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IWRBS - Module 1 Religion - Defining Religion SY. 2021-2022
IWRBS - Module 1 Religion - Defining Religion SY. 2021-2022
“To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world
and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others” - Tonny Robbins
1. Prayer
Loving Father,
Come be with us today
Fill our hearts with joy
Fill our minds with learning
Fill our lessons with fun
Fill our friendships with kindness
Fill our school with love
Help us grow in love and kindness more like Jesus every day. Amen.
2. Objectives
a. Content
Demonstrates understanding of belief system or worldview, Religion,
Spirituality, Philosophy of Religion, and Theology
b. Performance
Prepares character sketches of a person who is spiritual but not religious and
a person who is religious but not spiritual.
c. Formation
Give an example of a belief system or a worldview communicate his
understanding of his religion
Differentiate religion from spirituality, Theology, and Philosophy or
Religion
Infer that A belief system or worldview is a particular way of ordering the
realities of one’s world.
Infer that Religion is the pursuit of transformation guided by a sacred belief
system.
Infer that Spirituality is one’s integrative view of life. It involves a quest for
the meaning and ultimate value of life as opposed to an instrumentalist or
materialistic attitude to life.
Classify the worldview of each of the world’s major religions is critical in
appreciating their rituals and practices.
3. Meaning-making / Method
Worldviews and belief systems are necessary for religions in order to protect and
spread their own particular belief as a way of “keeping the faith” through generations.
Worldviews are not all about God, but these are also about our views about reality, man,
truth and values. There are also economic, political and social worldviews.
b. What values (ex. Honesty, simplicity, God-fearing, etc) you would like to follow?
Why?
Person #1
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Person #2
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c. What is your idea of God?
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Person #2
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Going on a pilgrimage to sacred spaces is a special kind of journey. It is not simply traveling
for sightseeing, but entering into a religious belief system and encountering its unique
elements.
Remember that we are doing this in order to increase our capacity to respect our differences our
differences and practice mutual tolerance. We also desire to correct erroneous perceptions and
to develop appreciation of our ow n faith tradition and that of others. Hence, this humbly
opening our minds and hearts to one another.
Point for Reflection:
Answer the question minimum of 2 sentences
1. Is being religious enough for a person to sustain a healthy spiritual life?
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Defining Religion
Religion has always been and remains a powerful dimension of human experience. “Being
human”
Homo Religiosus is one way of describing the human being. It is the nature of human beings to
be religious, to go beyond oneself in the service of something or someone usually perceived as
greater than oneself and as a source of meaning and well-being.
Religious beliefs, expressions, and worldviews have inspired and influenced humanity’s
artistic, philosophical, ethical, political, scientific, and economic endeavors. Consequently,
ignorance about religion itself and the world’s religious traditions promotes misunderstanding
that weakens respect for diversity
Theology is one way of engaging in a formal study of a particular religious tradition. The
term theology originated from the Christian tradition and is rotted in two Greek words, Theos
meaning “God” and logos, “word” – the verbal expression of the human experience of
transcendent reality. Theology is the formal, systematic attempt to give a rational explanation of
the beliefs and practices of a religious institution and of the religious experiences of its
adherents.
Religious studies are another way of engaging in academic study of religion and differ from
theology in a number of ways. Theology assumes certain shared beliefs, attitudes, or practices,
the audience of religious studies is assumed to be open to the logical persuasion of evidence, but
is not ultimately expected to make a religious commitment.
Philosophy of religion, as the philosophical study of the nature and meaning of religion,
consists in analyzing religious concepts, beliefs, and practices of religious adherents
Psychology of religion attempts to explain religious behavior by making use of current
theories in psychology.
Sociology of religion describes religious phenomena in terms of their function in human
societies.
Religious anthropology studies the cultural significance of religious experiences, ideas, and
institutions.
How then does one define spirituality? Like a religion, spirituality is a complex human
experience, and no single definition can accommodate all its diverse expressions. An
understanding of what is meant by spirit is implied in spirituality.
Spirituality can thus be understood as the human being’s “capacity for self-transcendence in
relation to the Absolute”.
There are basic components of spirituality that must be practice in order to keep a healthy
life of the spirit. Prayer or attending to his/her interior life keeps an adherent centered on the
essentials of the religious tradition and facilitates the development of his/her personal moral
integrity.
While it is possible to be spiritual without being religious and vice versa, the practice of a
religious faith helps a person to better express his/her experience of the Sacred/Transcendent in
both words and action
Daoism and Confucianism emerged in China. While, Shintoism comes from Japan. There is
some dispute whether Daoism and Confucianism may be considered religions, they are usually
counted as such because they have at times, developed certain religious aspects.
Judaism was the first to evolve among the religions that began in the Middle East. Along
with Christianity and Islam, it prides itself with a view of God who has revealed himself so that
humanity can come to know him. These religions believe that God has spoken and his words
contained in their sacred texts.
It should also be noted that one way of describing religions is through their respective
understanding of deity. Monotheistic religions, that is, believing in the existence of only one
supreme God. Other religions, acknowledging the existence of multiplicity of deities, are
polytheistic. Still others are nontheistic in that they do not explicit mention of any personal
deity.
6. Suggested Resources
McKinney, Laurence O. (1994). Neuroethology: Virtual Religion in the 21st
Century retrieved from https://www. Amazon.com>Nuerotheology-Virtual-2
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8. Teacher Validation Strategies
The teacher validates the assessment using Genyo E-learning.
The teacher checks the students’ notebooks which include their notes during the
content delivery, other activities and responses.
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LUIGI CHRISTIAN R. BRACAMONTE RONALD D. DAVID
Subject Teacher OIC – Office of the Principal