Chapter One- World Religions
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What is the human condition?
Suffering, Evil
-How do we transcend suffering?
What is spiritual fulfillment?
Questions of ethics
-How to attain salvation
What is our destiny?
Are we going to heaven/ hell/ reincarnation?
What’s the nature of the world?
Where did everything come from?
What is the ultimate reality and how is it revealed?
How many gods are there/ does god have a relationship with us
Why study World Religion?
shows characteristics of the contemporary world
- Capitalism- seeking of wealth
-Globalization- intermixing of culture
-The Digital Age
-Multiculturalism- coexistence of many cultures
Three Categories of the ‘Nones’
the injured-
The Dissenters- disagreement with religious teaching
-The Drifters- drift between religions
MTD (Moralistic Therapeutic Deism)
A god exists who created the world and watches over human life on earth
God wants to be good, nice, and fair to each other as taught by the Bible
Central goal of life is to be happy and to feel good about oneself
God doesn’t need to be particularly involved in one’s life except when needed to resolve a problem
Good people go to heaven when they die
How to study World Religions
Comparative Methodology
Approach with Empathy
Like a new language…you’ll have to work at it
7 Dimensions
Experiential
Mythic
Doctrinal
Ethical
Ritual
Social
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