What on earth is…? What is a religion? Learning Objective: To understand more about what religions are and what they involve. I can explain a wide range.

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What on earth is…?

What is a religion? Learning Objective: To understand more about what religions are and what they involve. I can explain a wide range of things that show what a religion is I can explain some of the common features between religions I can evaluate if anything can be a religion or not

What do you know already? Mindmap all the things you already know that religions have, are or involve. For example, the Torah or Kosher. Religion

What more can we learn… Watch the video and see if you can add anything to your mindmaps about what a religion is, includes or encourages. Further Questions Are there any common themes? Can you group items together?

Ninian Smart - The 7 Dimensions of Religion Ritual Material Social Experiential Mythological Ethical Doctrinal All religions include 7 common ideas Repeated actions Items + places People + roles Experience Stories Rules + Guidelines Beliefs + Meanings

The 7 Dimensions – Give an Example Ritual Material Social Experiential Mythological Ethical Doctrinal Repeated actions Items + places People + roles Experience Stories Rules + Guidelines Beliefs + Meanings

Could anything be a religion then? Repeated actions Items + places People + roles Experience Stories Rules + Guidelines Beliefs + Meanings Football?Facebook?

Match them up! Ritual Material Social Experiential Mythological Ethical Doctrinal Experience Rules + Guidelines Stories People + Roles Repeated actions Beliefs + Meanings Items + Places