Free WACE Year 11 Religion and Life Flashcard Review
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What are ultimate questions?
Questions about meaning, purpose and destiny, such as why suffering happens, what makes life worthwhile and whether death is the end.
What are van Gennep's three phases of a rite of passage?
Separation from the old status, a transitional (liminal) phase, and incorporation into the new status.
Give two examples of rites of passage from different traditions.
Examples include Christian baptism, the Jewish bar or bat mitzvah, Hindu samskaras and Islamic funeral rites.
How do substantive and functional definitions of religion differ?
Substantive definitions focus on what religion contains (a sacred or supernatural reality); functional definitions focus on what it does (meaning, community).
Name Ninian Smart's seven dimensions of religion.
Ritual, narrative (mythic), experiential (emotional), social (institutional), ethical (legal), doctrinal (philosophical) and material.
What three elements are often used to describe being religious?
Believing, belonging and behaving; individuals combine them in different ways.
Distinguish 'belief that' from 'belief in'.
Belief that accepts a claim as true; belief in is a trusting commitment to someone or something.
List four sources of religious belief.
Sacred texts, revelation, tradition, religious experience and recognised authorities (any four).
What is Tawhid and what is its opposite?
Tawhid is the Islamic belief in the oneness of God; its opposite, associating partners with God, is shirk.
State four key features of Salah.
Five set daily times, wudu (ritual washing), facing the qibla towards the Ka'bah, and rak'ah of standing, bowing and prostrating with Arabic recitation.
What are the three major divisions of Christianity?
Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant.
What is the core difference between Sunni and Shi'a Islam?
They differ over rightful leadership after Muhammad: Sunnis accepted the caliphs chosen by the community, beginning with Abu Bakr; Shi'a hold that leadership belonged to Ali and his descendants, the Imams.
What did the 2021 Census show about Christian affiliation and no religion?
43.9% reported a Christian affiliation and 38.9% reported no religion, continuing a long-term shift.
Why must Census religion figures be interpreted carefully?
The question is optional, and affiliation does not measure belief or practice; no religion includes varied outlooks.
What does section 116 of the Constitution do?
It stops the Commonwealth establishing a religion, imposing religious observance or prohibiting free exercise of religion, and bans religious tests for Commonwealth offices.
Name three areas of public life in which religion remains significant in Australia.
Education (faith-based schools), welfare (faith-based agencies), and public debate and law (any three including parliamentary prayers).
What structure suits explaining a historical person or event?
Context, actions or developments, impact and significance.
What did Mary MacKillop co-found and when?
The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (Josephites), at Penola in South Australia in 1866, with Julian Tenison Woods.
Why is Mary MacKillop significant?
Her order brought education and care to poor and rural Australians, and she was canonised in 2010 as Australia's first saint.
What does explaining the nature of an issue involve?
What the issue is, its causes, who is affected, why it is contested and why religions engage with it.