This document provides an introduction to world religions and belief systems. It defines key concepts like religion, spirituality, and worldview. Religion is described as an organized system used to worship gods, while spirituality is a personal belief in something greater. A worldview represents a collection of beliefs about life and the universe. The document also distinguishes Eastern and Western belief systems, and provides examples of different kinds of belief systems like monism, monotheism, polytheism, atheism, and agnosticism.

1.  How are you today?
With patience and
gratitude, let’s pause
for
a while to thank the
Lord
for His goodness.

2. Introduction to
World Religions and
Belief Systems
LICEO DE CHRIST THE KING, INC.

5. Religion
Religion may be defined as “an
organized system of beliefs,
ceremonies, and rules used to
worship a god or a group of gods”

8. Spirituality
involves the recognition of a feeling or
sense or belief that there is something
greater than myself, something more to
being human than sensory experience,
and that the greater whole of which we
are part is cosmic or divine in nature.

9. CONCEPT OF RELIGION AND
SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY
Belief that the
divine is within
us
RELIGION
Belief in a
superhuman
power outside of
you, the creator
of the universe.

10. CONCEPT OF RELIGION AND
SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY
Personal belief or
values system
God is inside the
heart
Spiritual laws-
based
RELIGION
Dictated belief or
conditioned mind
God is inside the
mind
Faith-based

11. CONCEPT OF RELIGION AND
SPIRITUALITY
SPIRITUALITY
Heaven is a state
of mind
Human
relationship/Deed
RELIGION
Heaven is a place
you go when you
die
Brick or Mortar
Temple

12. Worldview
is a collection of beliefs about
life and the universe being
held by people.

13. Theology
is the study of religious faith,
practice, and experience
especially the study of God
and of God's relation to the
world.

15. EasternBelief
this includes the East Asian
religions (Shintoism, Sindoism,
Taoism and Confucianism), Indian
religions (Hinduism, Buddhism,
Sikhism and Jainism)

16. WesternBelief
religions that originated within
western culture. The term
Abrahamic religions (Islam,
Christianity, and Judaism) is often
used to refer to this.

17. WORLDVIEW

18. What is the purpose of life?
Is the world ruled by law, chance,
or “God?”
What is the right way to live?
How did the world begin?
What happens when we die?

20. Worldview
is a collection of beliefs about
life and the universe being
held by people.

21. Worldview
This is how every individual sees
and interprets the world. For a
certain individual, social
environment and upbringing are
critical in the development of a
religious life.

26. Kinds of Belief
System
Description
Monism There is no real distinction between god
and the universe
Monotheism The doctrine/belief in one supreme god
Polytheism The belief and worship of many gods
Atheism Disbelief in or denial of the existence of a
personal god
Agnosticism God cannot be known