INTST101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Impermanence, Mahayana, Proxy War
16 Dec 2013
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If time, start chapter 4 - foreign policy. Defined as re-ligio, linking back of humanity to its origins, e. g. god. Impact of religion of culture / way of life. Top 10 religious beliefs in the world based on number of adherents. See book for a map of their distribution. Agnostics: no firm stand, no motivated or interested in religious concerns. Secular humanists: a code that refers not to the divine but only to humanity, respecting universal human rights. Combined to make the third largest belief system in the world. Mostly in the west, a lot in eu. Poorer nations tends to be more religious than rich ones. Stress a personal connection between god and his people, certain expectations. Three largest: christianity, islam, and judaism - all originated from the middle east. Ancestor related to each of moses, jesus, and mohammed. Judaism first, recounted in the hebrew bible or old testament. Christianity second, christ son of god and the new testament.
