PPT-Orthodox Religions

The Chaldean Church The origin of the Chaldean Church began in 1551 due to a dispute in the Assyrian Church of the East This breakaway Church was formed under the leadership of Yohanna John Sulaga a monk of the Rabban Hormizd located 30 miles north of Nineveh This Church was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church and was later called Chaldean . Universalizing religions. Islam. The second-largest world religion (about 1.3 billion adherents). Significant clusters in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Core of Islamic belief = the five pillars. Jainism. Jainism . is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation.. The essence of Jainism is concern for the welfare of every being in the universe and for the health of the universe itself. Religions PowerPoint 1. Expectations. . Learning Target. . I will be able to understand the purpose of religion, and list five of the world’s largest religions.. Focus – Take Notes – Volunteer – Learn. Orthodox Church A Visitor’s Guide to Orthodox Worship 3615 McCausland Ave St Louis, MO 63109 (314) 645-1905 V. Rev. Martin Swanson, pastor A St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church Table of Contents 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. .. The calendar . In ethnic religions = celebration of the seasons. The Jewish calendar. The solstice . In universalizing religions = celebration of the founder’s life. The Calendar . Universalizing and ethnic religions have different approaches to the calendar. . WHII.15. Warm-up:. How have the five world religions had a profound impact on culture and civilization?. What are some characteristics of the five major world religions?. Monotheism. Belief in only one God. 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.. SLIDE TITLE. BUCHAREST, Romania – The feast of St. . Dimitrie. of . Basarobov. in Bucharest is an annual demonstration of the strength of Christianity in Romania, and the dominance of the Orthodox branch.. 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. Saturday, May 19, 2018. Markayla. . Stroubakis. Natalie Spencer. Naya. Spencer. Sarah . Gyurkowitz. Darius Aram. Ken Woolsey. Patrick . Enke. Christopher . Hondros. Alexander Khalil. Saints Constantine and Helen . 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