MELVIN MUSSOLINI
ARIAS
BELIEF SYSTEM
PATRONAGE OF MARY DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL (PMDS)

What do you already know
about Religion?
1. What are the three types of
Religions Structure?
2. How many Religion can you
name?
3. What is the most widely
practiced religion?

A.The World View of Religion, Spirituality,
and Philosophical View
B.Concept of Religion and Belief System
C.Types of Believer
D.Types of Religion
E.Measuring Religiosity
F.Elements of Religion
G.Categories of Religion
H.Six Major Religions

Religion and Belief System
Religion and Belief systems
are important parts of the
culture around the world.
A Religion is a set of beliefs
and practices that is often
focused on one or more
deities, or gods.

Religion as Set of Beliefs
Existence of a higher power,
spirits, or god.
An explanation of the origins and
purpose of humans and their role
on earth.
Which involves rituals, festivals,
rites of passage and space
(Religious Landscapes).

Spread of Religions
Have spread by
Trade and Migration
Also by Missionaries

Types of Believer
Monotheistic Believer
Polytheistic Believer
Non – theistic Believer
Atheistic Believer

Religion | Spirituality| Philosophical View
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MAN’S WAY TO GOD
GOD’S WAY TO MAN
EXPERIENCE OF MAN
HAVING GOD

Types of Believer
Relating to or
characterized by the
belief that there is
only one God.
MONOTHEISM

Types of Believer
The belief in or
worship of more
than one god.
POLYTHEISM

Types of Believer
A range of both religious
and nonreligious
attitudes characterized
by the absence of
espoused belief in a God
or gods.
NON - THEISM

Types of Believer
Disbelief or lack of
belief in the
existence of God or
gods.
POLYTHEISM

Measuring Religiosity
Religiosity is the extent to which a person
does one or more of the following:
1. Believes in and “feels” or experiences
certain aspects of religion.
2. Becomes involved in religious activities
such as attending church or reading
sacred texts.
3. Believes in the teaching of the church.
4. Lives in accordance with those teachings
and belief.

Elements of Religion
Most Religions have four (4) Elements:
1. Ritual - (Ex. Prayer, Communion,
and the like)
2. A sense of sacred
3. A system of Beliefs – (Ex.
Supernatural and a set of abstract
ideals.
4. Organization – (Public Component)

Types of Religion Organization
ECCLESIA
DENOMINATION
SECT
NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT

Types of Religion Organization
A religious group that
most all members of a
society belong to.
ECCLESIA

Types of Religion Organization
Institutional
organization.
Well – educated Clergy
Elaborate Rituals and
Belief
DENOMINATION

Types of Religion Organization
Less organized than
Denomination.
Less Educated Ministries.
Growth by recruiting, rather
then being born into church.
SECT

Types of Religion Organization
Informally organized, led by
self-styled, charismatic
leadership.
Recruit people who have
economic and psychological
deprivation.
NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT

Four Categories of religion
SIMPLE
SUPERNATURALISM
ANIMISM
THEISM
TRANSCENDENT IDEALISM

Four Categories of religion
The belief that
supernatural forces affect
people’s life positively or
negatively.
SIMPLE SUPERNATURALISM

Four Categories of religion
The belief that plants,
animals, and elements of the
natural world are endowed
with spirits that impact
events in society.
ANIMISM

Four Categories of religion
Belief in a
God or Gods.
THEISM

Four Categories of religion
Belief in sacred
principles of thought
and conduct, such as
truth, justice, life, and
tolerance for other.
TRANSCENDENT IDEALISM

Major Religions of the World
HINDUISM
BUDDHISM
JAINISM

Major Religions of the World
SIKHISM
TAOISM
SHINTOISM

Major Religions of the World
ZOROASTRIANISM
CONFUCIANISM

Major Religions of the World
JUDAISM
ISLAM
CHRISTIANITY

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