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Christianity & other religions Study Guide
Unit Essential Questions:
(1) What important similarities and differences are there between
Christianity and some of the major world religions and how are
these expressed in terms of Creed, Code, and Cult?
(2) How does the nature of God affect Creed, Code, and Cult in both
eastern and western religions in general?
Be
able
to
respond
to
the
following:
1. What
was
“Nostra
Aetate”?
What
are
its
main
points?
Which
Church
council
did
it
come
from?
2. Into
what
two
main
divisions
does
Lewis
say
we
can
divide
humanity?
What
is
the
next
big
division?
3. What
are
the
moral
consequences
of
pantheism?
4. Why
is
there
no
“sin”
in
Eastern
religion?
5. What
is
the
difference
between
what
a
pantheist
means
when
he
says,
“God
is
in
everything”
and
when
a
Christian
says
it?
6. What
is
Dualism?
What
is
the
problem
with
it?
7. What
is
the
“First
Noble
Truth”
of
all
religions?
[HINT:
It
is
NOT
“a
higher
power”]
8. How
does
Lewis
describe
the
history
of
religion
in
Mere
Christianity?
9. Which
aspect
of
religion
(Creed,
Code,
or
Cult)
do
religions
tend
to
have
most
in
common?
Terms/concepts
to
know:
Transcendent
Immanent
Creed
Code
Cult
Pantheism
Brahman
“There
is
no
spoon”
Eastern
religions
Western
religions
History
of
religion
Buddhism
vs.
Hinduism
Buddhism
vs.
Christianity
Hinduism
vs.
Christianity
Judaism
vs.
Christianity
Nostra
Aetate
Dualism
“First
Noble
Truth”
[of
all
religion]
Argument
from
Justice
Essay/Paragraph
response
Question
(you
will
answer
3):
1. “God
is
‘the
face’,
not
‘the
force’”.
Explain
in
terms
of
the
differences
between
eastern
and
western
religions.
What
difference
does
this
statement
make?
2. Explain
some
of
the
key
differences
between
eastern
religion
in
general
and
western
religion
in
general.
3. What
is
unique
about
Christianity
among
all
the
religions
of
the
world?
Explain
at
least
3
points.
4. Why
is
pantheism
and
interest
in
eastern
religion
so
popular
today,
especially
in
Marin?