Introduction to World Religions and Worldviews (Junior Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Definition of worldview
Definition of worldview
Way a person understands and makes sense of the world
Two main categories of worldviews
Two main categories of worldviews
Religious and non-religious
Religious worldviews
Religious worldviews
Worldviews shaped by religious thinking and spiritual beliefs
Sacred texts
Sacred texts
Special writings religious communities consider essential
Examples of sacred texts
Examples of sacred texts
Torah (Judaism), Bible (Christianity), Qur'an (Islam)
Faith in religious contexts
Faith in religious contexts
Strong conviction in something without needing concrete proof
Monotheism
Monotheism
Belief in one God
Polytheism
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Examples of monotheistic religions
Examples of monotheistic religions
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Example of polytheistic religion
Example of polytheistic religion
Hinduism
Five major world religions studied
Five major world religions studied
Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
Non-religious worldviews
Non-religious worldviews
Answer life's questions without religious/spiritual explanations
Secularism
Secularism
View that religion should not directly influence public life or society
Humanism
Humanism
Human existence is primary source of knowledge for living
Atheism
Atheism
Conviction that God does not exist