Religious Studies: KS3 revision notes
1 Year 7
1.1 Origins of Abrahamic Faith
- 1.1.1 Genesis
- 1.1.2 Noah & the Flood
- 1.1.3 The Importance of Noah
- 1.1.4 Abraham
- 1.1.5 The Covenant
- 1.1.6 Abraham's Sacrifice
- 1.1.7 Ibrahim's Sacrifice
- 1.1.8 Ibrahim & Hajar
- 1.1.9 Ibrahim & the Ka'aba
- 1.1.10 Isaac & Jacob
- 1.1.11 Moses & the Exodus
- 1.1.12 The Tabernacle
- 1.1.13 Leviticus & Sacrifice
- 1.1.14 Teachings in Leviticus
- 1.1.15 Jesus' Teachings
- 1.1.16 Jesus the Rebel
- 1.1.17 Jesus' Death & Resurrection
- 1.1.18 The Meaning of Jesus' Sacrifice
- 1.1.19 The Relationship Between Judaism & Christianity
- 1.1.20 The Ka'aba
- 1.1.21 The Prophet Muhammad
1.2 Judaism
- 1.2.1 The Nature of God
- 1.2.2 Creation
- 1.2.3 What Do Jews Believe?
- 1.2.4 Moses
- 1.2.5 Abraham & Moses
- 1.2.6 Tenakh & Talmud
- 1.2.7 Rabbis & Rabbinic Literature
- 1.2.8 The Jewish Scriptures - The Written Law
- 1.2.9 The Jewish Scriptures - The Oral Law
- 1.2.10 The Tradition of Discussion & Debate
- 1.2.11 Orthodox Judaism
- 1.2.12 Reform Judaism
- 1.2.13 The Daily Practices of Orthodox & Reform Jews
- 1.2.14 Morality & Living a Good Life
- 1.2.15 Ethical Duties of Jews
- 1.2.16 Prayer & Acts of Worship
- 1.2.17 Written & Oral Jewish Law
- 1.2.18 Afterlife
- 1.2.19 The First Temple
- 1.2.20 The Tabernacle's Journey & End
- 1.2.21 Orthodox & Reform Synagogues
- 1.2.22 The Daily Service
- 1.2.23 What is Shabbat?
- 1.2.24 Traditional Rituals for Shabbat
- 1.2.25 What is Pesach?
- 1.2.26 What is Yom Kippur?
- 1.2.27 How Have Jews Been Persecuted?
- 1.2.28 The Persecution of the Jews Throughout History
- 1.2.29 The Black Death
- 1.2.30 Antisemitism in Nazi Germany
- 1.2.31 Antisemitism in Nazi Germany 2
- 1.2.32 The Holocaust
- 1.2.33 Genocide
- 1.2.34 How the Holocaust has Impacted the Jewish Identity
- 1.2.35 Holocaust Memorial
- 1.2.36 Global Diversity of Jews
- 1.2.37 Jewish Practices
- 1.2.38 Jewish Celebrations & Rituals
1.3 Christianity
- 1.3.1 The Nature of God
- 1.3.2 Creation
- 1.3.3 Roots in Judaism
- 1.3.4 Early Spread of the Faith
- 1.3.5 Roman Persecution
- 1.3.6 Morality & Living a Good Life
- 1.3.7 Afterlife
- 1.3.8 Prayer and Acts of Worship
- 1.3.9 Kinds of Prayer
- 1.3.10 The Nativity
- 1.3.11 Christian Beliefs about the Baby Jesus
- 1.3.12 Jesus' Ministry
- 1.3.13 The Sermon on the Mount
- 1.3.14 The Crucifixion
- 1.3.15 The Last Supper
- 1.3.16 The Resurrection
- 1.3.17 Christian Beliefs about the Resurrection
- 1.3.18 The Council of Nicaea
- 1.3.19 The Nicene Creed
- 1.3.20 Saint Augustine
- 1.3.21 Development of the Christian Church
- 1.3.22 Written Authority - The Bible
- 1.3.23 Interpretation of the Bible
- 1.3.24 Celebrations
- 1.3.25 Pilgrimage
- 1.3.26 Evangelism
- 1.3.27 Protestantism
- 1.3.28 The Reformation
- 1.3.29 Christianity Today
- 1.3.30 Faith Across the World
- 1.3.31 Evangelical Churches
- 1.3.32 The Future of Christianity
2 Year 8
2.1 Islam
2.2 Hindu Dharma (Hinduism)
- 2.2.1 The Origins of Hindu Dharma
- 2.2.2 The Vedic Traditions
- 2.2.3 The Term 'Hinduism'
- 2.2.4 Revelation & Tradition
- 2.2.5 The Vedas
- 2.2.6 The Bhagavad Gita
- 2.2.7 Brahman
- 2.2.8 Atman
- 2.2.9 Understanding the Self
- 2.2.10 Hindu Deities
- 2.2.11 The Nature of the Trimurti
- 2.2.12 Cyclical Nature
- 2.2.13 Karma
- 2.2.14 Santana Dharma & Varnashrama Dharma
- 2.2.15 Varna & Castes
- 2.2.16 Ahimsa
- 2.2.17 Mandir & Puja
- 2.2.18 Ramayana & Diwali
- 2.2.19 Namakarana & Birth Rituals
- 2.2.20 Hindu Funerals
- 2.2.21 Hindu Communities Across the World
- 2.2.22 Yoga
- 2.2.23 Alexander the Great & The Mauryan Empire
- 2.2.24 British Colonialism & Gandhi
2.3 Buddhism
- 2.3.1 Roots in Hindu Dharma
- 2.3.2 Siddhartha Gautama
- 2.3.3 Siddhartha's Four Sights
- 2.3.4 Asceticism, Enlightenment & The Middle Way
- 2.3.5 Buddha's Authority & Personal Experience
- 2.3.6 Core Belief
- 2.3.7 The Three Marks of Existence
- 2.3.8 Cyclical Time
- 2.3.9 The Four Noble Truths - Dukkha and Samudaya
- 2.3.10 The Four Noble Truths - Nirhoda and Magga
- 2.3.11 The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path to Enlightenment
- 2.3.12 Karma, Samsara & Nirvana
- 2.3.13 The Three Jewels
- 2.3.14 The Five Precepts
- 2.3.15 Meditation
- 2.3.16 Theravada & Mahayana Buddhisms
- 2.3.17 Puja
- 2.3.18 Buddhism in the UK and Across the World
2.5 Atheism
- 2.5.1 Where Did Atheism Come From?
- 2.5.2 The Impact of Scientific Developments
- 2.5.3 Plato's Cave
- 2.5.4 Challenging the Bible
- 2.5.5 The Enlightenment
- 2.5.6 Evolution
- 2.5.7 Evolution & Religion
- 2.5.8 Morality & God
- 2.5.9 Morality Without God
- 2.5.10 Frederick Nietzsche - How to Live Without Religion
- 2.5.11 Militant Atheism
- 2.5.12 Humanism
- 2.5.13 The Future of Atheism
2.6 Philosophy of Religion
- 2.6.1 Who is God?
- 2.6.2 Theists, Atheists & Agnostics
- 2.6.3 Faith & Empiricism
- 2.6.4 The Design Argument
- 2.6.5 Is The Design Argument Convincing?
- 2.6.6 The Cosmological Argument
- 2.6.7 Criticisms of The Cosmological Argument
- 2.6.8 The Problem of Evil
- 2.6.9 Free Will Theodicy
- 2.6.10 Soul-Making Theodicy
- 2.6.11 Religious Experience
- 2.6.12 Types of Religious Experience
- 2.6.13 Criticisms of Religious Experience
3 Year 9
3.1 Introduction to Ethics
- 3.1.1 The Trolley Problem
- 3.1.2 R v Dudley & Stevens
- 3.1.3 St Thomas Aquinas & Natural Moral Law
- 3.1.4 Criticisms of Natural Moral Law
- 3.1.5 Situation Ethics
- 3.1.6 Criticisms of Situation Ethics
- 3.1.7 Criticisms of Situation Ethics
- 3.1.8 Revelation as a Source of Morality
- 3.1.9 Humanist Morality
- 3.1.10 Utilitarianism
- 3.1.11 Criticisms & Strengths of Utilitarianism
3.3 Extremism
- 3.3.1 What Does Extremism Mean?
- 3.3.2 Extremism Explained
- 3.3.3 Why do People Become Extremists?
- 3.3.4 Why do People Become Extremists? 2
- 3.3.5 What are Conspiracy Theories?
- 3.3.6 Why do People Believe Conspiracy Theories?
- 3.3.7 What is Anti-Semitism?
- 3.3.8 Anti-Semitic Stereotyping
- 3.3.9 The Holocaust
- 3.3.10 After the Holocaust
- 3.3.11 Religious Fundamentalism
- 3.3.12 The Problem of Fundamentalism
- 3.3.13 Nationalism
- 3.3.14 Nationalism & Extremism
- 3.3.15 What is a Terrorist?
- 3.3.16 Political & Religious Terrorism
- 3.3.17 Free Speech & Hate Speech
- 3.3.18 Hate Speech
- 3.3.19 How do we Fight Extremism?
- 3.3.20 How do we Fight Extremism? 2
3.4 Equality
- 3.4.1 Introduction to Equality
- 3.4.2 Is the UK an Equal Society?
- 3.4.3 Religion & Equality
- 3.4.4 Interpreting the Scripture
- 3.4.5 Racism & Scripture
- 3.4.6 Scripture Against Racism
- 3.4.7 The Fight for Racial Equality
- 3.4.8 Gender Equality & Scripture
- 3.4.9 Gender Equality; Women in Worship
- 3.4.10 LGBTQ+ Matters
- 3.4.11 The Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality
- 3.4.12 Disability Matters
- 3.4.13 The Fight for Disability Equality
4 Additional Concepts
4.1 Non-Religious People in the UK
4.2 Believing in God Oustide of Religion