that which is considered extremely immoral, wicked and wrong

the ability to make choices voluntarily and independently

the belief that God allows suffering so that humans can grow spiritually

pain or distress caused by injury, illness or loss

Christianity and suffering

Religious education

Christianity and crime

Christianity and the aims of punishment

Christianity and types of punishment

Christianity and the death penalty

Christian attitudes to forgiveness

Christian teachings about good and evil

Muslim attitudes to forgiveness

Islam and the death penalty

In this unit pupils will study ideas of crime and how Christians and Muslims may view crime is caused. From that, they will examine different ideas of punishing crime and treating criminals focussing especially on a case study of the death penalty and ideas of forgiveness.

Issues of Good and Evil

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

Suffering caused by human actions is known as {{}} evil.

it argues that evil proves that God doesn’t exist

it argues that all evil is caused by humans

it argues that the amount of suffering in the world makes belief in God harder

that humans are not responsible for their actions

that humans are created with dignity and free will

What does the Bible quote “So God created mankind in his own image” suggest?

false – some believe that suffering is due to free choices

false – most reject the idea of original sin entirely

true – all believe that sin has corrupted human nature

True or false? All Christians believe that human nature is fallen.

The theologian John {{}} said that suffering helps people grow in virtues.

A {{}} is a deliberate choice to go turn focus away from God.

What does teleology consider when deciding if an action is right?

they use different sources of moral guidance

Why might Christians not always agree on what is morally right?

According to Jesus (as recorded in Matthew), what else matters besides actions?

Which statement best describes deontology?

Which philosophical view says that what is good and bad is dependant on the situation?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Christianity and suffering

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.