World Religions
How many major world religions are there?
5
What does creation mean?
How something came into being/ how something is made
What does monotheism mean?
Believe in one God.
How many categories of prayer is there?
2- Informal and Formal
Peter McVerry Trust, Focus Ireland,Capuchin Day Centre
Synagogue
How many days did it take God to create the world?
7
What term means the belief that we cannot know for certain whether or not God or gods exist?
Agnostic
What is involved in formal prayer?
What are men who enter vowed religious life called?
Brothers
Name one Muslim festival
Ramadan, Eid-al-Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Hajj, New Year
Vishnu
Name the three Hindu in the Trimurti.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
What kind of prayer would someone use if they wanted to ask for something?
Petition prayer
What does vocation mean?
A calling to serve God, or to fulfill your special purpose in life
Name 3 sacred texts
Qur'an, Bible, Tanakh, Tripitaka, Vedas and the Bhagavad
What book of the Bible does the creation story take place?
Genesis
What is the Holy Trinity in Christianity?
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
Name two things that Jewish people wear during prayer?
Kippah, Tefillin, Tallit
Who founded Muslim Sisters of Eire?
Lorraine O'Connor
What are the two oldest world religions?
Hinduism & Judaism
Give one example of a non-religious creation story.
Theory of Evolution, The Big Bang Theory
How many descriptive names is there for Allah?
99
What is the Muslim call to prayer?
Adhan
Give an example of a non-religious response to homelessness in Ireland.
The Alice Leahy Trust, Good without Gods,High Hopes Choir