Unit 1 Lesson 2

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Unit 1: Comparative religion

1A

Lesson 2

2024-2025

What is the percentage of religious people worldwide?

1. 61%
2. 86%
3. 33%
4. 95%

How do we call the belief in many gods?

1. theism
2. henotheism
3. polytheism
4. monotheism

If someone says there is not enough evidence to say whether there is a God or not is called

1. agnosticism
2. theism
3. atheism

In groups

1. Bring your bags to the front of the classroom 
2. Put tables en chairs into place according the examples given
3. Keep walking space 
4. Turn tables in a way you can always see the front of the class

In groups

In groups

1. Speak English
2. Combine the timelines with the correct feedback
3. Correct your homework (question 3 page 13) if necessary

In groups

1. Check each others homework
2. exchange notebooks and correct the answers if necessary.
3. Time: 10 minutes

In groups

page 11

1a: Latin religare = to bind

1c: That there is not enough evidence to believe or disbelieve in God.

1d: About 3,500 years ago

2: Shared ideas about the supernatural and the spiritual, common rituals and practices and the same ideas about right and wrong.

4: It strengthened communication and co-operation as people shared ideas and rituals. Common ethics made living together easier, so societites grew and harmonised. Religion could also be used by a leader or nation to demonstrate strength to other nations.

In groups

page 13

1a:Almost a third

  b: Yeshua ben Yosef

  c: Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism

  d: USA and France

3: timeline

4: - Judaism: persecution

    - immigration (Muslism, Hindus, Sikhs)

    - through trading (Buddhism)

    - missionary (Christianity)

    - disagreement over teachings and leadership (Christians and Buddhist)

Lesson objectives

You will...

• know the Seven Dimensions of Religion
• understand what religions have in common
• able to give examples of what religions have in common

How would you describe the concept 'religion'?

Seven Dimensions

To read page 14

The Seven Dimensions:

1. Beliefs & teachings

2. Stories

3. Rules

4. Rituals

5. Feelings

6. Social

7. Material

Tekst

Beliefs & Teachings

Stories

Rules

Rituals

Feelings

Social

Material

Human beings are reborn after death

Adam & Eve

The 10 Commandments

Passover

Joy

Roman Catholics

Mosque

In groups

1. Make up a mnemonic (ezelsbrug) to help remember the seven dimensions.
2. M, F, S, S, R, R, B
3. For example: Michael's ferret sang songs round Roger's badger

Homework

In pairs:

Create a powerpoint of 5 slides:

1. Explain the words Spirituality, Empathy and Ethics
2. What is the Golden Rule? + picture of someone using the Golden Rule.
3. Give arguments for the statement: "Religions agree about more things than they disagree about"
4. Apply the seven dimensions to your own worldview (e.g. important personal beliefs, stories of personal achievements, rules you follow, how you celebrate, groups you belong to, special possessions). Or use your sports team or your family.
5. Upload it in Teams it's an assignment

What's your mnemonic?