Transcript There is only one God, but there are many different

“There is only one God, but
there are many different ways
to know God.”
Discuss the statement above exploring
different religious and non religious
views and giving your own views.
Choose 3 groups to research:
Believe in one Have different
believe in God ideas about
God
Don’t believe
in God
•Christians
•Muslims
•Sikhs
•Atheists
•Agnostics
•Humanists
•Hindus
•Buddhist
Do one question at a time
How to get started with Part A: Is There only one God?
• Explain what the question is about
– In this question I will explore some of the different beliefs about
God… My
• Outline some different beliefs about God
– Christians believe…. Hindus argue that
• Explain why some people don’t believe in God at all
– Atheists would say that this question was meaningless
because… My view is…
• Explain what you believe and why
– I have thought carefully about the question and have considered
different views. At first I thought…. My current belief is …
because…
– The view that I most agree with is… because….
– The view that I disagree most with is… because….
How to get started with Part B: Is there more than one path to God
• Explain what the question is about
– This question is all about the idea that some people think that their
beliefs about God are the only true ones…
– Other people are open minded and accept that there are many different
ways of knowing…
• Explain some different views/beliefs
– Many Christians think… In the Bible one verse suggests…
– Hindus have a different view…
– Atheists on the other hand
• Explain your own thoughts on this issue
– My thoughts on the issue are…
– I disagree with …[Christian/atheist/Hindu]… views because…
– The views that I most agree with are … because… Also, I think…
• Conclusion: Explain what you have learned by studying these
two questions:
– What have you learned about different beliefs
– What have you learned about the way different people think about other
people’s beliefs
– What have you learned about yourself and your own beliefs
Christianity
http://www.request.org.uk/
Buddhism
http://www.buddhanet.net/
Hinduism (and other religions)
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http://www.woodlandsjunior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/hind
uism.htm
http://www.hinduism.fsnet.co.uk/
Atheism/Humanism
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/athe
ism/
http://www.humanism.org.uk/humanism
Islam
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/Islam/
islamintro.html