what follows the physical life on Earth; life after death

the belief that God will decide whether each person should receive eternal life or eternal punishment

Views on the afterlife

Religious education

Divergent funeral rites

Living on through works and memory

Digital memory

This unit invites pupils to consider religious and non-religious responses to death. They will examine differing views. They will consider how the dead may be remembered through ritual or legacy. They will consider how attitudes are changing and the possibilities technology may offer in the future.

Memory: what happens to us and our memories when we die?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Questions about life after death are questions of ultimate ...

What do Humanists believe happens after death?

What usually follows judgement in Abrahamic beliefs?

Reincarnation is the cycle of life, death and ...

Why might a non-religious person believe in life after death?

Which of the following is a Dharmic religion?

Karma refers to the idea that actions have ...

Which of the following is an Abrahamic religion?

Abrahamic religions teach a single earthly ...

Where are agnostic and atheist views most common?

Views on the afterlife

Lesson outcome

Content guidance