Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies Unit 3A: Religion & Life - Catholic Christianity Student Bk

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Section 1 Believing in God

Introduction

1.1   Christian upbringing and belief in God

1.2   Religious experience and belief in God

1.3   The design argument and belief in God

1.4   Causation and belief in God

1.5   Science and non-belief in God

1.6   Christian responses to scientific explanations of the world

1.7   Unanswered prayers and non-belief in God

1.8   Unanswered prayers and the Christian response

1.9   Evil and suffering and non-belief in God

1.10 Christian responses to evil and suffering

1.11 The media and belief in God

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Section 2 Matters of life and death

Introduction

2.1 Roman Catholic beliefs in life after death and how these affect their lives

2.2 Non-religious belief in life after death

2.3 Non-belief in life after death

2.4 The sanctity of life

2.5 The nature of abortion and legislation

2.6 Christian attitudes to abortion

2.7 The nature of euthanasia and legislation

2.8 Christian attitudes to euthanasia

2.9 The causes of world poverty

2.10 CAFOD – its work and why it’s trying to end world poverty

2.11 Matters of life and death in the media

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Section 3 Marriage and family life

Introduction

3.1 Changing attitudes towards marriage, divorce, family and homosexuality in the UK

3.2 Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage and homosexuality

3.3 The purpose of Roman Catholic marriage and how this is shown in a wedding ceremony

3.4 Different Christian attitudes to divorce

3.5 Christian attitudes to homosexuality

3.6 Roman Catholic teachings on family life

3.7 How Catholic parishes help with the upbringing of children

3.8 Different methods and reasons for contraception

3.9 Christian attitudes to contraception

3.10 The media and marriage and family life

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Section 4 Community cohesion

Introduction

4.1 Changing attitudes to gender roles in the UK

4.2 Different Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion

4.3 The UK as a multi-ethnic society

4.4 Government action to promote community cohesion

4.5 The work of the Roman Catholic Church to help asylum seekers

4.6 Why Roman Catholics should promote racial harmony

4.7 Differences among Christians in their attitudes to other religions

4.8 The UK as a multi-faith society

4.9 Ways in which religions work to promote community cohesion in the UK

4.10 Issues of religion and community cohesion in the media

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