PPT-Chapter 7: Chinese Religions

Religion in China today The constitution of China states Citizens of the Peoples Republic of China enjoy freedom of religion No state organ public organization or individual may compel citizens to believe in or not to believe in any religion nor may they discriminate against citizens because they do or do not believe in religion This protection is extended only to what is called normal religious activity generally understood to refer to religions that submit to state control via the State Administration for Religious . The prayer of St. Francis. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, . Where there is hatred, let me sow love;. where there is injury, pardon;. where there is doubt, faith;. where there is despair, hope;. Confucianism. Learning Objective:. Students will 1) gain an overview of the beliefs of Confucius and 2) will be able to describe how Confucianism influenced Imperial China.. What is Confucianism?. Confucianism is a . Chinese Culture PRISMs. Are human needs best satisfied in individualism or community cultures?. In the 21. st. century, can people truly be isolated?. Is individualism a human ideal?. Which is more important: Why something is done, or how it’s done?. Geographers distinguish . two types . of . religions. 1.) . UNIVERSALIZING . religions. . that. . attempt . to be . GLOBAL by . appealing to all . people, not just those in a particular location. .. Most religious people pray for peace, but religious groups may not share the same vision of how peace will be achieved.. Geographers see that the process by which one religion diffuses across the landscape may conflict with the distribution of others. . Ethnic Religions are religions that appeal to a specific group of people and are the smaller between Ethnic and Universalizing. Sometimes you must be of the ethnicity in order to be ah adherent.. The largest ethnic religion is Hinduism which claims 950 million adherents (14% of the world’s population).. . DR. . StEpHEN. A. OGDEN. RELIGIOUS STUDIES. BCIT LIBS 7023. CAUTIONS. Dealings between religions are fraught, and must be treated advisedly.. The matter must be approached at introduction (as here) from the highest degree of generality.. Reason for Studying World Religions. More contact with people of other religions. Global conflicts have religious labels. Globalizaion – more interaction with others. Religion is the main component of peoples worldviews. Religion Key Issues Where are religions distributed? Why do religions have different distributions Concerned with the regional distribution of different religions and the resulting potential for conflict Chapter 12 Dining 吃飯 Vocabulary 生詞 飯館 好像 位子 服務員 桌子 盤 / 盤子 餃 子 白菜 青菜 素菜 點菜 上菜 菜單 家常 豆 腐 放 / 多 / 少 肉 碗 酸 醋 辣 酸辣湯 Geography of China and Nearby Countries. By Richard X. . Thripp. April . 19, . 2011. EME 2040 Prof. John Connor. Daytona State College. The Great Wall of China. The Ming dynasty established and maintained the Great Wall in its current form from ~AD 1450 - 1630. The Ming dynasty was defeated by the Shun dynasty. A military . Key Issue #1. Where Are Religions Distributed?. Universalizing religions. Seek to appeal to all people. About 60% of the world. Ethnic religions. Appeal to a smaller group of people living in one place. Chu-Ren Huang . 黃. 居仁. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chu-Ren_Huang/. . https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=zP4DNqgAAAAJ&hl=en. . 31 March 2018, University of Hawai‘i at . Syaloomitha Paparang. Chapter 1. Introduction. 1.1 Background. Separation or distinction is made because non Mainland guests often feel uncomfortable with Mainland guests because they are considered to have habits such as:.