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Religious Studies 4610
16 sections available · 71 chapters available
Free Religious Studies 4610 study notes for CCEA A Level students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
AS 1: An Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
Understanding the Gospel of Luke
Key narratives in Luke’s Gospel
Key themes in Luke’s Gospel
Other aspects of human experience
AS 2: An Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles
The context of Acts
The beginnings of the church
Growth and expansion of the church
Paul the Apostle
Other aspects of human experience
AS 3: An Introduction to Themes in the Old Testament
Covenant and election
The career of King David and the purpose of the Davidic Narratives
The relationship between kingship and prophecy
Prophecy and the Prophet Amos
Other aspects of human experience
AS 4: The Origins and Development of the Early Christian Church to AD 325
The development of the Early Church
Early Christian writers
Developing Christian belief and practice
Constantine and the church
Other aspects of human experience
AS 5: The Celtic Church in Ireland in the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Centuries
The arrival of Christianity in Ireland
Celtic monasticism
Celtic penitentials
Celtic hagiography
Other aspects of human experience
AS 6: An Introduction to Islam
The life of Muhammad
The Qur’an
The Five Pillars of Islam
Worship and the mosque in Islam
Other aspects of human experience
AS 7: Foundations of Ethics with Special Reference to Issues in Medical Ethics
Deontological approaches to moral decision making
Teleological approaches to moral decision making
Life and death issues
Developments in bioethics
Other aspects of human experience
AS 8: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Arguments for the existence of God
God, atheism and the problem of evil
The problem of miracle
Religious experience and its credentials
Other aspects of human experience
A2 1: Themes in the Synoptic Gospels
Understanding the synoptic tradition
The person of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels
The Passion and Resurrection Narratives in the Synoptic Gospels
Synoptic assessment theme: Religious Texts, Authority and Interpretation
A2 2: Themes in Selected Letters of St Paul
Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians
Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians
Synoptic assessment theme: Controversy, Division and Reconciliation
A2 3: Themes in the Old Testament
The nature of God in the Old Testament
The Prophet Jeremiah
Themes in the Book of Ezekiel
Synoptic assessment theme: Leadership, Text and Alienation
A2 4: Themes in the Early Church and the Church Today
Church authority and division
Early Christian literature
Belief and belonging in the modern world
Synoptic assessment theme: Faith, Morality and the State
A2 5: Themes in the Celtic Church, Reformation and Post-Reformation Church
Controversy and authority
Missionary outreach
Developments and outreach in Christianity
Synoptic assessment theme: Faith, Morality and the State
A2 6: Islam in a Contemporary Context
Articles of faith
Origins and beliefs of Sunni and Shi’a Islam
Contemporary issues
Synoptic assessment theme: Conflict, Freedom of Belief and Orthodoxy
A2 7: Global Ethics
Moral theory
Global issues
Global rights
Synoptic assessment theme: Conscience, Freedom and Tolerance
A2 8: Themes in the Philosophy of Religion
Religious language, science and religious belief
The afterlife: body, soul and personal identity
Religion and morality
Synoptic assessment theme: Faith, Freedom and Atheism
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