Nature of Religion

Question 1

What are the characteristics of religion?

Answer 1

Important beliefs 
Sacred texts 
Sacred rituals 
Important feast days 
Scared spaces 
Sacred time 
Symbols 
Ethical Teachings

Question 2

What is the meaning of Monotheism ?

Answer 2

the doctrine or belief that there is only one God.

“ One God “

Question 3

What is the meaning of Polytheism ?

Answer 3

the belief in or worship of more than one God.

“ More than one God “

Question 4

What is the meaning of Abrahamic Faith ?

Answer 4

Abraham is traditionally considered to be the first Jew and to have made a covenant with God.

Question 5

What are the beliefs and spirituality of the Aboriginal people?

Answer 5

Beliefs : Believe that the world was created by the heroic ancestors
Spirituality: Ancestors who had both human and non-human form. Formed the land, animals and people

Question 6

What question does the fundamental of life help religion answer?

Answer 6

1) Nature of Deity
2) Nature of Existence
3) Nature of Death
4) Nature of evil
5) Nature of Humanity
6) Nature of worship

Question 7

What are the two main ways religions measure time ?

Answer 7

The Annual Cycle and The Life Cycle

Question 8

What is the Annual cycle and how is it measured ?

Answer 8

Advent - Christmas - Ordinary lent - Easter

Question 9

What is the life cycle and how is it measured ?

Answer 9

Birth
Birthdays 
Deaths 
Marriage
Birth of Children

Question 10

What are the important beliefs in the catholic church?

Answer 10

Old and New testaments
10 commandments
Bible
Traditions

Question 11

What are the scared texts in a catholic church?

Answer 11

Holy bible
The lost son
David and Goliath

Question 12

What are the sacred rituals performed in the catholic church ?

Answer 12

Baptism
Mass
Marriage etc

Question 13

What the important feasts days in the catholic church ?

Answer 13

Ash Wednesday’s
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter Etc

Question 14

What are scared spaces in the catholic church ?

Answer 14

Pilgrimage
The Holy Land
Chapels and Cathedrals
Marian Shrines

Question 15

What is the scared time in the catholic church?

Answer 15

Easter, Advent

Question 16

What are the ethical teachings found in the catholic church ?

Answer 16

10 commandments
The beatitudes
New and Old testaments

Question 17

What are the important symbols in the catholic church ?

Answer 17

crucifixion of Jesus,

It is related to the crucifix (a cross that includes a usually three-dimensional representation of Jesus’ body)

Question 18

What are the important beliefs in Hinduism ?

Answer 18

Truth is eternal. …

Question 19

What are the scared texts in Hinduism?

Answer 19

The Vedas

Mantras

Question 20

What are the scared rituals in Hinduism ?

Answer 20

Puja
Meditation
Rites of Passage

Question 21

What are the important feast days in Hinduism ?

Answer 21

Holi

Diwali

Question 22

What are the scared spaces in Hinduism ?

Answer 22

Temples

Ancient Holy towns

Question 23

What are the scared times in Hinduism ?

Answer 23

Diwali

Dasara

Question 24

What are the ethical readings in Hinduism ?

Answer 24

General ethics - Nature, philosophical

Special ethics

Question 25

What are important symbols in Hinduism ?

Answer 25

Hands in prayer,

A sign of respect for the sacred, that which is dear to the heart

Question 26

What is the importance of Dreaming in Aboriginal Culture ?

Answer 26

understanding of the world, of it’s creation,

Question 27

What are the similarities in Aboriginal religion and Christianity ?

Answer 27

They both believe in God as a Creator

Question 28

What are the differences in Aboriginal religion and Christianity ?

Answer 28

spirituality has its own order of spirits.