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Ethics and Religious Studies
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Free Ethics and Religious Studies study notes for Senior Secondary (HKDSE) students. Each chapter covers a key topic with examples and practice prompts you can continue inside the thinka app.
Module 2: Personal and Social Issues
Human Rights
Life and Death
Sex, Companionship and Family
Bioethics
Environmental Ethics
Business and Economic Ethics
Media Ethics
Module 1: Normative Ethics
The Nature of Morality
Theory of Conduct
Theory of Value and Virtue
Morality and religion
Consequences
Duties
Intrinsic value
Instrumental value
Quality
Priority
Conflicts
M1 - Unit 1: History of Buddhism
Historical background
Life of the Buddha
Formation of the Buddhist Canon
Development of Buddhism in India
Development of Buddhism in China
Theravada Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism
Development of Buddhism in Hong Kong
M1 - Unit 2: Basic Buddhist Doctrines
Four Noble Truths
Dependent Origination
Twelve links of Dependent Origination
Karma and rebirth
Five aggregates and non-self
M1 - Unit 3: Buddhist Practices
Basic Buddhist practices
Practices of the vehicles of human beings and celestial beings
The sravaka and the pratyekabuddha vehicles
Practices of Bodhisattva vehicle
M2 - Unit 1: Christianity Background
Textual Background - The faith of the Old Testament
History and identity of Israel in the Old Testament
Palestine in the first century A.D
M2 - Unit 2: The Origin of Christianity - Jesus Christ
Jesus’ Ministry - Birth, childhood, preparation and the calling of the disciples
Ministry - Preparation
Miracles
Passion
Ministry - Jesus calls ordinary people to be His disciples
Resurrection and Ascension
Jesus’ Teachings - Kingdom of God
Miracles - Authority over evil spirits
Will of God - Teachings for His disciples and parables
Miracles - Power over nature
Will of God - Law and the Sermon on the Mount
Miracles - Others
Passion - Before suffering
Passion - Arrest
Passion - Crucifixion and burial
Jesus’ Teachings - Kingdom of God - Ways to the Kingdom of God
Will of God - Parables
M2 - Unit 3: The Continuation of Jesus’ Ministry
Jesus’ Identity
Development of the Early Church
Jesus’ Identity - Jesus in the eyes of His disciples
Development of basic Christian belief - Salvation
Jesus’ Identity - Jesus’ understanding of Himself
New Commandment
Development of basic Christian belief - Salvation - James’ concept of salvation
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