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I need to know about the beliefs, values, rituals/ceremonies/significant religious events on the claendar, customs related to before and after death and special foods related to this religion and how they are used/not used

2006-07-27 17:48:38 · 15 answers · asked by Megs 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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Monotheism means that a religion worships only 1 god.These people are Jews,Christians ,and Muslims.There are dozens of diferent branches among them, and all have their own rites,rituals,beliefs et cetera.Try to narrow down the subject a bit.

2006-07-27 17:53:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Monotheism
There is only one God, the God of the Bible, the Creator of all that exists, that stands outside the universe and is not a part of it.

Monotheism
Only three modern religions share this viewpoint, and all of them are based on the revealed religion of ancient Israel.

Judaism
Christianity
Islam
The book of Genesis begins by assuming that there is only one true God, and that assumption is maintained throughout the OT. Both the OT and NT begin with or assume the reality of God, not as some speculative premise, but as universallly manifest in nature, man's reason and conscience, and divine revelation. (see Deut. 4:35, 39; 5:7; 32:39; Exod. 20:3; Josh 24:15; 1 Kgs. 18:21; Hos. 4:12; Isa. 2:8, 20; 17:8; 31:7; 45:21; Jer. 10:5, 10; Acts 17:22-31; 1 Cor. 8:4).

The central core of the Christian faith is either absolute truth or it is nonsense. Being absolute, the truths which it proclaims also claim to be eternal. If they were not absolute, if they were not eternal, they would not be worth believing. Scientific knowledge, on the other hand, is relative, relative to what at any given moment happens to have been found out about the natural world. A religion which is in constant process of revision to square with science's ever-changing picture of the world might well be easier to believe, but it is hard to believe it would be worth believing.Philosopher [C.E.M. Joad, The Recovery of Belief, 1955]

The Major World Views

Agnosticism
Holds that truth is "unknowable."

Rationalism
Sees all of nature as rational and the making of proper deductions is essential to achieving knowledge.

Pragmatism
Is more concerned with what 'works' than with what's true.

Monism
Everything is an undifferentiated oneness or unity.

Henotheism
One supreme god, not necessarily to the exclusion of other lesser gods.

Liberalism/Modernism
We must rethink and adapt our concept of God and truth to fit with modern culture and modes of thinking.

Pantheism/Naturalism
Everything is god.

Polytheism
There are many gods.

Atheism
There is no God.

Monotheism
There is only one God.

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: “Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious.
For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.
[Acts 17:22-23]

2006-07-28 00:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by ngina 5 · 0 0

Oops, someone gave you the wrong assignment. Monotheism isn't a particular religion. Monotheism is the belief in a single god. Judaism is monotheistic. Christianity is sort of monotheistic. Islam is monotheistic. Any religion that has one god is monotheistic and any religion with more than one god is polytheistic. So different monotheistic religions have different beliefs, values, rituals, and customs about life, death and food. You should pick one particular religion and do your report on that.

2006-07-28 00:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 0 0

There's no "the monotheism religion". Monotheism is a belief in a single deity. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Elvis Impersonation are all examples of monotheism. Atheism is a belief in no deity. Polytheism is a belief in more than one deity.

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2006-07-28 00:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by Muffie 5 · 0 0

Monotheism isn't a religion. It's a classification of a religion. Monotheism denotes a religion that has only one God. There are a lot of them out there. You have to be more specific in your question. Ask about a particular (actual) religion.

Oh, and to answer your next question alreayd. Polytheism isn't a religion either. Any religion that has more than one god is called Polytheistic.

2006-07-28 00:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Dyonysus 2 · 0 0

Monotheism just means one God. Several religions believe in one God such as Christianity, Judiasm, Catholicism, Buddism.

2006-07-28 00:53:31 · answer #6 · answered by numbergirl 1 · 0 0

monotheism isn't a religion, its a word describing any religion that focuses around one God, as opposed to many gods or no god at all. Example: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Bahai'i, and (argueably) Hinduism (as all the different gods in their faith is actually different aspects of one god).

2006-07-28 00:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by The Doctor 3 · 0 0

LOL.
MonoTheism is the belief in only one god.
If you are a Christian you are a monotheistic person.
If you are Jewish you are too...
Seems like opening a dictionary might be a good place to start.

2006-07-28 00:53:32 · answer #8 · answered by Hk45Tactical 2 · 0 0

There are more than one religons that are Monotheist. Christians are monotheist. They believe in one God. Polytheism is where they believe in more than one God, like the Egyptions or Greeks.

2006-07-28 00:56:51 · answer #9 · answered by samikay2683 3 · 0 0

uhh,monotheism refers to the worship of one,1,G_D.judaism,islam,bhudism.some say christianity,however it has "the trinity"its deified jesus as the son of G_D,and elevated his mother to divine status with the myth of her ascension into heaven.as well as most christian sects have replaced minor god's with "patron saints" polytheism is the worship of multiple god's.

2006-07-28 00:55:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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