G12

HUMSS
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS &
BELIEF SYSTEMS
QUARTER 1: WEEK 1
Lesson No. 1

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Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
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CapSLET
Introduction to world religions &
belief systems
Subject & Grade G12 –
Level INTRO TO QUARTER 1 WEEK 1- DAY
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CONCEPTS, ELEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BELIEF SYSTEM, WORLD
CONTENT
VIEW, & RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
MOST ESSENTIAL
1. Differentiate the concepts, elements and characteristics
LEARNING
COMPETENCY of belief system, world view, religion, and spirituality.

IMPORTANT: Do not write on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s Activity and
Assessment Sheets provided separately.

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND

CONTENT STANDARD:
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the different concepts, elements, and
characteristics of Belief System, World View, Religion and Spirituality.

CHECKPOINT: How do we differentiate the concepts, elements and characteristics of

belief system, world view, religion, and spirituality?

BELIEF SYSTEM
CONCEPT

A belief system is an ideology or set of principles that helps us to interpret our everyday
reality. This could be in the form of religion, political affiliation, philosophy, or spirituality, among
many other things. These beliefs are shaped and influenced by a number of different factors. Our
knowledge on a certain topic, the way we were raised, and even peer pressure from others can help
to create and even change our belief systems. The convictions that come from these systems are a
way for us to make sense of the world around us and to define our role within it.

CHARACTERISTICS

1. Personal commitment.
2. Belief systems have an existence that is independent of their committed believers. T
3. Psychological mechanisms such as cognitive congruence may help explain individual
commitment, but they do not necessarily explain the connectedness of a belief system in
human society.
4. The life span of a belief system is potentially longer than the life span of believers.
5. Belief systems vary almost infinitely in substantive content.
6. The boundaries of a belief system are generally, although not always, undefined. Collections
of beliefs do not generally have neat boundaries.
7. The elements (concepts, propositions, rules, etc.) of belief systems are not consensual. That
is, the elements of one system might be quite different from those of a second in the same
content domain.

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8. Belief systems are in part concerned with the existence or nonexistence of certain conceptual
entities. God, motherland, witches, and assassination conspiracies are examples of such
entities.
9. Belief systems often include representations of alternative worlds, typically the world as it is
and the world as it should be.
10. Belief systems rely heavily on evaluative and affective components. There are two aspects-
to this, one ’cognitive’; “the other “motivational.” Belief systems typically has large categories
of concepts defined in one way or another as themselves “good” or “bad,” or as leading to
good or bad outcomes.
11. Belief systems are likely to include a substantial amount of episodic material from either
personal experience or (for cultural belief systems) from folklore or (for political doctrines)
from propaganda.
12. The content set to be included in a belief system is usually highly “open.” That is, it is unclear
where to draw a boundary around the belief system, excluding as irrelevant concepts lying
outside.
13. Beliefs can be held with varying degrees of certitude. The believer can be passionately
committed to a point of view, or at the other extreme could regard a state of affairs as more
probable than not.

ELEMENTS

1. Values - Implicitly or explicitly, belief systems define what is good or valuable. Ideal values
tend to be abstract summaries of the behavioral attributes which social system rewards,
formulated after the fact.
2. Substantive beliefs - They are the more important and basic beliefs of a belief system.
Statements such as: all the power for the people, God exists, Black is Beautiful, and so on,
comprise the actual content of the belief systems and may take almost any form.
3. Orientation - The believer may assume the existence of a framework of assumptions around
his thought, it may not actually exist. The orientation he shares with other believers may be
illusory. For example, consider almost any politic and sociologic belief system.
4. Language - It is the logic of a belief system. Language of a belief system is composed of the
logical rules which relate one substantive belief to another within the belief system.
An argument is formed by the sum of two characteristics: (a) hypothesis, that is to say, so
what is this physical and social reality? And (b) goal: we want this society to reach its
“perfection” (utopia).
5. Perspective - The perspective of a belief system or their cognitive map is the set of conceptual
tools. Central in most perspectives is some statement of where the belief system and/or
social group that carries it stands in relation to other things, specially nature, social events or
other social groups.
6. Prescriptions and proscriptions - This includes action alternatives or policy recommendations
as well as deontical norms for behavior. Historical examples of prescriptions are the
Marx’s Communist Manifesto, the Lenin’s What is To Be Done or the Hitler’s Mein Kampf.
7. Ideological Technology - Every belief system contains associated beliefs concerning means to
attain ideal values. Some such associated beliefs concern the subjective legitimacy or
appropriateness of d-significances, while others concern only the effectiveness of various d-
significances.

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WORLD VIEW

CONCEPT

A general view A person's A collection of

of the world vision of life. Outlook in life An intellectual beliefs about life.
perspective on
World-and-life A person's Formula for life A concept of the
the world world.
View philosophy life.

WORLDVIEW ELEMENTS

Geograp
hy

Economy Time

Knowledge

Values Beliefs

Society

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WORLDVIEW ELEMENTS
This consists of the assumptions (including images) underlying all cultural values, allegiances
and behaviors.
Worldview assumptions and images underlie our perception of reality and responses to it.
Worldview provides us with the lens, model or map by which we perceive, interpret,
structure and respond to reality.

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

CONCEPT

ELEMENTS OF RELIGION

1. God(s) and forces in the public square.

2. Sacred symbols redefining what is real.
3. Sacred stories connecting past, present and future.
4. A community worshiping and acting together.

ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUALITY

Spiritual practices may include meditation, mindfulness, prayer, the contemplation of sacred
texts, ethical development, and spiritual retreats in a convent. Love and/or compassion are often
described as the mainstay of spiritual development.

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BE ABLE TO DO

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IMPORTANT: Do not write on this material. Write your answers on the Learner’s Activity and
Assessment Sheets provided separately.

Let’s Practice!

Activity 1: Picture Perfect!!!

Direction : Distinguish the pictures below as which concept, element and characteristic of
BELIEF SYSTEM, WORLD VIEW, or RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY. Write your answer to the space
given below each picture.

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Practice pa more!

Activity 2: Draw me up!!!

DIRECTIONS: Draw the different concepts, elements and characteristics of the Belief System, World View
and Religion and Spirituality. Be sure to be creative in showing their differences.

BELIEF SYSTEM WORLD VIEW RELIGION AND

SPIRITUALITY

REMEMBER

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Key Points

A belief system is an ideology or set of principles that helps us to interpret our everyday reality.
This could be in the form of religion, political affiliation, philosophy, or spirituality, among many other
things. These beliefs are shaped and influenced by a number of different factors.

World View is the general view of the world. It is a person’s view and philosophy in life. It
is an outlook and formula in life. Moreover, it is an intellectual perspective in life.

ELEMENTS OF RELIGION
1. God(s) and forces in the public square.
2. Sacred symbols redefining what is real.
3. Sacred stories connecting past, present and future.
4. A community worshiping and acting together.

ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUALITY
Spiritual practices may include meditation, mindfulness, prayer, the contemplation of sacred
texts, ethical development, and spiritual retreats in a convent. Love and/or compassion are often
described as the mainstay of spiritual development.

TRY
Let’s see how much have you learned today!!!
today!
ESSAY: How do the Belief Systems, World View, Religion and Spirituality differentiate in terms
of concept, elements and characteristics? (30 points)

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CHARACTERISTICS OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
LEARNING
LESLEY ANN F. ATILANO-TANG, J.D.
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MARIA CLARA L. LOBREGAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
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Lesson No. 1

CapSLET
LEARNER’S ACTIVITY AND ASSESSMENT
SHEETS

Subject & Grade 12 –

Level INTRO TO QUARTER 1 WEEK 1 DAY
dd/mm/yyyy
WRBS
CONCEPTS, ELEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BELIEF SYSTEM, WORLD
CONTENT
VIEW, & RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
MOST ESSENTIAL
1. Differentiate the concepts, elements and characteristics
LEARNING
COMPETENCY of belief system, world view, religion, and spirituality.

KNOW AND UNDERSTAND

CONTENT STANDARD:
The learners demonstrate an understanding of the different concepts, elements, and
characteristics of Belief System, World View, Religion and Spirituality.

CHECKPOINT: How do we differentiate the concepts, elements and characteristics of

belief system, world view, religion, and spirituality?

Activity 1: Picture Perfect!!!

Direction : Distinguish the pictures below as which concept, element and characteristic of
BELIEF SYSTEM, WORLD VIEW, or RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY. Write your answer to the space
given below each picture.

_____________________ _____________________ _____________________

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Activity 2: Draw me up!!!

DIRECTIONS: Draw the different concepts, elements and characteristics of the Belief System,
World View and Religion and Spirituality. Be sure to be creative in showing their differences.

BELIEF SYSTEM WORLD VIEW RELIGION AND

SPIRITUALITY

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TRY

Name: __________________________________________ Strand/Section: ___________________

Grade: __________________________________________ Score: ___________________________

ESSAY: How do the Belief Systems, World View, Religion and Spirituality differentiate in
terms of concept, elements and characteristics? (30 points)

Content 50%
Grammar and Presentation 30%
Relevance and Lesson in Life 20%
GRAND TOTAL 100%

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