Key Issue 6.1 Fagan

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Schedule for Today 12.3.14

• _{Chapter 6 Key Issue 1 Notes}

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Bell Ringer 11.28.16

Independence Day (for both Albania and Mauritania!)

• _{Within the religion chapter, we’ll be using many}

stems- define the following

1. Poly 2.Mono

3. The(os) 4. Cosmo 5. Auto 6. Pre

7. Post 8. Non

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11.29.16

Unity Day (Vanuatu)

• _{Bell Ringer (try w/o your notes!!)}

1. What are the three major universalizing religions? 2. Which is the most widespread universalizing

religion? Why? (can answer why in two words) 3. Which is the fastest growing? Why?

4. What are the three major branches of Christianity? 5. In which of the following would you most likely find

a Protestant?

A.) Greece B.) Italy

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Chapter 6 -

Religion

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What is a universalizing religion?

• _{Universalizing religions}_{- global, try to appeal to}

all people in a wide variety of locations.

– _Not_{just for a specific group of people in a specific}

location.

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How many people belong to

Universalizing Religions?

• _{Approx ~55% of people in the world belong to a}

universalizing religion

• _Christianity_{– about 2.2 B– more than any other and}

the most widespread distribution (why?)

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World Distribution of Religions

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What is a branch, denomination, and

sect?

• _{Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism are}

divided into these:

• _Branch

_{- large and fundamental division}

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Cont.

• _Denomination_{- division of a branch that}

unites a number of local congregations in a single and legal administrative body (ex:

Methodist)

• _Sect_{- relatively small group that has broken}

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What are the major branches of

Christianity?

• _{Roman Catholic}_{– 51% of world’s Christians} • _Protestant_{– 24%}

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Where are the branches of Christianity distributed in Europe?

– _{Roman Catholic}_–

SW (Italy, Spain, France, Poland)

– _Orthodox_{– E and}

SE (Russia,

Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria) –

– _Protestant_–

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Religion in Europe

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Where is Christianity located in the

Western Hemisphere?

• _{About 90% of people in the W Hemisphere}

claim to be Christians.

• _{In Latin Am– 93% of Christians are Roman}

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Where are branches and denominations of Christianity distributed in the US and NA?

• _{Roman Catholic}_{– NE and SW}

– _{In SW because of migrations}

from Latin Am

– _{(also Quebec in Canada)}

• Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) – Utah and

surrounding states

• _Protestant_–

– _Baptist_{– S and SE}

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Distribution of Christians in the

United States

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What is Islam and where is Islam

distributed?

• _Islam_{– means submission to the will of God} • _Muslim_{– means “one who surrenders to God”} • _{Islam is the predominant religion in the}

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What are the major branches of

Islam?

• _{Two Important Branches –}_Sunni_and_Shiite_(Shia) • _{83% of Muslims worldwide are Sunni (the Sun is}

big- Sunni is the biggest!)

• _{BUT…in Iran and Iraq the majority of Muslims are}

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Where is Buddhism distributed and

what are the major branches?

• _{Mainly found in China and}

Southeast Asia

• _{What makes Buddhism}

unique?

– _{Buddhists can be adherents to}

other religions while also being a Buddhist.

• _{Major branches are Theravada}

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Bell Ringer 11.30

St. Andrew’s Day, National Day (Benin)

1. What is the largest branch of Islam?

2. What makes Buddhism unique in comparison to the other 2 major universalizing religions?

3. A person residing in New Jersey would most likely be what Christian branch?

4. Explain why Southern Louisiana and South Florida are Catholic and not Protestant like the rest of the American South.

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What is an Ethnic (folk) Religion?

• _{Ethnic Religion-}_{appeals primarily to a} specific group of people living in one place

• _Examples:_Hinduism_{, Judaism,}

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Where is Hinduism distributed?

• _{Ethnic religions are more}

often clustered (in comparison to

universalizing religions).

• _{97% of all Hindus live in}

India

• _{Hinduism is the world’s}

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Where is Judaism distributed?

• _{There are 14 million Jews.} • _{1/3 live in the United States}

– heavily concentrated in large cities – like NYC

• _{1/3 in Israel}

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How are Christianity, Islam, and

Judaism related?

• _{Belief in one God –}_monotheism_{– important}

to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

• _{Christianity – Jesus was a born a Jew}

• _{Islam – Muhammad traces his ancestry to}

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• _{Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace origins to}

Abraham. (Abrahamic Religions)

Sarah (wife)

Hagar

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ToTD

• _{1.) Why is the Temple Mount so important to Jews?}

Muslims? (2 complete sentences)

• _{2.) Who administers/governs the Temple Mount?}

Why is it that way? (3 complete sentences)

• _{3.) What tensions/specific events have resulted}

from this arrangement? How has Israel responded? (4 complete sentences)

• _{Finished? Place it on the front desk. If you have}