| 7 | Why study RS? What can I do with RS? (Links with Careers) Exploring religion in British society. What is Belief? Understanding religious pluralism, inclusivism and exclusivism.
| Philosophy: Does God exist? Cosmological, teleological, and moral arguments; atheism and agnosticism. | Theology: God and miracles. Explore divine action through miracles. What is a miracle? Biblical examples, modern claims, and theological interpretations. | Religion: Life After Death in Christianity. Judgement, heaven, hell, purgatory; Christian views on the soul and resurrection. | Good and Evil.
What sort of attitudes result from being religious? What attitudes do religious people have to: themselves; life; God; life after death; right and wrong; truth? | Exploring religion, faith and community. Beliefs and Practices of Christianity or another World Religion. (Guided student choice) |
| 8 | What is Islam?
Beginnings and Belief;
Muhammad;
Rise to influence;
The split;
The Qu’ran;
Belief about God;
Prophets;
Life after death; | Christianity
Diversity within Christianity
What is the Bible?
Is Britain a Christian country?
Should women lead the Church?
Slavery and the Crusades
Prayer
Advent and Christmas | Islam in the modern world
The Five Pillars;
Prayer and the Mosque;
Ramadan and Eid -ul-Fitr;
What happens on Hajj?
What should women wear?
What is Jihad?
Islam in Britain
| Religion, crime and punishment. | What do religions say about the use of money and other resources? | Religion, peace and conflict. (Violence, War, Nuclear Weapons, Just War Theory, Pacifism)
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| 9 | Christianity: Nature of God, Biblical accounts of Creation, The problem of evil and suffering, Jesus Christ, Incarnation, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension, | The concept of salvation, Eschatological beliefs and teachings, Worship, Sacraments, Prayer, The role and importance of pilgrimage and celebrations to Christians. | The role of the church in the local community and living practices, Mission, The role of the church in
the wider world. Islam: Core beliefs | Nature of Allah, Prophethood (Risalah), Books (Kutub), Angels (Malaikah), Eschatological beliefs and
teachings, Life after death (Akhirah),
| The importance of practices, Public acts of worship, Private acts of worship, Hajj, Zakat/Zakah, Sawm, Festivals/special days, Jihad. | Christianity and Islam Revision
Mock Exam
Ethics
Why RS matters - links to careers. |
| 10 | Relationships and Families:
Men and women
Christian understandings of equality | The Existence of God:
The Question of God
The nature of reality
Experiencing God
| Religion, peace and conflict:
Violence and conflict
Peace and peace making
Forgiveness and reconciliation | Dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes:
Challenges for religion
Dialogue within and between religious groups
Dialogue between religious and non-religious groups
| Revision and GCSE Examination | Careers |