1. Religions

2. What is the purpose?

3. Judaism-origins who : Abraham what : Covenant with God when : 4000 years ago where : modern day Israel why : God spoke to him and promised him many things.

4. Worship Who: Yahweh where: synagogue or temple Holy day: Sunset Fri to sunset Sat. Holy book: Torah, Talmud Central idea: Obedience to God

5. Wailing Wall - Jerusalem

6. Synagogue

7. Practice of the faith -belief in Abraham, Moses, prophets -laws given to obey -bar/bat mitzvah -Passover celebration of God saving firstborn -Rosh Hashanah celebrates special relationship -Yom Kippur day of atonement for sins -belief in with/without God at death

8. Hinduism-origins who : evolved what : guide to good behavior when : about 3-4,000 years ago where : India why : to break out of cycle of life and death

9. Worship Who: Brahmin, Vishnu, Shiva where: temple or shrine Holy day: all Holy book: Vedas, Upanishads central idea: aim of life is to release soul from cycle of life -no one way or path

10. Gandhi – I am a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian and a Jew….

11. Hindu temple

12. Practice of the faith -no one set of ethical guidelines -strict social order defines duties -importance of selflessness -ritual purification -daily ritual for offerings to family gods -acceptance of karma -Diwali – festival of lights

13. Buddhism-origins who: Siddhartha Gautama what: achieved enlightenment when: 560s to about 480s BCE where: India/Nepal why: Achieved truth after wrestling with concepts of Hinduism

14. Laughing Buddha

15. Worship Who: universal truth where: shrine, monastery Holy day: all Holy book: Buddhist texts central idea: earthly desires cause suffering so must work to stop worldly attachments

16. Buddhist temple

17. Practice of the faith -regard for truth and honesty -helping less fortunate -formed by past actions -world is pain and suffering so work to detach from worldly desires -open to all -boys serve 2 years as a monk ex. Burma, Nepal -celebrate birth and death of Buddha, new year, regional holidays

18. Christianity-origins who: Jesus what: love your neighbor when: 0CE where: Jerusalem why: Jesus died on cross for sins of man and rose again

19. Worship Who: Trinity of God the father, son and holy spirit where: church, chapel, cathedral Holy day: Sabbath –mainly Sunday Holy book: Bible Central idea: Jesus is the messiah of the Judaism

20. Jesus

21. Practice of the faith -Christmas celebrates birth of Jesus -Lent the temptation of Jesus -Easter celebrates death and rebirth of Jesus -baptism, confirmation -communion -10 commandments -many different sects of Christianity

22. Durham Cathedral (My hometown!)

23. Islam-origins who: Mohammed, the prophet what: Submission to Allah when: 610 CE where: Mecca, today in Saudi Arabia why: revelation from God to his prophet

24. Worship Who: Allah where: Mosque Holy day: Friday Holy book: Koran, Hadith central idea: Muhammad is final prophet after Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.

25. Prophet Muhammad

26. Mosque

27. Practice of the faith. 5pillars: -creed -prayer 5 times a day -alms for needy -fast during Ramadan -pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) Celebrate end of Ramadan, Prophet’s ascension and migration to Medina.