The document discusses belief systems, defining them as a coherent set of beliefs prevalent within communities rather than formalized religions. It presents questions for research from global, national, and personal perspectives regarding the nature and impact of different belief systems. Additionally, it lists various resources for further exploration of beliefs and religious tolerance.

1. BELIEF SYSTEMS
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
CAMBRIDGE IGCSE P2

2. BELIEF SYSTEMS
• faith based on a series of beliefs but not formalised into a religion
• coherent set of beliefs prevalent in a community or society
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/belief-system
• belief is the state of mind in which a person thinks something to be
the case, with or without there being empirical evidence to prove
that something is the case with factual certainty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief

3. QUESTIONS FOR YOUR
RESEARCH PROJECT

4. GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
• Why do people have different belief systems?
• What are some of the different belief systems held in different
countries?
• How do belief systems affect a country’s political system and culture?

5. LOCAL/NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
• What are the different belief systems in my country and in my
community?
• How do these belief systems affect the nature of the local
community?
• Is respect shown for other people’s beliefs?

6. FAMILY/PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
• What differing beliefs do my friends and family have?
• How do these beliefs affect their behaviour and how other people
view them?
• Have my own beliefs changed over time?

7. WEBSITES
www.amnesty.org.uk - Amnesty International’s website
www.un.org - United Nations website
www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm - Information on religious
tolerance and many belief systems
www.reep.org/resources/weblinks.php - Website provides background
information on the core beliefs of the world ... and provides links to
resources for more than 20 world religions and belief systems