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• It refers to a set of principles that help in interpreting our daily reality.


  belief system
• This is a collection of beliefs about life and the universe being held by people


  worldview
• The doctrine or belief in one supreme God.


  Monotheism
•  The monotheistic belief that God is identical with nature as a whole


  Pantheism
• Disbelief in or denial of the existence of a personal God.


  Atheism
• Neither believe nor disbelief in the existence of theistic God.


  Agnosticism
•  The belief that inanimate objects have souls.


  Animism
• The belief and worship of many Gods.


  Polytheism
• A polytheistic belief that each nation or country has its own God.


  Henotheism
• The polytheistic belief in two conflicting deities, one good and the other is evil.


  Dualism
• fully integrated view of life.


  Holistic
• including the purpose of life


  Quest for meaning
• 1. beliefs about God.


  Quest for sacred
• With its history dating back to at least 6500 B.C.E., India is one of the world’s oldest surviving civilizations.


  THE INDIAN MOSAIC
• Religion is an essential part of Indian tradition as four main religions originated here, namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism – and a myriad of minor cults and local sects. 


  THE INDIAN MOSAIC
• reflects Indian heterogeneity.


  HINDUISM
• ‘museum of religions’ 


  HINDUISM
• •  centers its attention on the figure of Buddha.


  BUDDHISM
• ideals and ethics as the nation developed meritocracy as a basis for government officials.


  CONFUCIANISM
• The origins of the Jewish faith are explained throughout the


  Torah
• According to the text, God first revealed himself to a Hebrew man named


   Abraham
• the founder of Judaism.


  Abraham
• Abram was born in the city of


  Ur of the Chaldeans – presently known as IRAQ around 1800 B.C.E.
• Nahor and Haran

  Abram's brothers
• abraham's wife

  Sarah
• Ishmael and Isaac

  Abrahams offspring
• traditionally regarded as the author of the Torah, receiving it from God either as divine inspiration or as direct dictation together with the Oral Torah.


  moses
• According to the scriptures, God revealed his laws, known as the Ten Commandments, to Moses at


  Mt. Sinai
• contains the “Five Books of Moses” and many sacred laws. This is also called the Law (or the Pentateuch, in Christianity).


  torah
• This is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy


  torah
• The Jewish people have been called the “People of the Book” in reference to the Hebrew Bible 


  tanak or mikra
• • contains instructions and rules from the 5 major books. 


  Torah
• Contains anecdotes about major Hebrew people


  Prophets (Nevi’im)
• Contains poetry, theology, drama, and songs.

  Writings (Ketuvim)
• is an authoritative collection of rabbinic interpretations of the sacred scriptures. It contains materials of law and moral codes.


  talmud
• The synagogue is the Jewish equivalent of a church, more or less. It is the center of the Jewish religious community


  temples
• This is the most traditional of modern Judaism that adheres to the authority of the entire Torah as given to Moses by God at Mount Sinai


  ORTHODOX JUDAISM
• It seeks to conserve the traditional elements of Judaism while at the same time allowing for modernization that is less radical than Reform Judaism.

  CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
• This is also known as Liberal or Progressive Judaism. This is considered the most liberal expression of Judaism that subjects religious laws and customs to human judgment.


  REFORM JUDAISM
•  world’s largest religion, a religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who is considered the Son of God and the Messiah or Savior.


  christianity