Is there an unseen world?
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NO: __________________________
WE CANNOT KNOW: ________________________________
WE DO NOT NEED TO KNOW: ______________________________ (c1500 BCE)
YES:
- THE GREAT ULTIMATE: ___________________________
- c_________ BCE
- holy book: Analects and Five Classics
- MANY GODS:
- . ____________________________
- so old that no one knows when it began
- holy book: Kojiki
- ___________________________________
- cÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ_________________ BCE
- holy book: Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and Veda
- _______________________________
- cÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ_________________ BCE
- holy book: Tao-te-ching
- ________________________________
- c500 BCE
- ONE GOD:
- ________________________________
- cÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ_________________ BCE
- holy book: Talmud and Torah
- ________________________________
- cÂÂÂÂÂ__________ CE
- holy book: Bible
- ________________________________
- C_________ CE
- holy book: Koran or al-Qu’ran
- ________________________________
- C_____________ CE
- holy book: Guru Granth Sahib
- ________________________________
- c1800 CE
- holy book: Kitab-i-Aqdas
(Generally, people believe their holy books are divinely or supernaturally inspired.)
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What are the main categories in Islam?
_________________ and ____________________________
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What are the main categories in Judaism?
Orthodox, Conservative and Reform
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What are the main categories in Christianity?
- __________________________________: Russian and Greek (c1000 CE)
- Roman _______________________ (c33 CE)
- ___________________________ (Britain=Church of England; U.S.A.=Episcopalian) (1500s)
- Mormon (1800s CE)
- Jehovah’s Witness (1800s CE)
- Protestant
- Lutheran and Mennonite (____________________s)
- Baptist and Dutch Reformed (____________________s)
- Presbyterian and Methodist (________________s)
- Alliance and Seventh Day Adventist (_________________s)
- United and Pentecostal (_________________s)
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FOR HIGHER GRADES, DO AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. Do some secondary research about either a Christian denomination or one of the other major religions.
- Keep a list of your reliable sources.
- Write a 300-500 mini-report about your discoveries.
- Hand it in for editing.
- Make the revisions noted by your teacher.
- Rewrite your report.
B. Do some primary research about either a Christian denomination or one of the other major religions.
- Make a list of at least 5 questions to ask.
- Talk to at least 3 adherents of that faith and ask them your questions
- Keep a list of their names and qualifications to speak about the faith.
- Neatly record their answers to your questions.
- Present your findings as a report to your teacher.
- Make the revisions noted by your teacher.
- Rewrite your report.
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