INTRODUCTION TO

WORLD RELIGION AND

BELIEF SYSTEM
ATTENDANC
E
 NEWS
UPDATE
Don't be religious, Be
Spiritual
Webster's definition of religion

Any specific system of

belief, worship, conduct,
etc., involving a code of
ethics and a philosophy
Wikipedias definition of religion

Religion is a cultural
system of behaviors and
practices, world views, sacred
texts, holy places, ethics,
and societal organisation that
relate humanity to what an
anthropologist has called "an
order of existence".
2 ways of defining religion as a
social reality

1. Substantive, which is
concerned with the
constitutes religion.
2. Functional, which is
concerned with the social
consequences of religion.
Substantive

Religion involves
belief and practices
which assume the
existence of
supernatural beings.
Functional

Unified system of beliefs

and practices relative to
sacred things, that is to say,
things set a part and
forbidden-beliefs and
practices which unite into
one single moral community.
SO WHAT
DEFINITION OF
RELIGION MUST WE
ADOPT?
From the point view of the social
sciences?
Religion is a system of beliefs
and practices by which a group of
people interprets and responds to
what they feel is sacred and
usually supernatural as well
-Johnstone
2004,13
DIFFERENTIATE RELIGION
FROM: A. SPIRITUALITY
B. THEOLOGY
C. PHILOSOPHY OF
RELIGION
Spirituality
The quality or state of

being concerned with

religion or religious
matters: the quality and
state of being spiritual.
Theology
The study of religious

faith,practice and
experience: the study of
God and Gods relation
to the world.
Theology
Theology is the critical

study of the nature of the

divine. It is taught as an
academic discipline,
typically in universities,
seminaries and schools of
divinity
Theology
Theology translates into

English from
the Greek theologia which
derived
from heos meaning
"God," and -logia meaning
"utterances, sayings,
Philosophy
The study of ideas about
knowledge, truth, the
nature and meaning of
life.etc.
A set of ideas about how

to do something or how
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion is an Spirituality is born

institution in a person and

established by develops in the
man for various person
reasons. Exert
control, instill
morality, stroke
egos, or whatever
it does.
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion has a Spirituality
dogmatic and invites you to
unquestionable reason it all, to
assembly of question it all
rules that need and to decide
to be followed your actions and
without question assume the
consequences
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion Spirituality
does not questions
investigate everything
and does
not question
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion Spirituality gives
you the light to
gives you find God in your
promises for inner self, in this
the after-life life, in the
present, in the
here and the
now
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion Being spiritual
focuses on
focuses on what pleases
what God
pleases
man.
 26Kung ang sinoman ay nagiisip na siya'y
relihioso samantalang hindi pinipigil ang
kaniyang dila, kundi dinadaya ang kaniyang
puso, ang relihion ng taong ito ay walang
kabuluhan. 27Ang dalisay na relihion at
walang dungis sa harapan ng ating Dios at
Ama ay ito, dalawin ang mga ulila at mga
babaing bao sa kanilang kapighatian, at
pagingatang walang dungis ang kaniyang sarili
sa sanglibutan.
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion spirituality
involves the
involves whole being-
emotions Spirituality
and involves one's
total self in
externals his/her
relationship to
2 Corinthians 8:3-6

3For I testify that according to their ability, and

beyond their ability, they gave of their own
accord, 4 begging us with much urging for
the favor [a]of participation in the [b]support of
the [c]saints, 5 and this, not as we
had [d]expected, but they first gave themselves
to the Lord and to us by the will of God. 6 So
we urged Titus that as he had previously made
a beginning, so he would also complete in
you this gracious work as well
2 Corinthians 8:3-6

6Ano pa't namanhik kami kay Tito, na yamang

siya'y nagpasimula nang una, ay siya na rin
ang gumanap sa inyo ng biyayang
ito.7Datapuwa't yamang kayo'y nagsisisagana
sa lahat ng mga bagay, sa pananampalataya,
at pananalita, at kaalaman, at sa buong
kasipagan, at sa inyong pagibig sa amin ay
magsisagana naman kayo sa biyayang
ito. 8Hindi ako nangungusap na tulad sa
naguutos, kundi gaya ng sumusubok sa
pamamagitan ng kasipagan ng iba ang
katapatan naman ng inyong pagibig.
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion spirituality
follows God's
follows standards
man's
standards
 Mangagingat kayo na huwag magsigawa ng
katuwiran sa harap ng mga tao, upang kanilang
makita: sa ibang paraan ay wala kayong ganti ng
inyong Ama na nasa langit.2Kaya nga pagka ikaw
ay naglilimos, ay huwag kang tutugtog ng
pakakak sa harap mo, na gaya ng ginagawa ng
mga mapagpaimbabaw sa mga sinagoga at sa
mga daan, upang sila'y mangagkapuri sa mga
tao. Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, Tinanggap
na nila ang sa kanila'y ganti.3Datapuwa't pagka
ikaw ay naglilimos, ay huwag maalaman ng iyong
kaliwang kamay ang ginagawa ng iyong kanang
kamay: 4Upang ang iyong paglilimos ay malihim:
at ang iyong Ama na nakakikita sa lihim ay
gagantihin ka.
Matthew 6:5-8

5 And when you pray, do not be like the

hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and on the street corners to be seen
by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their
reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your
room, close the door and pray to your Father, who
is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is
done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you
pray, do not keep on babblinglike pagans, for they
think they will be heard because of their many
words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father
knows what you needbefore you ask him.
Matthew 6:5-8
6Datapuwa't ikaw, pagka ikaw ay mananalangin,
pumasok ka sa iyong silid, at kung mailapat mo
na ang iyong pinto, ay manalangin ka sa iyong
Ama na nasa lihim, at ang iyong Ama na
nakakikita sa lihim ay gagantihin ka.
7At sa pananalangin ninyo ay huwag ninyong
gamitin ang walang kabuluhang paulitulit, na gaya
ng ginagawa ng mga Gentil: sapagka't iniisip
nilang dahil sa kanilang maraming kasasalita ay
didinggin sila. 8Huwag nga kayong magsigaya sa
kanila: sapagka't talastas ng inyong Ama ang mga
bagay na inyong kinakailangan, bago ninyo hingin
sa kaniya.
Religion Spirituality/ Being
/Religious Spiritual
Religion spirituality
follows God's
follows standards
man's
standards
Religion
/Religious
Theology
Any specific Theology is the
system of belief, study of God
worship, and (formal)
conduct, etc., religions
involving a code
of ethics and a
philosophy."
Religion
/Religious
Theology
religion as theology as
humans a study of
way to Gods way
God, to humans
Religion
/Religious
Theology
Religious In Theological
studies the studies students
dialogue are encouraged to
between let their faith and
their scholarship
personal faith
interact and inform
and academic one another,
work is at best
Religion Philosophy of
/Religious Religion
Religion Philosophy of
involves belief religion is the
and practices philosophical
which assume study of the
meaning and
the existence of
nature of religion
supernatural
beings.
Religion Philosophy of
/Religious Religion
Religion It includes the
involves belief analyses of
and practices religious concepts,
which assume beliefs, terms,
arguments, and
the existence of
practices of
supernatural religious
beings. adherents
Religion Philosophy of
/Religious Religion
Religion as philosophy as a
humans way to reflection of
God humans lived
experience of God
Religion as humans way to
God, theology as a study
of Gods way to humans
and philosophy as a
reflection of humans lived
experience of God