Values Education - Lesson 1&2 2Q: Religious Views on Excellence

Religion

Religion

Sensitive topic on the ends of people who are not open to holistic approaches and critical thinking

Major Religions

Christianity, Islam, Judaism

Relegere

Relate with the divine

Theism

Belief in God

Atheism

Belief that there is no God

Arete

excellence, virtue

Dr Peter Kreeft

Author and Philosopher, has 4 reasons why religion and excellence is connected

Religion gives you a clearer more complete map of virtue and excellence

Guides you in virtue and excellence and gives you teaching, it explains the teachings

Religion gives you God's mind, not just your own

Believers of Religion, when it comes to decision making, sometimes rely on belief by praying or asking for a sign

Religion gives you the reality of contingency. Dependent on the One who is eternally Noncontignent

Divine is not selfish, not just for good of one but for good of all, even if followers do things opposite of religion it is forgiven

Religion gives you higher ideals, which are more interesting, more beautiful and more inspiring than worldly ideals

Utopia, positive and good outcomes, applying these ideals to reality, using these ideals to change the world for the better

Materiality

The body, the instrument used by the soul

Immateriality

The soul, everything that is not made of atoms and molecules

Moral Excellence

What is good, what is desirable, what is right, what is wrong

Cultural Excellence

Doing something good extends to a lot of fields and aspects

Intellectual Excellence

Innate to be smart, using intelligence to understand and explore the world

Social Excellence

Socializing on a daily basis, we base it upon the goodness we are taught from Religion, ethics and responsibilites

C. C Lewis

Gave his religious views on excellence

Sunnum Bonum

Supreme Good

Christianity's Book

The Bible

Islam's Book

The Quran

Judaism's Book

Torah

Hinduism's Book

Vedas

Christianity Founder

Jesus Christ

Islam Founder

Muhammad

Buddhism Founder

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)

Judaism Founder

Abraham