Major Belief Systems of the World: Tutoring Solution - Videos & Lessons

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The Major Belief Systems of the World chapter of this High School World History Tutoring Solution is a flexible and affordable path to learning about primary faiths. These simple and fun video lessons are each about five minutes long and they teach all of the topics involving the major belief systems required in a typical high school world history course.

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Learning Objectives

Understand the key concepts of religion.
Compare and contrast Protestantism and the theory of liberation theology.
Describe the differences between atheism, agnosticism and theism.
Examine the major monotheistic and nontheistic religions.
Discuss the religions that influenced China during the reign of the Zhou dynasty.

6 Lessons in Chapter 3: Major Belief Systems of the World: Tutoring Solution

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1. Religion: Key Concepts and Definitions

Sociologists strive to study every aspect of religion in an objective way. In this lesson, we define religion and identify key concepts that are found in religion. We also discuss the difference between churches, sects, and cults.

2. Religion and Social Change in Protestantism and Liberation Theology

Religion can, at times, be a powerful agent for social change. In this lesson, we discuss two examples of the dichotomy between religion and the secular world, including Max Weber's book, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, as well as the concept of liberation theology.

3. Religious Views: Atheism, Agnosticism & Theism

Sociology of religion is a large branch of sociology. The different views on deities are studied as part of this topic. In this lesson, we compare and contrast the views of theism, atheism, and agnosticism.

4. Monotheism: Islam, Judaism & Christianity

In this lesson, we define monotheism and identify three significant monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We also discuss the ideology of each of these three religions.

5. Nontheism: Hinduism, Buddhism & Confucianism

Not all religions focus on the belief (or disbelief) in a particular deity. In this lesson, we define nontheism and discuss the ideologies of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

6. Taoism & Legalism in the Chinese Zhou Dynasty

While Confucianism remained the most dominant philosophy to emerge from China during the Zhou period, two other philosophies, Taoism and Legalism, offered different approaches to how to best live in the world.

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