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Ten Commandments

Two great Commandments

Situation ethics of Jesus

Muslims and Shariah Law

Interpreting Shariah using ijtihad

Using ijtihad to understand differing Muslim attitudes to music

In this unit pupils examine how religions have created rules to live by. They will investigate how the ethics of Jesus reframed the Jewish law of the time and how Muslims may use the concept of ijtjihad to make moral decisions.

Religious law: What is the social context and relevance today?

Martin Luther and the Reformation

Reaching heaven by faith alone

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the pacifist

Fighting against unjust laws

Vandana Shiva: protecting the earth

Dharma, Bhumi and the environment

In this unit pupils study three case studies of individuals who challenged authority. They will analyse the inspiration behind their actions and the historical impact of their choices. Pupils will reason the degree to which religious beliefs might cause someone to challenge authority.

Rebels: should we embrace or challenge authority?

Interpreting the 2021 census data

Exploring Christians - diveristy and complexity

Linda Woodhead's exploration of the 'nones' - atheism

Linda Woodhead's exploration of the 'nones' - agnosticism

Exploring 'other' religion - Paganism

The future of religion

In this unit pupils will interpret census data to explore religion and belief in the UK. They will examine the growing diversity within Christianity and the rise of cultural Christians. They will use work by the sociologist, Linda Woodhead, to analyse the rise of 'no religion' in the UK.

Census: How has the landscape of belief changed in Britain?

Stewardship versus dominion

Khalifah: Muslim perspectives on the Earth

Tikkun Olam and the role of personal responsibility

Pope Francis and the Laudato Si' encyclical

Peter Singer and animal rights

Mary Midgley and why animals matter

In this unit pupils will investigate how worldviews adapt teaching in the light of contemorary concerns. They will examine how Christians and Jews have responded to ideas of dominion with a focus on responsibility for the earth. They will examine attitudes to animals and Islamic ideas of reason.

Changing world: How should the Earth's resources be used?

Eve and original sin

The song of Deborah

The Book of Esther

Mary, mother of Jesus

Women in the New Testament

The Gospel of Mary

In this unit pupils will take a hermenutical reading of scripture to assess the status of women in the Bible. Through a series of key stories they will analyse how women are portrayed and how these stories have been interpreted and re-interpreted over the centuries.

Matriarchs: are the women of the Bible victors or victims?

Coptic Christianity: Desert Fathers and Mothers

Mercy Amba Oduyoye and African Women's theology

Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement

Saint Rose of Lima

Delores S. Williams and womanist theology

Candomblé and Brazilian spirituality

In this unit pupils will examine how Christianity has been challenged by, and adapted to, cultures and the experiences of the Global South. Focussing on Africa and South America, pupils will look at theologians and practices that have emerged and the challenges they have made.

Christianity: how have the experiences of the Global South shaped it?

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