Religion, Theology,

Philosophy and
Spirituality.
 • is a particular way of ordering the realities
BELIEF SYSTEM of one’s world
OR WORLDVIEW

• the pursuit of transformation guided by a

sacred belief system
RELIGION

• It involves a quest for the meaning and

ultimate value of life as opposed to an
instrumentalist or materialistic attitude to
SPIRITUALITY
life
BELIEF systems OR WORLD VIEWS

1. Many Gods (Polytheistic

2. One God (Monotheistic)

3. No God (Atheistic)
 ELEMENTS OF RELIGION
 reflects an effort to uplift their whole
self to a higher dimension of existence
 a framework of transcendent beliefs
 text or scriptures
 rituals
 sacred spaces (e.g., church, temple,
mosque, synagogue)
ELEMENTS OF SPIRITUALITY

 holistic (fully integrated view to life)

 quest for meaning (purpose of life)

 quest for the sacred (beliefs about God)

 self-reflective existence