WORLD RELIGIONS INTRODUCTION The Value of Studying Religions

WORLD RELIGIONS INTRODUCTION: The Value of Studying Religions DOSEN : Junius Hardy, S. T. , M. T. MACM

Learning Objective • To describe many various meaning of religion • To understand the philosophy of religion • To compare many methods and values of studying religions World Religions - Introduction - jh 2

Topics/Sub-Topics • • Course Description and Objectives Values of Studying Religions What is Religion? General Philosophy Human Curiosity: religious instinct of human Religion and Worldview Method of Studying Religions World Religions - Introduction - jh 3

Course Description • the major religions in Indonesia: Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism. – Study also about: Judaism, Pluralism, and New Age Movement , Atheism • The main focus: – distinct and essential teachings of each religion. – Worldviews of religions. World Religions - Introduction - jh 4

Course Objectives and Outcomes • Objectives: – To challenge and refine a personal understanding of each religious tradition – To rethink on what the meaning of man and the truth • Outcomes: – Openness worldview: – A healthy dialectic habits – Constructive tolerance World Religions - Introduction - jh 5

Why study the major religions of the world? Michael Moloy, pp. 26 -28) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Insight into religious traditions Insight into what religions share Insight into people Intellectual questioning Insight into everyday life Appreciation for the arts Insight into family traditions Help in one’s own religious quest World Religions - Introduction - jh 6

What is religion? • the linguistic roots – Latin roots are re-, meaning “again, ” and lig-, meaning “join” or “connect” • Religion is “to join again, ” “to reconnect. ” If this derivation is correct, then the word religion suggests the joining of our natural, human world to the sacred world – Classical Latin, the term religio meant awe for the gods and concern for proper ritual World Religions - Introduction - jh 7

What is religion? World Religions - Introduction - jh 8

What is religion? World Religions - Introduction - jh 9

Agama • Agama adalah keselarasan kekuasaan di atas manusia dan yang dipercayai dalam mengarahkan dan menguasai perjalanan hidup manusia • Agama adalah kesadaran tentang segala sesuatu sebagai wujud kekuasaan yang mengatasi dunia dan manusia • Agama adalah suatu sistem kepercayaan dan tingkah laku yang berhubungan dengan hal-hal yang dianggap suci dan penganutnya terikat dalam satu komunitas bersama World Religions - Introduction - jh 10

Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia “Sistem/Prinsip kepercayaan kepada Tuhan (dewa dsb) dengan ajaran peribadatan dan kewajiban yang bertalian dengan kepercayaan itu” • 3 Unsur pokok agama: – sistem kepercayaan, – sistem peribadatan, dan – sistem peraturan-peraturan World Religions - Introduction - jh 11

Eight elements of religion Michael Moloy, pp. 6 -7) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Belief system Community Central myths Ritual Ethics Characteristic emotional experiences Material expression Sacredness World Religions - Introduction - jh 12

Cara Beragama • • Tradisional / Keturunan Formal Rasional Pewahyuan World Religions - Introduction - jh 13

Moda Personalitas dalam beragama • • Verbal / Rational Affective / Emotional Social-Relational Transcendental World Religions - Introduction - jh 14

Memahami Agama World Religions - Introduction - jh 15