Webster’s definition: a personal awareness or conviction of the existence of a supreme being or of supernatural powers or influences controlling one's.

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Webster’s definition: a personal awareness or conviction of the existence of a supreme being or of supernatural powers or influences controlling one's own, humanity's, or all nature's destiny

What happens when we die? Why do we have religion? Religion answers the big questions… Where did we come from? Why are we here? What does It all mean?

 Deal in some way with people’s relationship to the unseen world of the supernatural, spirits, gods, and/or demons  Developed a system of myths and rituals about the unseen world  Organized rituals, places of worship, teachers, and texts  Some explanation about life after death- heaven/hell, reincarnation  Attracted a large following All the world’s religions have several common elements:

1. Define what it means to search for a spiritual path. 1. Define what it means to search for a spiritual path. 2. Describe how someone may find religious faith. 2. Describe how someone may find religious faith. 3. Explain the purpose of prayer and meditation. 3. Explain the purpose of prayer and meditation. 4. Provide examples of how spiritual life may play a part in daily life 4. Provide examples of how spiritual life may play a part in daily life

5. Explain how different traditions view the concept of life after death. 5. Explain how different traditions view the concept of life after death. 6. Explain how different traditions view the idea of one God. 6. Explain how different traditions view the idea of one God. 7. Describe how the concepts of original sin and good vs. evil are viewed by different religious traditions. 7. Describe how the concepts of original sin and good vs. evil are viewed by different religious traditions.