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A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. A critique of Geertz's model by Talal Asad categorized religion as "an anthropological category." Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.<br>
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A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.<br>
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Many religions may have organized behaviors, clergy, a definition of what constitutes adherence or membership, holy places, and scriptures. The practice of a religion may also include rituals, sermons, commemoration or veneration of a deity, gods or goddesses, sacrifices, festivals, feasts, trance, initiations, funerary services, matrimonial services, meditation, prayer, music, art, dance, public service or other aspects of human culture. Religions may also contain mythology.<br>
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The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith, belief system or sometimes set of duties; A global 2012 poll reports that 59% of the world's population is religious, and 36% are not religious, including 13% who are atheists, with a 9% decrease in religious belief from 2005. On average, women are more religious than men. Some people follow multiple religions or multiple religious principles at the same time, regardless of whether or not the religious principles they follow traditionally allow for syncretism.
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The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith, belief system or sometimes set of duties;however, in the words of Émile Durkheim, religion differs from private belief in that it is "something eminently social". A global 2012 poll reports that 59% d's population is religious, and 36% are not religious, including 13% who are atheists, with a 9 percent decrease in religious belief from 2005. On average, women are more religious than men. Some people follow multiple religions or multiple religious principles at the same time, regardless of whether or not the religious principles they follow traditionally allow for syncretism
 
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Revision as of 15:46, 26 June 2014

Grammar

1. Complete with as or like:

2. Write three sentences using as and three sentences using like:


Phrasal Verb

Conversation

  1. How would you define a "religion"?
  2. Do most people work out a religion for themselves or simply follow their ancestors' religion?
  3. What characteristics are common in fundamentalist religious groups?
  4. Should religion be taught in schools? Why? Why not?
  5. What positive things do religions do today?
  6. What negative things do religions do today?
  7. Do you think that religious people are happier? Why? Why not?
  8. What do you think of the idea of hell?
  9. What do you think of the idea of heaven?
  10. In what areas does religion have an impact in your country?

Prepositions

Vocabulary

Religion

  • Mosque
  • Minaret
  • Heaven
  • Angel
  • Halo
  • Hell
  • Devil
  • Pitchfork
  • Demon
  • Church
  • Steeple
  • Stained glass window
  • Bell
  • Bible
  • Cross
  • Podium
  • Preacher
  • Altar
  • Chalice
  • Candle
  • Organ
  • Choir
  • Cathedral
  • Monk
  • Nun

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/religion/


Review

1. Fill the sentences with as or like:

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model.

  • That roller coaster is as tall as the ferris wheel. / elevator / not
    • That roller coaster is as tall as the elevator.
    • That roller coaster is not as tall as the elevator.


3. Look at the picture and write sentences with them:

  1. Domstjakobinnsbruck


  2. Baptismal_Font_Magdeburg


  3. Moravská galerie 09 - Vitráž


  4. Basilica of Bom Jesus cross


  5. Pope Francis in March 2013 b


  6. Cloche_dessous


  7. Pfarrkirche St. Johannes (Hechingen) Kaiserbibel


4. Sentence listening

Answers


5. Read the text and answer the questions below:

Religion


A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. Many religions have narratives, symbols, and sacred histories that are intended to explain the meaning of life and/or to explain the origin of life or the Universe. From their beliefs about the cosmos and human nature, people derive morality, ethics, religious laws or a preferred lifestyle. According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.
The word religion is sometimes used interchangeably with faith, belief system or sometimes set of duties; A global 2012 poll reports that 59% of the world's population is religious, and 36% are not religious, including 13% who are atheists, with a 9% decrease in religious belief from 2005. On average, women are more religious than men. Some people follow multiple religions or multiple religious principles at the same time, regardless of whether or not the religious principles they follow traditionally allow for syncretism.


DT   belief

DT   narrative

DT   sacred

DT   intend

DT   morality

DT   ethics

DT   roughly

DT   interchangeably

DT   duties

DT   atheist

DT   decrease

DT   average

DT   regardless

DT   whether

DT   allow

DT   syncretism


  1. What is a religion?


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