HUMN 303 Week 2 DQ1 Judaism, Christianity and Islam
HUMN 303 Week 2 DQ1 Judaism, Christianity and Islam
HUMN 303 Week 2 DQ1 Judaism, Christianity and Islam
HUMN 303 Introduction to the Humanities
Last week, you discussed two of the five major world religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. This week, you will examine the rise, spread, and development of the remaining three in particular: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Please review this week’s lesson, Chapter 4: The Flowering of Religion in the textbook, and the video demonstrating how religion spread around the world before answering the following questions.
How the 5 Major World Religions Spread (Links to an external site.)
Of the five major world religions, which are monotheistic and which are polytheistic? Why? What part of their origin stories render them monotheistic or polytheistic?
What are the primary teachings of each of the world religions?
How did each of these religions influence the others as they were developing?