Unit 1 World Religions

Patterns of relgious traditions

  • Sacred Stories and Sacred Scriptures

    • Most religions have stories of how everything was created

      • Many of these sacred stories are commonly called myths

        • They are not true stories, but truth stories that aim to convey sacred truths

  • Sacred Time

    • Though most religous traditions consider all time sacred, they mark particular times when certain actions give greater focus to the sacred