. authoritative or officials

  
  

  minor texts

  - written by adherents such as works by historians
• Aspect of religion: Texts examples

  What are examples of texts?

  foundation

  - bible

  
  

  secondary

  - Vatican documents

  
  

  minor

  - works by historians
• 7 categories of belief

  - Ultimate reality

  - The nature and purpose of human life

  - The meaning of suffering

  - Death and afterlife

  - The relationship between ultimate reality and humanity

  - The relationship between humans

  - The relationship between human life and the rest of the natural world
• Categories of belief: ultimate reality

  What is ultimate reality?

  - a term to signify underlying cause of existence and foundation of reality

  - they can be seen as a supreme being

  - or an ideal state of existence

  - it is beyond human understanding
• Categories of belief: ultimate reality in Christianity

  what is ultimate reality in Christianity?

  - one god

  - triune; the farther, son and holy spirit

  - creator

  - he is omnipotent (all powerful)

  - he is omnipresent (all present)

  - he is omnibenevolent (all good)

  - transcendent (beyond human experience like the farther)

  - immanent (personal and all around like through Jesus)

  - eternal

  - loving, just and forgiving
• Categories of belief: ultimate reality in Christianity examples

  what are ultimate reality in Christianity examples?


  One god:

  - the first line in the Nicene creed reads that in the catholic Christian tradition they

  - "...believe in one god".

  
  

  God as creator:

  - in the catholic Christian creation story in (genesis 1:1), it is told that

  - " in the beginning, god created heaven and earth
• Categories of belief: the nature and purpose of human life

  what is the nature and purpose of human life?


  - the framework religious traditions offer to help humans understand existence.

  - the specific religious answers referring to what and why humans are here for and how they came to be
• Categories of belief: the nature and purpose of human life in Christianity

  what is the nature and purpose of human life in Christianity?

  - we are created in gods image to love god

  - to bring about the His kingdom by looking after all that he created and doing so in love
• Categories of belief: the nature and purpose of human life in Christianity examples

  what are examples of the nature and purpose of human life in Christianity?

  love your neighbor

  - Mark 12:30-31

  - "Love your neighbor as yourself."

  
  

  bring about kingdom of god

  - terea of avila

  - " christ has no body but yours"
• Categories of belief: the meaning of suffering

  what is the meaning of suffering?

  - the experience of physical, mental, emotional or spiritual anguish

  - can be inflicted by external causes beyond an individual's control or each other
• Categories of belief: the meaning of suffering in Christianity

  what is the meaning of suffering in Christianity?

  - not a part of gods creation

  - god does not cause evil and suffering, result of free will

  - consequence of original sin (adam and eve, tree)

  - it is failing to go by the teachings and commandments

  - sin causes suffering, but is forgiven.

  - Jesus, who suffered, is present with human beings who suffer.
• Categories of belief: the meaning of suffering in Christianity examples

  sins are forgiven

  -1 Peter 5:10

  - "And after you have suffered a little while... (god) will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you"

  
  

  Jesus died for our sins

  - the niceine creed

  - "for our sake he was crucified"

  
  

  the original sin bought evil

  - Genesis 3:22

  - "...the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil..."

  
  

  - baptism the original sin is washed away

  - reconciliation relationship is repaired with god
• Categories of belief: death and afterlife

  what is death and afterlife?

  - beliefs, rituals, codes of behavior and prayers to mark the death of a human being

  - a way of creating meaning of life and death and beliefs of what might happen to human consciousness after physical death
• Categories of belief: death and afterlife in christianity

  what is death and afterlife in christianity?

  - death is not the end, instead a new stage of life is entred

  - death is a mystery but christians believe it is revealved there if life after death

  - jesus' sacrifice blessed humans with eternal life

  - death has meaning which is to restore the relationship with god and humanity

  - death is a consequence of the original sin

  - life gets judged, and there are consequences...if you go to paradise
• Categories of belief: death and afterlife in christianity examples

  what are examples of death and afterlife in christianity examples?

  life after death

  - the niceine creed

  - "i look forward to the resurrections of the dead and life of the world to come"
• Categories of belief: relationship between ultimate reality and humanity

  what is the relationship between ultimate reality and humanity?


  - the nature of the relationship between the transcendent and humans or Creator and Created.

  - establishes to adherents what to expect from ultimate reality

  - beliefs on what should be the relationship between their ultimate reality and humanity

  - beliefs that arise from the beliefs about ultimate reality and nature of life
• Categories of belief: relationship between ultimate reality and humanity in Christianity

  what is the relationship between ultimate reality and humanity in Christianity?

  - relationship is immanent and transcendent at times.

  - god loves everyone is most dominate beleif

  - god created humans in love for love

  - merficul and forgiving of our sins

  - god is the farther of humanity

  - Christians connect to god through prayer

  - seen as someone to guide you through life

  - people should love god and follow his commandments
• Categories of belief: relationship between ultimate reality and humanity in Christianity examples

  what are relationship between ultimate reality and humanity in Christianity examples?

  created in gods image

  - Genesis 1:27

  - humanity is seen to created by God "in his image"

  
  

  god made humans very good

  - Gen 1:31

  - "it was very good"
• Categories of belief: relationship between humans

  what is the relationship between humans?


  - religion serves as a guide to the relationship between others an the degree of responsibility people have to each other

  - includes guidelines for peaceful and moral co-existence
• Categories of belief: relationship between humans in christianity

  what is the relationship between humans in christianity?

  - live as a community

  - love your neighbour

  - follow commandments to live

  - peace with each other

  - be another Jesus Christ in the world by modeling his actions and teachings

  - show love to others by selfless love, service and compassion.
• Categories of belief: relationship between humans in christianity examples

  what are relationship between humans in christianity examples?

  love each other

  - John 15:12

  -"love one another as I have loved you"

  
  

  follow commandments

  10 commandments

  "You shall not commit adultery"
• Categories of belief: relationship between humans and the natural world

  what is the relationship between humans and the natural world?

  - explains the connection and responsibility between humans and the nature in which we live and rely upon.

  - views on how we should interact and take care of the natural world