INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION AND BELIEF SYSTEM

I. DEFINITION OF TERMS

• Belief system/ World View

• Religion

• Spirituality of Religion

• Philosophy of Religion

• Theology

II. HOW WORLD RELIGION BEGAN

○ Historical

○ Geographical context

II.a THE ELEMENTS OF RELIGIONS

II.b CATEGORIES OF WORLD VIEWS

Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

• Atheistic

II. THE ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUALITY

III. POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECT OF RELIGIONS

IV. WORLD RELIGION

• ABRAHAMIC RELIGION: Judaism, Christianity and Islam

(1) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

- Buddhism: Theravada Buddhism & Mahayana buddhism.
- Hinduism

(2) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

- Confucianism
- Taoism
- Shintoism

(3) COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS:

- Protestant bodies of Christian faith.

V. THE RIGHTEOUS LIFE

• ABRAHAM
• JESUS
• MUHAMMAD
• SIDDHARTHA GUATAMA
• CONFUCIUS
• LAO-TZU

VI. BRIEF HISTORY OF ROMAN CATHOLIC

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