Understanding Understanding World ReligionsWorld Religions

Comparing and Comparing and Contrasting the Contrasting the

Abrahamic FaithsAbrahamic Faiths

Warm up QuestionWarm up Question

Why is it necessary to Why is it necessary to understand stereotypes understand stereotypes and ethnocentrism and ethnocentrism before studying religion? before studying religion? How are they connected?How are they connected?

5/17/2007 Agenda5/17/2007 Agenda

1. Complete World Religion Chart1. Complete World Religion Chart 2. Discuss R.P.O.Y. Progress2. Discuss R.P.O.Y. Progress 3. Work on speech (due Monday!)3. Work on speech (due Monday!) 4. Check outlines!4. Check outlines!

What are the 3 world What are the 3 world religions?religions?

ReligionReligion ChristianitChristianityy

What people are called…What people are called…

What What people are people are called?called?

JewsJews

““Founder” Who started it?Founder” Who started it?

““Founder” Founder” Who Who Started it?Started it?

MuhammaMuhammadd

When was it founded?When was it founded?

When it When it was was founded?founded?

613 to 613 to 632 CE 632 CE (or AD)(or AD)

Holy BookHoly Book

Holy BookHoly Book BibleBible

Building Used for WorshipBuilding Used for Worship

Building Building Used for Used for Worship?Worship?

MosqueMosque

Holy Place or CitiesHoly Place or Cities

Holy Cities Holy Cities or placesor places

Jerusalem Jerusalem

Monotheistic or Monotheistic or Polytheistic?Polytheistic?

MonotheistMonotheistic or ic or

PolytheistiPolytheistic?c?

MonotheistMonotheisticic

Area of Concentration?Area of Concentration?

Area of Area of concentraticoncentration: Where on: Where do do believers believers live today?live today?

Middle East Middle East and North and North AfricaAfrica

                                                                            

                                            

Title of Religious Leader?Title of Religious Leader?

Title of Title of Religious Religious Leader…Leader…

Priest Priest Pastor, Pastor, Reverend, Reverend, Pope, Pope, BishopBishop

Holiday or Important Dates Holiday or Important Dates Observed in our Modern Observed in our Modern World?World?

Holiday or Holiday or Important Important Dates Dates Observed Observed in our in our Modern Modern World.World.

Your Speech!Your Speech!

Take the remainder of today’s Take the remainder of today’s class to start writing your speech.class to start writing your speech.

Remember your speech is to be Remember your speech is to be PERSUASIVE!~PERSUASIVE!~

Presented in the first person.Presented in the first person. When is your speech due?When is your speech due? When is your presentation date?When is your presentation date?