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☮️ World Religions

A respectful tour of the world's great faiths and beliefs.

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~30 min

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🏛️ History

subject

Teens

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What you’ll learn

Explain why we study religions and describe Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Studying world religions builds understanding and empathy. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three major monotheistic faiths, sharing roots but differing in scripture and beliefs.
Describe Hinduism and Buddhism and compare how faiths view the divine.Hinduism and Buddhism arose in Asia and share ideas like karma and rebirth. Religions differ between monotheism, many gods, and non-theistic paths, and each has revered sacred texts.
Recognize religious holidays, shared values, and the importance of respect.Faiths mark meaning through rituals and festivals and share values like compassion and the golden rule. Religions are spread unevenly worldwide, and studying them calls for accuracy and respect.

Questions this course answers

What does 'monotheistic' mean?

Monotheism is the belief in and worship of a single God, as in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Christianity is based on the life and teachings of:

Christianity, the world's largest religion, is founded on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

The holy book of Islam is the:

Muslims regard the Quran as the holy scripture revealed to the prophet Muhammad.

Karma and reincarnation are shared ideas in:

Both Hinduism and Buddhism include the ideas of karma (actions have consequences) and rebirth.

Buddhism was founded by:

Buddhism began with Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, whose teachings include the Four Noble Truths.

Which faith is the majority religion of India and draws on the Vedas?

Hinduism is India's majority faith and includes ancient scriptures such as the Vedas.

Grounded in trusted sources

Pew Research Center, The Global Religious Landscape (pewresearch.org, 2012)
Encyclopaedia Britannica, articles on Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism (britannica.com)
World religions, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_religions)
Forsyth Tech LibGuides, Five Major Religions of the World (forsythtech.libguides.com/world-religions)

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