TA L K I N G W I T H O T H E R FA I T H S A BO U T FA I T H

ABRAHAMICS

JEOPARDY

•Alms•Prayer•Fasting•Creed•Pilgrimages

THREE MAJOR FAITHS

•One acknowledged “Father in faith”• Judaism• Christianity• Islam

Abraham

WHO IS ABRAHAM?

• Abram, Son of Thare, from Ur (Later Abraham)• Husband of Sarai (Later Sarah)• Received a promise from God that his

descendants shall be great in number and he shall posses the land of Canaan.• Father of Ismael • He is the son of Agar, hand-maid of Sarah

• Father of Isaac • He is the son of Sarah

JUDAISM

• Literally “through Isaac”• What do they believe?• One God• The Torah (“Teachings”) is their sacred text• Israel was given to them in a covenant with God• There will be a Messiah, but Jesus was not Him• 13 Principles

ISLAM

• Literally “Through Ishmael”• What do they believe?• One True God (Allah)• The Qur’an (Koran) is there sacred text• Jesus was a prophet• Muhammad is the last and most perfect prophet• 6 Articles of Faith• 5 Pillars of Faith

CHRISTIANITY

• “Our Father in Faith” through Judaism• More Specifically Catholicism – What do we

believe?• We are the “true” way because we hold the fullness of

the Revelation of God• Other faiths are reflections of this fullness• God is in everyone• Christ alone is the way to the Father• So how do we share our beliefs while respecting the

dignity of other faiths?

SO WHAT DO WE HAVE IN COMMON?

• Monotheistic view of God• Afterlife• Final judgment• We have a strong ethical system to which we

must adhere

• SO WHAT?