Nature of religion general
Mixed
Census 2016
Post 1945
Aboriginal Spirituality
100

The idea that nature reveals the divine or gods

Animism

100
A Common Word between Us and You is an open letter, dated 13 October 2007, from leaders of the Islamic religion to leaders of the Christian religion - what does it show


interfaith dialogue 

100

How many reported they had 'no religion'?

30%

100

The religion that is the growing at the fastest rate in Australia

Hinduism

100

The belief system which Aboriginals follow is known as?

The Dreaming

200

Name 6 religions

Christianity

Islam

Hindusim

Buddhism

Judaism

Sikhism

200

2 trends which have shaped the changing religious landscape in australia

immigration

increasing secularism

200

what percentage of asutralians identified as Christian?

 52%

200

Which Christian denomination is the largest in Australia? (census 2016)

Catholic

200

These interact with the physical world shaping the landscape and instituted indigenous culture, law and rituals? 

Ancestral spirits / beings

300

what were the general topics of the prelim course for each religion

origins

principal beliefs

sacred texts

practices

ethics

300

Link this quote to 3 key ideas and 2 bits of evidence:

The place where "all things began, all things occur and where the ancestors dwell" (S. Knight 'Our Land, Our Life')

importance of land

kinship

dreaming

67 refurendum - not just 'fauna'

ceremonial rites e.g. rite of passage walkabout

totems e.g crab as Birapi totem

300

what religion has had the most significant growth between 2006 and 2016? Why? How much growth?

Hinduism

Immigration from South East Asia

1.3--> 1.9%

300

the movement of towards religious unity amongst Christian denominations

Ecumenism

300

What is the importance of Dreamtime stories?

They contain sacred knowledge of the origins of the universe, rituals, laws and ceremonial sites

400

This religion is the largest religion in the world

Christianity

400

is the 2016 cencus seen as accurate? How many people responded?

yes, 95%

400

Describe some patterns in the census based on age

Young adults aged 18-34 were more likely to be affiliated with religions other than Christianity (12 per cent) and to report not having a religion (39 per cent) than other adult age groups.

Older age groups, particularly those aged 65 years and over, were more likely to report Christianity.

400

Which policy was abolished that resulted in an increase in non-christian religions to grow?

the white Australia policy 

400

What is the importance of Totems for Aboriginals?

They identify the animal, plant or landmark which the person is linked to the Ancestral being responsible for their existence

500

Wicca is an example of what type of religious expression

New age religion or New religious expressions

500

list all the sub points in the nature of religon syllabus

  • discuss how Aboriginal        spirituality is determined by the Dreaming
  • kinship/ceremonial life/obligations to the land and people
  • discuss the continuing         effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:
  • separation from the land
  • separation from kinship        groups
  • the Stolen Generations

  • outline the importance of         the following for the Land Rights movement:
  • Native Title/Mabo/Wik   
    • analyse the importance of         the Dreaming for the Land Rights movement
  • outline changing patterns of        religious adherence from 1945 to the present using census data 
  •    
  • account for the present        religious landscape in Australia in relation to:
  • Christianity as the major        religious tradition
  • immigration

  • denominational switching

  • rise of New Age religions
  •    
  • secularism
  • describe the impact of        Christian ecumenical movements in Australia 
  • The National Council of        Churches

  • NSW Ecumenical Council
    • evaluate the importance of         interfaith dialogue in multifaith Australia
  • examine the relationship        between Aboriginal spiritualities and religious traditions in the        process of Reconciliation 
500

List the Cathoic denominations largest to smallest

Catholic

Anglican

Uniting

Christian - no denomination specified

Presbyterian

Reformed

Eastern Orthodox

500

The denomination that experiences the most switching to 

protestant/ pentecostal 

500

What various practices demonstrate Aboriginals inextricable connection to the land?

Art

Totems

Scared sites

Kinship groups 

Dreamtime stories

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