Holy Books and Scriptures
The Holy Book of Christianity
The Bible
Confucianism was founded by who?
Kong Fuzi (Confucius)
The Semitic religious hearth (southwestern Asia)
Name two out of three of the main branches of Christianity
Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern churches (Orthodox)
Name the religion: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son..."
Christianity
The holy book of Judaism
The Torah (Pentateuch)
Buddhism was founded by who? (be more specific than Buddha)
Prince Siddhartha Gautama
Where did Confucianism and Daoism originate?
East Asian religious hearth (China)
Name two denominations of Christianity (not main branches, churches)
Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists, Coptic Church, Armenian Church, etc.
Name the religion: "The World is not Allah, but there is nothing else but Allah"
Islam
The holy book of Islam
Qur'an (Koran)
The Prophet ___________ (peace be upon Him) founded Islam.
Birthplace of Hinduism and Buddhism
Indus-Ganga religious hearth (India)
What are the two major divisions of Islam?
Sunni and Shi'a
Name the religion: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God; The Lord is One"
Judaism
Name one scripture important to Buddhism
Heart Sutra, Diamond Sutra, Lotus Sutra, etc.
Who was Hinduism founded by?
Mecca and Medina are holy sites for what religion?
Islam
What are the two main branches or "vehicles" of Buddhism?
Theravada and Mahayana
Name the religion: "All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts; it is made of our thoughts.”
Buddhism
The holiest scripture of Hinduism is usually considered to be what text?
The Vedas
Name two figures familiar to Jews, Christians, and Muslims
Abraham, Moses, Mary, or Jesus
What religion was founded in the Punjab state of northwestern India, with the Golden Temple of Amritsar as its principal shrine?
Sikhism
What denomination of Christianity was founded in America and centered in the state of Utah?
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism)
"Nature nurtures all things with the wholeness of complete virtue. It shows the greatest and perfect kindness by giving life to let all things grow and accomplish them with the hastening of harvest."