IWRBS

• Major world religions

  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Hinduism
  • Theravada Buddhism
  • Mahayana Buddhism
  • Confucianism
  • Taoism
  • Shintoism
• Religion

  Latin word, RELIGARE; to tie or to bind
• Religion


  Belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or Gods
• 1st Largest Religion in the PH:

  • Christianity

  
  

  2nd Largest Religion in PH:

  • Islam

  
  

  Oldest Religion:

  • Hinduism
• Spirituality:

  the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul as opposed to material things.
• Spirituality:

  considers loving others (people/animals) as their highest priority kindness.
• Belief:

  An acceptance that something exists or is true; Synonymous to the word FAITH.
• Radicals - people who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform (Advocates/they want people in power to change.)
• Extremists - people who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views, especially one who resorts to or advocates extreme action. (Takes extreme actions/kung anong paniniwala nila ay dapat mangyari kahit makapatay)
• Fanatics - people filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause (Take changes/they will do the change & have actions)
• Belief System - set of ideology or principles that help us interpret our everyday reality
• Worldview - a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
• Theology - study of Religion and nature of God and religious beliefs.
• Philosophy of Religion - Philosophical study of the meaning and nature of Religion that includes concepts, beliefs, terms and arguments.
• Philosophy - the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
• Monistic - No real distinction between God & the Universe. (Who control over everyone is one only.)
• Polytheistic - The belief and worship of many Gods. (paniniwalang maraming diyos at diyosa)
• Monotheistic - The doctrine or belief in one supreme God. (paniniwalang iisa lang ang diyos)
• Atheistic - Disbelief in or denial of the existence of a personal God. (hindi naniniwala)
• Agnostic - Belief that God is unknown & unknowable. (naniniwala na may diyos pero hindi alam kung babe/lalaki or marami/iisa)
• Peak of industrial revolutiuon


  19th century
• Social science


  the scientific study of human society and social relationships
• Folklore


  traditional beliefs, customs, and stories of community, passed through the generation by word of mouth
• Animistic Theory


  religious beliefs that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence
• Animism


  came from the Latin word 'anima' meaning "breath, spirit, life"
• Theory of Original Monotheism


  the belief in the existence of only one God that created the world
• Nature Worship Theory


  variety of religious, spiritual, and devotional practices that focus on the worship of the nature spirits considered to be behind the natural phenomena visible throughout the nature
• Wish Fulfilment Theory


  satisfaction of a desire through an involuntary thought process
• Magic Theory


  similarities among magical and religious beliefs around the globe by James George Frazer
• Human Belief progressed through 3 stages

  • Primitive Magic
  • Replaced by Religion
  • In turn Replaced by Science