TCE Studies of Religion Level 3 Notes

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1. What is a religion? Smart's dimensions and the four disciplinary lensesModule 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Introduction to religious traditions

2. The divine and ultimate reality across Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and JudaismModule 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Beliefs: the divine and the metaphysical

3. Human purpose, the human condition, death and the afterlifeModule 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Beliefs: human purpose and the afterlife

4. Working from practice to belief: ritual, worship, story and sacred textModule 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Practices, story and text

5. Christian variants: the Great Schism, the Reformation and Catholic–Orthodox–Protestant differencesModule 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Variants in Christianity

6. Sunni and Shi'a, Orthodox and Progressive Judaism, Theravada and Mahayana, Vaishnava and ShaivaModule 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Variants in Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism

7. Conflict, cooperation and the Section A stimulus essay (Criterion 6)Module 1 · Module 1 — Religious tradition 1 and a major variant

   Conflict and cooperation; Section A technique

8. How a tradition's view of human nature and purpose shapes its understanding of sufferingModule 2 · Module 2 — Religious tradition 2: suffering or ethics

   Suffering: human nature and purpose

9. Guidance and solace in suffering, why suffering is allowed, and using the case studyModule 2 · Module 2 — Religious tradition 2: suffering or ethics

   Suffering: solace, theodicy and the case study

10. Sources of religious moral guidance: commandments, precepts, leaders, stories and sanctity of lifeModule 2 · Module 2 — Religious tradition 2: suffering or ethics

    Ethics: sources of moral guidance

11. Religious ethics case studies: ecology, medical intervention, social justice, war and relationshipsModule 2 · Module 2 — Religious tradition 2: suffering or ethics

    Ethics: case-study issues

12. Section B: rationale, reinforcement and response (Criterion 7) and choosing Question 3 or 4Module 2 · Module 2 — Religious tradition 2: suffering or ethics

    Section B technique

13. Depth-study thinking: change or lack of change, contexts, sources, coherence and consistency (Criterion 8)Module 3 · Module 3 — Depth study topics

    Depth study method

14. Topic A — Women and religion: teaching, change and points of viewModule 3 · Module 3 — Depth study topics

    Topic A: Women and religion

15. Topic B — Contemporary war or conflict: just war, pacifism and peacemakingModule 3 · Module 3 — Depth study topics

    Topic B: Contemporary war or conflict

16. Topic C — Religious ethics: tradition-based reasoning on a contemporary dilemmaModule 3 · Module 3 — Depth study topics

    Topic C: Religious ethics

17. Topic D — Science and religion: models of relationship and contemporary challengesModule 3 · Module 3 — Depth study topics

    Topic D: Science and religion

18. Topic E — Aboriginal Spirituality: Country, kinship, continuity and adaptationModule 3 · Module 3 — Depth study topics

    Topic E: Aboriginal Spirituality

19. The five externally assessed criteria: what A, B and C responses doExam skills · Exam skills — criteria, sources and essay technique

    Criteria and standards

20. Sixty-minute essays: planning, thesis, evidence from authoritative sources and time managementExam skills · Exam skills — criteria, sources and essay technique

    Essay technique and evidence