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WORLD RELIGIONS
A Look at the Way
the World Prays
Richard Todd
Social Studies, 7A
PRIMARY WORLD RELIGIONS
ISLAM
JUDAISM
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
CHRISTIANIT
Y
CHRISTIANITY
The two main segments of
Christianity are Catholics
and Protestants.
CATHOLICS
Catholics worship God the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit.
The Catholic religion has
been around since the
time of Christ.
CATHOLICS
Catholics are found primarily in
Europe, North America and South
America.
The Greek Orthodox Church is a similar
but separate religion.
CATHOLICS
Romans crucified Christ,
but a few centuries later
accepted Christianity as
the official religion of the
Roman Empire.
PROTESTANTS
and CATHOLICS
The big difference
between Protestants and
Catholics is how they
INTERPRET the Bible.
PROTESTANTS
Protestant
religions formed
when people
protested the
actions of the
Catholic Church.
PROTESTANTS
Many Protestant religions exist
today, mostly in the U.S. They
include Baptists, Methodists, Church
of Christ, Mormons, Presbyterians,
Pentecostals & Lutherans.
PROTESTANTS
Like Catholics,
Protestants use the Old
and New Testaments
as their scripture.
JUDAISM
The oldest faith among the major
religions of the world is Judaism, or
Jewish. The Hebrews have been
around for thousands of years.
JUDAISM
The menorah is a
symbol of the
Jewish religion. So
is the star of David.
JUDAISM
A Jewish church is A Jewish church leader
called a synagogue.
is called a rabbi.
Jewish ceremonies Jews are broken down
are often performed usually into three sects in Yiddish, or
Orthodox, Reformed and
Hebrew.
Traditional. A fourth is
Reconstructionist.
JUDAISM
The main difference between
Christians and Jews is their belief
regarding Jesus. Jews do not believe
him to be the son of God.
Jews’ sacred literature is the Torah,
comprised mainly of the Old
Testament. They do not use the New
Testament.
ISLAM
Muslims worship the same God as
Christians and Jews. They call him
Allah, which is Arabic for “God”.
Muslims are located mostly in the
Middle East in countries such as Egypt,
Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.
ISLAM
The Muslim
symbol is the
crescent moon
with a star.
ISLAM
A Muslim temple is
called a mosque. A
Muslim priest is
called an imam.
ISLAM
Like Christians, Muslims are divided. The
two main groups are Shi’a, (or Shi’ites),
which make up about 90 percent of
Muslims. The other sect is Sunni.
ISLAM
The Sunni Muslims are found mostly in
Iran. Meanwhile, Iraq is Shiite Muslim.
The two countries hate each other.
ISLAM
Like Jews, Muslims do not believe
Jesus is the Son of God. They believe
him to be a great prophet, like Moses
and Mohammed, the founder of Islam.
HINDUISM
Hindus, on the other
hand, have no problem
with Jesus being the son
of God. They believe in
one God, but that he
takes many forms.
HINDUISM
Note the circle around
this Hindu god. Hindus
believe in reincarnation.
Life, to them, is circular.
HINDUISM
This is symbol for
Hinduism. Most Hindus
live in India. The Hindu
scripture is primarily the
Upanishads and Vedas.
HINDUISM
Brahma is the
senior God,
and creator of
the universe.
HINDUISM
Another main
form of God for
Hindus is Shiva.
HINDUISM
Vishnu is
another form
of God in the
Hindu religion.
HINDUISM
The temple shown
is representative
of Hindu temples
worldwide.
BUDDHISM
The most different of the five major
religions is Buddhism. It is more a
lifestyle that focuses on ending
desire, thus ending suffering.
BUDDHISM
Buddhists don’t really
worship a god - they
believe god is
everywhere, and that
when we end desire we
are at peace with
ourselves and nature.
BUDDHISM
Many people believe
that Buddhists
worship statues of
Buddha, like the one
at right. Not so.
BUDDHISM
Buddhist priests are
called lamas or monks.
The Buddhist scriptures
are called the
Tripatakas, or three
baskets.
BUDDHISM
One thing Buddhists and Hindus have
in common is the belief in
reincarnation. They believe you come
back in a different form based on your
actions in this life.
BUDDHISM
Most Buddhists
live in Asian
countries such
as China.
What god does each
religion believe in?
What is the scripture
for each religion?
Match the religion with its
place of worship
Synagogue
Church
Cathedral
Mosque
Temple
Muslim
Protestant
Jewish
Catholic
Buddhist &
Hindu
Match the term to the religion
Priest, Bishop
Monk, lama
Imam
Rabbi
Minister, Reverend
Guru
Judaism
Buddhism
Protestant
Hindu
Catholic
Muslim
Match the geographic
location to the religion
Middle East
Israel, Europe, U.S.
N. & S. America, Europe
Asia
India
U.S., Australia
Protestant
Muslim
Jewish
Hindu
Catholic
Buddhist
What is the BIG difference
between Christians and
Jews and Muslims?
HINT: J.C.
How was each religion created?
Judaism
Catholicism
Hinduism
Protestant
Buddhist
Islam
Abraham
Jesus’ teachings
unsure
Protesting Catholicism
Buddha
Mohammed
How does each religion
view the afterlife?
Which religions believe
in reincarnation?