The document provides information about the three major Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. It discusses their origins, founders, sacred texts, beliefs, practices, divisions, and relationship with one another. Christianity started in 33 CE and has 2.3 billion followers. Islam was founded in 622 CE and has 1.3 billion followers. Judaism dates back to 1800 BCE and has 14 million followers. All three religions share a belief in one God but have differing views on prophets like Jesus and religious texts. They also have tensions in their relationship with instances of discrimination.
Suitable for JC RE course. Full powerpoint for use with Chapter on World Religions: Christianity. Best used as a revision aid for 3rd years, as goes into more detail than needed for younger years.
Suitable for JC RE course. Full powerpoint for use with Chapter on World Religions: Christianity. Best used as a revision aid for 3rd years, as goes into more detail than needed for younger years.
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World Religions.
Cite: Wienclaw, R. A. (2013a). World religions. Research Starters: Sociology.
Authors: Wienclaw, Ruth A.
Source:Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2019. 7p.
Document Type: Article
Subject Terms: Religions
Abstract:
To understand the way people act toward each other, both as individuals and as societies, it is often helpful to understand the religious underpinnings that inform their beliefs and actions. The belongingness that arises from identifying with a religious group has shaped societies and political actions throughout human history. Of world religions today, Christianity and Islam both have roots in the monotheistic beliefs of Judaism. These three major world religions, however, disagree strongly on core tenets of their faiths. Hinduism and Buddhism are other major world religions that are often more tolerant of other beliefs. There are many other belief systems in the world today, ranging from those that see the spiritual in everything around them to those that deny the existence of a higher power or do not believe that such existence can ever be proved. Social scientists study the similarities and differences among major world religions in order to better understand how these belief systems affect societies, cultures, and interactions with others of different beliefs.
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To understand the way people act toward each other, both as individuals and as societies, it is often helpful to understand the religious underpinnings that inform their beliefs and actions. The belongingness that arises from identifying with a religious group has shaped societies and political actions throughout human history. Of world religions today, Christianity and Islam both have roots in the monotheistic beliefs of Judaism. These three major world religions, however, disagree strongly on core tenets of their faiths. Hinduism and Buddhism are other major world religions that are often more tolerant of other beliefs. There are many other belief systems in the world today, ranging from those that see the spiritual in everything around them to those that deny the existence of a higher power or do not believe that such existence can ever be proved. Social scientists study the similarities and differences among major world religions in order to better understand how these belief systems affect societies, cultures, and interactions with others of different beliefs.
Religions are institutional systems grounded in the belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers considered to have created and to govern the universe. One's faith informs not only one's personal belief system, but also one's actions in the world. Religions often inform one's ethical and moral belief systems and how one interacts with other people or the greater environment. For many people, religious identity (or lack thereof) also increases one's feelings of association and belongingness within a group composed of other adherents to the same beliefs. This belongingness n.
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2. Christianity
Followers are known as
Christians
Currently has 2 billion followers
Largest religion in the world
Major religion in Europe and
North and South America with
rapid growth in Africa
Sacred text is the Bible (both
Old and New Testaments)
Other written authority is
church fathers, church
councils, and papal degrees
(Catholic only)
Religious law (only for
Catholics) is Canon Law
Clergy is priests, ministers,
pastors, and bishops
3. Christianity – cont.
Houses of worship are churches, chapels, and
cathedrals
Main day of worship is Sunday
Separates church and state
6. Islam
Followers are known as
Muslims
Currently has 1.3 billion
followers
2nd largest religion in the
world
Major religion in the Middle
East and Southeast Asia
Scared text is the Qur’an
(Koran)
Other written authority is the
Hadith
Religious law is Sharia
Clergy is Imams
House of worship is a
mosque
9. Judaism
Followers are known as Jews
Currently has 14 million
followers
12th largest religion in the world
Major religion in Israel, Europe,
and the United States
Sacred text is the Bible, called
the Torah (Old Testament only)
Other written authority is
Talmud, Midrash, and
Responsa
Religious law is Halakah
Clergy is Rabbis
House of worship is a
synagogue
Main day of worship is
Saturday
Separates church and state
12. Comparison: Origins and
History
Date founded: 622 CE (Islam); 1800 BCE (Judaism); c. 33 CE
(Christianity)
Place founded: present-day Saudi Arabia (Islam); present-day Israel
and Palestine (Judaism and Christianity)
Founder or prophet: Muhammad (Islam); Moses or Abraham
(Judaism); Jesus (Christianity)
Original language(s): Arabic (Islam); Hebrew (Judaism); Aramaic
and Greek (Christianity)
Early expansion: within 12 years in the entire Arabian peninsula;
within a century, the Muslim world expanded from the Atlantic to
China (Islam); very little expansion; mostly only to Palestine
(Judaism); within 60 years to major cities in Palestine, Turkey,
Greece and Rome; the whole Roman Empire by the close of the 4th
century CE (Christianity)
13. Comparison: Common and differing
beliefs
Islam and Judaism are strict monotheistic;
Christianity is Trinitarian monotheistic
Believe in only one God- the only common
belief among the three faiths
Names for God are Allah (Islam), Yahweh
and Elohim (Judaism), and the Holy Trinity
(Christianity)
All three faiths share two common other
spiritual beings (angels and demons) but
Islam has one the other two do not- jinn
Islam and Judaism have one revered
human in common- prophets; Christianity
has saints and church fathers
Identify of Jesus: True prophet of God
whose message has been corrupted
(Islam), false prophet (Judaism), and the
Son of God, God incarnate, and savior of
the world (Christianity)
Judaism and Christianity share a common
belief on the death of Jesus that he was
crucified; Islam believes he did not die, but
ascended into heaven during crucifixion
14. Comparison: Common and differing beliefs – cont.
Islam and Judaism deny the resurrection of Jesus; Christianity affirms it
Islam and Christianity affirm the second coming of Jesus; Judaism
denies it
Divine revelation: through Muhammad and recorded in the Qur’an
(Islam); through Prophets and recorded in the Torah (Judaism); through
Prophets and Jesus (as God Himself) recorded in the Bible
(Christianity)
Views of sacred text: inspired, literal word of God, inerrant in original
languages (Islam); views vary (Judaism); inspired and some believe
inerrant in original languages (Christianity)
Differing beliefs on human nature: equal ability to do good or evil
(Islam); two equal impulses- one good and one bad (Judaism); “original
sins inherited from Adam – tendency towards evil (Christianity)
The three faiths have one common means of salvation- good deeds
God’s role in salvation is predestination in Islam; divine revelation and
forgiveness in Judaism; and predestination and various forms of grace
in Christianity
15. Comparison: Common and differing beliefs – cont.
Beliefs in good afterlife: everlasting paradise (Islam); views vary:
either heaven or no afterlife (Judaism); everlasting heaven
(Christianity)
Beliefs in bad afterlife: everlasting hell (Islam); views vary: either
everlasting Gehenna, reincarnation, or no afterlife (Judaism);
everlasting hell or temporary purgatory (Christianity - Catholicism
only)
Different interpretations on fellow and related Abrahamic religions:
Muslims view Jews and Christians as “People of the Book” but they
have incorrect beliefs and only partial revelation; Jews view Islam
and Christianity as false interpretations and extensions of their
religion; Christians see Judaism as a true religion, but only with
incomplete revelation; and Islam as a completely false religion
21. Christianity: Denominations –
cont.
Friends General Conference
Iglesia ni Cistro
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Latter Day Saints
Oneness Pentecostals
United Church of God
22. Islam: Denominations
Sunni
Shia
Sufism
Minor denominations
Ahmadiyya
Ibadi
Qurantists
Yazdânism
Nation of Islam
23. Judaism: Religious Movements
Orthodox Judaism (Hareidi Judaism and
Modern Orthodox Judaism)
Conservative Judaism
Reform Judaism
24. Tense relationship among the three
faiths
In spite of common beliefs and teaches,
the three faiths have an uneasy and poor
relationship amongst each other
This is evident through one faith’s views on
the other two; false stereotypes of all three
have also escalated discrimination
For example, followers of all three faiths-
Jews in particular- suffered discrimination
and persecution for their beliefs and
practices for centuries, which saw
recurring instances of pogroms
Common stereotypes of Jews included
(and to an extent still include) money
collectors and stealers, communists, big
noses, and intelligence due to their
success
Islam is especially misunderstood in the
United States; after the 11 September
2001 attacks, racial profiling was ordered
in airport security to inspect Muslims,
which has led to false reasoning that all
people of Muslim faith are terrorists;
Islamist organization Al-Qaeda was
responsible for the attacks and the four
hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 were
Muslims