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AQA GCSE Religious Studies A 8062
BuddhismReligion
Topic overviewThe life of the BuddhaThe Dhamma and the Three Marks of ExistenceThe human personality and human destinyThe Four Noble TruthsThe Eightfold Path and the Threefold WayPlaces of worship, puja and devotional practiceMeditation: samatha, vipassana and visualisationDeath, mourning and Buddhist festivalsKamma, rebirth, compassion and loving kindnessThe five precepts and the six perfections
ChristianityReligion
Topic overviewThe nature of God and the problem of evilThe Trinity and the role of Word and Spirit in creationThe incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection and ascensionSin, salvation and atonementResurrection, judgement, heaven and hellForms of worship and prayerBaptism and the meaning of sacramentHoly Communion and the EucharistPilgrimage, Christmas and EasterThe Church in the local and worldwide community
Catholic ChristianityReligion
Topic overviewThe Trinity and the Nicene CreedCreation, human dignity and stewardshipThe incarnation and redemptionLife after death: judgement, heaven, hell and purgatoryThe sacramental nature of reality and the sacraments of initiationThe eucharist and the sacraments of healing and servicePrayer, the Lord's Prayer and popular pietyPilgrimage and the Catholic funeral riteCatholic social teaching and loving our neighbourMission, evangelism and Catholic agencies
HinduismReligion
Topic overviewBrahman and the three features of the divineThe Tri-murti, the deities and avataraMatter, maya and Hindu cosmologyAtman, samsara, karma and mokshaDharma, the four aims and personal virtuesPlaces and focuses of worshipForms of worship: havan, puja, arati and darshanDiwali, Holi and pilgrimageThe four paths of yogaHindu environmental projects and charities
IslamReligion
Topic overviewTawhid and the six articles of faithThe nature of God: mercy, justice and AdalatAngels, predestination and human freedomAkhirah: resurrection, judgement, heaven and hellRisalah, the holy books and the imamateShahadah, the Five Pillars and the Ten Obligatory ActsSalah and its significanceSawm and zakah: fasting and almsgivingHajj: the pilgrimage to MakkahJihad and the festivals of Islam
JudaismReligion
Topic overviewThe nature of God and the ShekhinahThe Messiah, judgement and life after deathThe Covenant with Abraham and the Covenant at SinaiThe mitzvot, free will and key moral principlesThe synagogue and its featuresPublic worship, the Amidah and prayer in the homeShabbat in the home and the synagogueTenakh, Talmud and the dietary lawsBrit Milah, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, marriage and mourningRosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Pesach
SikhismReligion
Topic overviewThe Mool Mantar and the nature of GodGod as Creator and God's relationship with creationHuman life, the Sikh virtues and living as a gurmukhKarma, rebirth and the aim of muktiThe equality of all, sewa and the sangatThe gurdwara and its religious featuresPrayer in the home, nam japna and the akhand pathLangar and the gurdwara in the Sikh communityFestivals and visiting historical gurdwarasBirth and naming, Amrit Sanskar and the Five Ks
Theme A: Relationships and FamiliesTheme
Theme B: Religion and LifeTheme
Theme C: The Existence of God and RevelationTheme
Theme D: Religion, Peace and ConflictTheme
Topic overviewPeace, justice, forgiveness and reconciliationViolence, violent protest and terrorismReasons for war: greed, self-defence and retaliationThe just war theoryHoly war and religion as a cause of conflictNuclear weapons and weapons of mass destructionPacifism, peace-making and the victims of war
Theme E: Religion, Crime and PunishmentTheme
Theme F: Religion, Human Rights and Social JusticeTheme
Theme G: St Mark’s Gospel: The Life of JesusTextual studies
Topic overviewJohn the Baptist, the baptism and the temptationEarly miracles and the rejection at NazarethCaesarea Philippi and the transfigurationPassion predictions, true greatness and BartimaeusThe Last Supper and GethsemaneThe trials, the crucifixion and the empty tombThe titles of Jesus and the authority of Mark's gospel
Theme H: St Mark’s Gospel as a Source of Religious, Moral and Spiritual TruthsTextual studies
Topic overviewThe parables of the KingdomEntering the Kingdom: children, wealth and the greatest commandmentJesus and those his society rejectedFaith, giving and devotionThe call and mission of the disciplesThe cost of discipleship, and failureThe commission, and the authority of Jesus' teaching today
Catholic Christianity
- 10 subtopics
- 30 things to know
- Paper 1
- Paper 1, one of the two religions chosen from seven. Christianity and Catholic Christianity may not be combined
What Catholic Christianity covers
Catholic Christianity is examined in Paper 1, The study of religions — one of the two religions chosen from seven. Studying Christianity as well is a prohibited combination, so a student takes one or the other. Anyone sitting the textual studies themes on St Mark's Gospel must take either Christianity or Catholic Christianity in Component 1. It covers the Trinity and the Nicene Creed, creation, human dignity and stewardship, the incarnation and redemption, life after death: judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory, the sacramental nature of reality and the sacraments of initiation, the eucharist and the sacraments of healing and service, prayer, the Lord's Prayer and popular piety, pilgrimage and the Catholic funeral rite, Catholic social teaching and loving our neighbour and mission, evangelism and Catholic agencies.
Where it is assessed
Paper 1
The study of religions: beliefs, teachings and practices — one of the two religions chosen from seven.
Check the AQA specification ↗The 10 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- The Trinity and the Nicene CreedStudents learn what a creed is, the councils of Nicaea in 325 and Constantinople in 381, consubstantial and the teaching of Arius it rejected, the filioque dispute, the scriptural roots of the Trinity, and why it is a mystery.Open →
- Creation, human dignity and stewardshipThe subtopic covers the two Genesis creation accounts, creation out of nothing, human dignity and the image of God, stewardship and Laudato Si', Catholic teaching on evolution, and what creation means for how people are treated.Open →
- The incarnation and redemptionThese questions explain the incarnation in the Nicene Creed, John 1, Luke and Philippians 2, the Council of Chalcedon, redemption and the paschal mystery, the resurrection and ascension, and sanctifying and actual grace.Open →
- Life after death: judgement, heaven, hell and purgatoryStudents learn what Catholics believe happens at death, the final judgement and resurrection of the body, heaven, hell and purgatory, prayer for the dead and the communion of saints, and the Church's teaching on cremation.Open →
- The sacramental nature of reality and the sacraments of initiationThe subtopic covers the sacramental nature of reality, the seven sacraments and how they are grouped, baptism and its indelible character, infant baptism and its symbols, and confirmation with chrism and its effects.Open →
- The eucharist and the sacraments of healing and serviceThese questions explain the Eucharist as source and summit, transubstantiation and the Real Presence, reconciliation and the seal of confession, the anointing of the sick, and the sacraments of matrimony and holy orders.Open →
- Prayer, the Lord's Prayer and popular pietyStudents learn how the Catechism defines prayer, formal and informal prayer and the case for each, the Lord's Prayer as a summary of the gospel, the Rosary and its mysteries, the Stations of the Cross, and popular piety.Open →
- Pilgrimage and the Catholic funeral riteThe subtopic covers pilgrimage to Lourdes and the Grotto of Massabielle, other Catholic pilgrimage sites, arguments for and against pilgrimage, and the three parts of a Catholic funeral with the Requiem Mass and its symbols.Open →
- Catholic social teaching and loving our neighbourThese questions explain the command to love your neighbour and Matthew 25:40, Catholic social teaching and the common good, solidarity, subsidiarity and the preferential option for the poor, and the work of the SVP and Pax Christi.Open →
- Mission, evangelism and Catholic agenciesStudents learn mission, evangelism and the Great Commission, missionary disciples and the new evangelisation, local evangelism and witness in Britain, and the work of CAFOD, Trócaire and Missio.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
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What is CAFOD, what work does it do, and whom does it represent?
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What is a creed, and what does the Nicene Creed say about the oneness of God?
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What is the Trinity, and which council first agreed the creed?
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What does Genesis 1 say about the way God created?
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What do Catholics believe happens immediately after death?
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Define sacrament.
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Why do Catholics call the eucharist the source and summit of the Christian life?
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How does the Catechism define prayer?
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What is a pilgrimage?
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Which command of Jesus underlies Catholic social teaching?
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What does Genesis 1:27 teach about human dignity?
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Define the incarnation.
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What is the final judgement?
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What is meant by the sacramental nature of reality?
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Define transubstantiation.
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Name the main types of prayer Catholics use.
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Where is Lourdes and why is it a place of pilgrimage?
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Which parable explains who counts as a neighbour?
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Define mission.
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What is a creed?
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Define human dignity as Catholics use the term.
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Which words of the Nicene Creed express the incarnation?
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What does the Church teach about the resurrection of the body?
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How many sacraments does the Catholic Church recognise, and how are they grouped?
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What is the Real Presence?
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What is a formal prayer?
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What happens at the Grotto of Massabielle?
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What does Matthew 25:40 say about serving the poor?
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Define evangelism.
Take Catholic Christianity further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Sanctifying grace vs Actual grace
Sanctifying grace: a lasting share in God's life. Actual grace: help for a particular moment.
Incarnation vs Redemption
Incarnation: God becoming human. Redemption: the buying back of humanity through the paschal mystery.
Solidarity vs Subsidiarity
Solidarity: commitment to everyone's good. Subsidiarity: keeping decisions at the most local level.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What is a creed?
Model answer
A creed is a short formal statement of Christian belief. Catholics recite the Nicene Creed at Mass on Sundays and major feasts.
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What does the Nicene Creed say about the oneness of God?
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The creed begins "I believe in one God, the Father almighty". Catholics are monotheists who believe there is only one God.
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Define the Trinity.
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The Trinity is the belief that the one God is three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct but share one divine nature.
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Which council first agreed the creed, and when did it meet?
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The Council of Nicaea agreed the first form of the creed in 325 CE. Bishops came from across the Roman Empire to attend.
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Whose teaching did the Council of Nicaea reject?
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Arius taught that the Son was created by the Father and was not eternal. The council rejected that teaching and declared the Son fully divine.
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What does the creed mean by calling the Son consubstantial with the Father?
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Consubstantial means of the same being or substance. The word insists that the Son is fully God and not a lesser creature.
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Catholic Christianity revision questions
- What does Catholic Christianity cover in AQA GCSE Religious Studies A?
- 10 subtopics: the trinity and the nicene creed, creation, human dignity and stewardship, the incarnation and redemption, life after death: judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory, the sacramental nature of reality and the sacraments of initiation, the eucharist and the sacraments of healing and service, prayer, the lord's prayer and popular piety, pilgrimage and the catholic funeral rite, catholic social teaching and loving our neighbour and mission, evangelism and catholic agencies. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Catholic Christianity organised?
- By the AQA 8062 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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