Faith Curriculum Library: Tapestry of Faith: Riddle and Mystery: A Program on the Big Questions for Grade 6

Leader Resource 3: Godly Words

Make a copy of this page with enlarged type. Cut the terms and definitions apart so they can be given to (or pinned or taped on) each youth.

Theist — Believes God exists

Atheist — Believes God does not exist

Agnostic — Says God might or might not exist

Humanist — Says people's responsibilities in this life are most important

Trinitarian — Says God has three parts

Christian — Says Jesus is the son of God

Jew — Says truth is in the Hebrew Bible

Unitarian Universalist — Can believe many different things

God — Supreme being and creator of all

Belief — Something you think is true

Fact — Something you can prove is true

Miracle — Something that happens that cannot be explained

Allah — Muslim name for God

Prayer — Message to God

Theology — Ideas about religion and God