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- Year 11
Views on the afterlife
I can explain different religious and non-religious beliefs about what may happen when we die.
- Year 11
Views on the afterlife
I can explain different religious and non-religious beliefs about what may happen when we die.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- What happens to us after death is a long pondered question of ultimate reality.
- For Humanists, there is only this life and no part of us exists beyond death.
- Abrahamic religions teach that there will be judgement, followed by an afterlife.
- Dharmic faiths describe a cycle of life, death and rebirth called reincarnation.
- Some non religious people believe in life after death.
Keywords
Afterlife - what follows the physical life on Earth; life after death
Judgement - the belief that God will decide whether each person should receive eternal life or eternal punishment
Reincarnation - the rebirth of a soul in another body
Common misconception
All non-religious people believe there is no afterlife and that death is the absolute end.
Many non-religious individuals believe in a form of an afterlife, but without a soul moving to a spiritual realm.
To help you plan your year 11 religious education lesson on: Views on the afterlife, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 11 religious education lesson on: Views on the afterlife, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Explore more key stage 4 religious education lessons from the Memory: what happens to us and our memories when we die? unit, dive into the full secondary religious education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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