Today in class, we took notes on 3 out of the 5 major religions of the world. Below are the facts about Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. We have a test on Monday. Mr. Schick told us that he didn't want to have the test on Tuesday because a lot of students like to skip the day before Thanksgiving break.
Christianity:
member of adherents- 2.2 billion
call them- Christians
geographic location- Europe, the Americas, southern Africa
denominations- catholic church, eastern orthodox church, protestants (Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, etc.).
founder- Jesus Christ
holy book- the bible especially the new testament
beliefs- Jesus is both human and divine: the son of God; he led a virtuous life; he was crucified, died, buried, and resurrected; he ascended into heaven where he reigns with God the Father.
clergy- the Pope is head of the Catholic Church; priests are local authority.
Islam:
member of adherents- 1.5 billion
call them- Muslims
geographic location- Indonesia, Middle East, North Africa
denomination- Sunnis (75-90%), Shiites (10-20%)
founder- Muhammad (570-632 AD)
holy book- Qur'an (Koran)
beliefs- monotheistic, Abrahamic
Five pillars- (Testimony, prayer, alms-giving, fasting, pilgrimage); Muslims see their purpose in life as serving and submitting to Allah (God) and observing Islamic law.
Hinduism:
number of adherents- 1.1 billion
call them- Hindus
geographic location- India, Nepal
holy book- the Vedas: eternal truths revealed to ancient sages; composed in verse form (meant to be sung and easily memorized).
founder- no distinct founder: it's a series of intellectual or philosophical points of view, rather than a rigid, strict set of beliefs- probably the oldest extant religion, although Hinduism is less a religion than a way of life.
Example: "As a person puts on new clothes and discards the old and torn clothes, similarly an embodied soul enters new material bodies, leaving old bodies."
In other words... reincarnation.
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