Unit 1 - The Importance of Religion

• Faith


  Gift from God, made of 3 things: Gift, Response, Relationship
• Charles de Foucauld was very religious in his childhood, lost faith during studies in France, joined army and had bad behaviour, expelled, then found faith in God again after speaking to a priest, spent time with Trappists, gave life to the poor people of Sahara, established a new order 'The Little Brothers of Jesus', murdered in 1916 (martyr)
• Atheist


  Someone who does not believe in a God
• Agnostic


  Someone who doubts God's existence
• Theist


  Believer in a God
• Faith


  Gift from God, made of 3 things: Gift, Response, Relationship
• Charles de Foucauld was very religious in his childhood, lost faith during studies in France, joined the army and had bad behaviour, then found faith in God again after speaking to a priest, spent time with Trappists, gave life to the poor people of Sahara, established a new order 'The Little Brothers of Jesus', and was murdered in 1916 (martyr)
• Atheist


  Someone who does not believe in a God
• Agnostic


  Someone who doubts God's existence
• Theist


  Believer in a God
• Reason (science) needs faith


  Faith needs reason (science)
• Science cannot prove/deny God's existence
• Christian faith needs reason or else faith will become superstition or fanaticism
• Psychic


  Sally Morgan
• Reason (science) needs faith


  Faith needs reason (science)
• Science cannot prove/deny God's existence
• Monotheist


  Believes in One God
• Christian faith needs reason or else faith will become superstition or fanaticism
• Psychic


  Sally Morgan
• Polytheist


  Believes in many gods
• Monotheist


  Believes in One God
• Superstition


  Belief without reason, eg Horoscope
• Polytheist


  Believes in many gods
• Fanaticism


  Importance without reason to something. Eg ISIS, KKK, IRA
• Superstition


  Belief without reason, eg Horoscope
• Islam


  Follower - Muslims
• Fanaticism


  Importance without reason to something. Eg ISIS, KKK, IRA
• Founder of Islam


  Mohammed (610AD), Last and greatest prophet
• Islam


  Follower - Muslims
• Humans develop ideas & thoughts spread all over the world. Eg: Hinduism, Buddhism
• Holy Book of Islam

  Koran (Qu'ran)
• Founder of Islam


  Mohammed (610AD), Last and greatest prophet
• Place of worship


  Mosque
• Humans develop ideas & thoughts spread all over the world. Eg: Hinduism, Buddhism
• Holy Book of Islam

  Koran (Qu'ran)
• Symbol


  Star and Moon
• Place of worship


  Mosque
• Primitive Religion


  • Mostly found in Africa, Latin America and North American Indians, Importance to nature, peace & harmony, Ideas not well developed
• The 4 main aims of Religion

  • Sense of direction
  • Necessary fuel
  • Foundation
  • Sense of belonging
• Symbol


  Star and Moon