Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems

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Introduction to World Religions and Belief
Systems

• Eastern and Monotheistic Thought

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Table of Contents

• Confucianism
• Legalism
• Daoism
• Shintoism
• Hinduism
• Buddhism
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Conclusion
• Works Cited

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Confucianism

• Origins China
• Founder Confucius
• Date 6th Century BC
• The strength of a nation derives from the
  integrity of the home." Confucius

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Legalism

• Origins China
• Founder Hanfeizi
• Date 6th Century BC
• Humaneness may make one shed tears and be
  reluctant to apply penalties, but law makes it
  clear that such penalties must be applied. Hence
  it is obvious that humaneness cannot be used to
  achieve order in the state.
• Hanfeizi

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Daoism

• Origins China
• Founder Laozi
• Date c. 6th Century BC
• By letting it go, it all gets done. The
  world is won by those who let it go. But when you
  try and try the world is beyond the winning.
  Laozi

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Shintoism

• Origins Japan
• Founder Unknown
• Date c. 6th Century BC
• "Be charitable to all beings, love is the
  representative of God."Hachiman Kasuga

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Hinduism

• Origins India
• Founder Unknown
• Date c. 6500 BC
• God is Infinite. Many are the names of God and
  infinite the forms through which He may be
  approached.Sri Ramakrishna

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Buddhism

• Origins India
• Founder Siddhartha Gautama
• Date 6th Century BC
• Noble Truth of Suffering birth is suffering
  death is suffering presence of objects we hate
  is suffering separation from objects we love is
  suffering not to obtain what we desire is
  suffering.
• Buddha

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Judaism

• Origins Palestine
• Founder Abraham
• Date c. 4000 BC
• I will surely bless you and make your
  descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky
  and as the sand on the seashore.
• Genesis 2217

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Christianity

• Origins Palestine
• Founder Jesus of Nazareth
• Date c. 33AD
• For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is
  given and his name shall be called Wonderful,
  Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting
  Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 96

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Islam

• Origins Arabian Peninsula
• Founder Muhammad
• Date c. 7th Century AD
• All that is in heaven and earth gives glory to
  Allah. He is the Mighty, the Wise One.
• Koran 571

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Conclusion

• Which regions of the world did these religions
  appear in first?
• In what century did most of these religions
  begin?
• Why do you think that people in such different
  parts of the world felt the need to create these
  belief systems or religions?
• What other religions do you know of besides the
  ones we have discussed?

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Works Cited

• http//www.pics4learning.com/
• http//www.all-famous-quotes.com/Confucius_quotes.
  html
• http//afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/cup/hanfei_five_v
  ermin.pdf
• http//strangewondrous.net/browse/author/l/laozi?s
  tart11
• http//www.fengshuihelp.com/Images/yin_yang.gif
• http//www.tiptoptens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/
  04/Shintoism.jpg
• http//www.religioustolerance.org/shinto.htm
• http//www.religion-spirituality.org/hinduism/quot
  es.php
• http//3.bp.blogspot.com/-NFoM3sKXe1c/SypROxRrl2I/
  AAAAAAAAAiI/qlqgZ4OEcrI/s1600/brahma_the_creator.j
  pg
• http//www.as.miami.edu/phi/bio/Buddha/firstsermon
  .html
• http//www.viewzone.com/buddha.head.jpg
• http//www.biblegateway.com/passage/?searchGenesi
  s22versionNIV
• http//images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium/chr
  istianity--baby-jesus-munir-alawi.jpg
• http//urantiabook.org/archive/readers/quotations_
  from_koran.htm
• http//zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive/book_
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