Religion

Religion:

The belief in and worship of a God or gods.

Ritual

Ritual

• an established or prescribed procedure for a religious event or action.

Disciple

Disciple

•A person who believes their purpose is to spread the word of God.

Monotheism

Monotheism

•The belief in ONE God.

Polytheism

Polytheism

•belief in or worship of more than one god

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5E4fr5aO5s

Fundamentalist

Fundamentalist

• A belief that we should follow the rules of a religion WORD BY WORD, VERY STRICT!

Atheist

Atheist

•A person who doesn’t believe ANY God exists and does not follow any religion.

Agnostic

Agnostic

• A person who does NOT practice a religion, and is unsure whether a God exists.

Animism

Animist

• The belief that things in nature e.g. plants, mountains, animals and the sky, have souls or consciousness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvvZ1TEQRB8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Kh61bNpgA

Origins of Religion

• This video is going to explain a theory on how humans began to have faith in and worship of religions.

5 Major Religions of the World

• This video is going to explain how and where the 5 major world religions began and give an overview of each religion’s belief system.

• The Five Major World Religions:• Hinduism (Hindus)• Buddhism (Buddhists)• Judaism (Jews)• Christianity (Christians)• Islam (Muslims)

Diffusion of Religion Over Time

• This video displays how the 5 major religions of the world have diffused over time.

• Hinduism• Buddhism• Judaism• Christianity• Islam

Exit Slip

• ON the bottom of your page, answer the question.

• What kind of problems could occur if 2 different groups of people in the same region, followed different religions and BOTH were fundamentalists of their religion?