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Religion ATAR UNIT 1 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - For parents and others close to them, the birth of a child is a special mystery experience.
        It can stir questions about:
        
        unborn life
        
        parenthood
        
        the wonder of a new born child
        
        the depth of personal joy
        
        family relationships
        
        belonging
    - - Before and after the commitment of marriage, questions can arise for couples, their families and others close to them.
        For example, these may relate to:
        
        commitment
        
        the path to future life
        
        relationships
        
        parenthood
        
        personal priorities
        
        trust
        
        sharing
    - - Many people fear death. Some avoid thinking about it. Others hate attending funerals and try to avoid the subject in conversion. Death leads the person dying and others who are close, to question about:
        
        the nature of death
        
        whether those who are good and those who are not end up together
        
        personal values and priorities
        
        personal life-style
        
        how to find forgiveness for past guilt
        
        illness
        
        suffering
    - - As adulthood approaches, questions can arise for both those reaching this stage, as well as their families.
        They may relate to:
        
        the desire to be accepted as responsible
        
        how to become more responsible
        
        discovering how to influence and make a difference
        
        personal identity within society
        
        social and community responsibilities
        
        future vocations and work
  - - - When a person seeks, searches and thinks about the meaning and purpose of life and the reality of God, they are being religious. It is how a person responds to this search and where they find support and answers to their questions, which may lead them to accept and follow a particular religion.
    - - Sense the presence of a greater being
        
        Work out reasons for the existence of God
        
        Acknowledge that they are dependent upon a divine being
        
        Resist efforts by others to stifle their religious behaviours
    - - Celebrating experiences of the divine (Participation)
        
        Recognising sacred places and people (Observance)
        
        Encouraging others to relate with God when they are less in tune with their hearts (Adherence)
        
        Helping others when their feelings may lead them away from God (Identity and Practice)
  - - - The wonder of creation may lead people to ask important questions about life an meaning. These questions may lead people to begin thinking about the existence of a being greater than themselves.
        An example of a wonder of creation is when a person wonders about the universe. It can be seen day and night. Its powers affect people constantly, even when we are not aware it.
    - - The goodness we see or don't see in others may also lead us to ask important questions about meaning and purpose.
        Throughout history, there are plenty of examples of human goodness. People showing heroic love, kindness and forgiveness.
        There are also many examples of people doing what is evil, and causing harm and destruction, that causes a person to question the meaning and purpose of life.
    - - The discovery of personal mystery is the most significant of all human experiences. To find meaning and purpose in life, and for Christians to discover God, people need to be aware of personal 'mystery'.
        'Mystery' refers to experiences that:
        
        Are deeply personal
        
        Need to be expressed
        
        Cannot be expressed by words alone
        
        Can never be fully understood
- - - - A religious belief is a conviction about an idea central to a religion and expresses a religious truth. Religious beliefs have their origins in sacred texts e.g. the bible in Christianity. Religious teachings guide and inform how people respond to religious belief.
    - - Human Nature is weakened in its powers subject to ignorance, suffering and domination of death. (Concupiscence)
      - Original Sin is not just this inherited spiritual disease or defect in human nature; it's also 'condemnation' that goes with the fault.
      - Linked to The Story of The Fall (Adam and Eve)
      - Comes from Adam and Eve's decision to disobey God and eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge.
  - - - Religious practices are a recognised way of doing something religious. Religious rituals use symbolic actions, such as movement, gestures and words to express and promote what is important about faith.
    - - Matter
        
        The matter is the physical substance used during the sacrament.
        
        The water poured over the recipient. (Done Three Times)
        
        Symbols: White gown and Baptismal Candle
      - Form
        
        The form of the sacrament is the words that are spoken.
        
        'I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.' (Baptismal Formula)
        
        Symbols: Vows to reject Satan and Vows of the godparents
      - Definition
        
        'The first instalment of our inheritance toward redemption as God's possession, to the praise of his glory.'
      - What It Does
        
        Baptism does 5 things:
        
        It forgives all sins that were committed before baptism including original, mortal, and venial sin.
        
        It makes the baptised a new creature
        
        It turns the baptised into a newly adopted son or daughter of God and a member of the Church.
        
        It brings them to share in the royal priesthood of Christ. (1 Peter 2:9)
        
        It leaves a spiritual mark (or character) of belonging to Christ on the soul of the baptised.
- - - - A division is the result of an event in the history of a religion that caused a split.
    - - The Great Schism and the Protestant Reformation were events that saw Christianity split.
    - - Historical Events
        
        Filioque Controversy: One of the main theological issues that contributed to the Great Schism was the Filioque Controversy. It revolved around the inclusion of the phrase "and the Son" (Filioque in Latin) in the Nicene Creed, referring to the procession of the Holy Spirit. The Roman Catholic Church added this phrase, while the Eastern Orthodox Church rejected it, leading to a dispute that deepened the divisions between the two branches.
        Mutual Excommunication (1054): The most well-known event marking the Great Schism is the mutual excommunication between the Pope of Rome, Leo IX, and the Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius, in 1054. This act symbolises the formal rupture between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. The excommunications were later rescinded, but the damage had been done, and the schism persisted.
    - - Historical Events
        
        Ninety-Five Theses (1517): The Reformation is commonly believed to have started with Martin Luther's posting of his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517. In these theses, Luther criticized various practices of the Catholic Church, particularly the sale of indulgences, and called for a debate on the matter. This event marked the beginning of Luther's protest against the corruption and abuses he saw within the Church.
        
        Spread of Reformation ideas: The ideas of the Reformation spread rapidly throughout Europe in the 16th century. Many reformers emerged in different countries, such as John Calvin in Switzerland and Huldrych Zwingli in Zurich. They developed their own theological and ecclesiastical reforms, leading to the establishment of various Protestant denominations.
  - - - A denomination is a recognised autonomous branch of the Christian Church.
    - - Greek Orthodox and Anglican