survey of britain and america-l3.ppt

Survey Of Britain And America
Lecture Three
Religion
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Section One The Overview Section Two Churches in Britain Appendix: Idioms from the Bible
Section One The Overview
1Genernal Introduction
There are three main world religions—Buddhism, Islam and Christianity.
Buddhism was founded in the 6th century . by Sakyamuni. Its doctrine is found in
Buddhist Scripture. Buddhism is mainly distributed over Southeastern Asia. Islam was
founded in the 7th century by Mohammed, in a, Arabic. Mohammed preached
that Allah is the sole sovereign, and Mohammed is Allah’s messenger. The doctrine of
Islam is found in “Qu’ran”.
2The origin of Christianity
Christianity came into being in 30 . when the Apostles received the power of the
Holly Spirit to preach the resurrection and gospel of Christ. Jesus had placed the Jewish
idea of the Kingdom of God at the center of his teaching, but gave the idea a new
spiritual universal meaning. Paul, the founder of Christianity theology, ensured that
Christianity would not be simply another Jewish sect. Between two periods of
persecution in the latter half of the 1st and 3rd
centuries, Christianity established itself throughout the Roman Empire as a highly
organized hierarchy separate from the state and predominantly Gentile.
3 Christianity Beliefs
When he began to preach at the age of 30, Jesus announced that the kingdom of God,
or the rule of God, was at hand, and people should feel sorry for their sinful ways to get
ready for the kingdom. Jesus followed the Jewish doctrine of the Old Testament but
carried the message of love and humanity much further, making them apply to all men
and not only to the Jews. (Note: the chosen and circumcision)
Most Christians share some of the basic beliefs, no matter how their doctrines
may seem to be different:
1)They believe that there is one God, who created the universe and is almighty in
ruling over all that are in heaven and on earth, and morally fair in judgme