Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B 1RB0
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Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion
- 8 subtopics
- 24 things to know
- Paper 3
- Paper 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, for the religion studied in this area. Two of the three areas are taken, each through a different religion
What Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion covers
Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion is examined in Paper 3, Area of Study 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if Catholic Christianity is the religion studied for that area. A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers Catholic understanding of Jesus as the culmination of revelation, visions and Catholic belief in God, miracles and Catholic belief in God, Catholic attitudes to religious experience, the design argument in Catholic thought, the cosmological argument in Catholic thought, the problem of suffering for Catholic belief in an all-loving God and Catholic responses to the problem of suffering.
Where it is assessed
Paper 3
Area of Study 3, Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice, if this is the religion studied for that area.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 8 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Catholic understanding of Jesus as the culmination of revelationGeneral and special revelation, Dei Verbum, Hebrews 1:1 to 4 on God speaking through the Son, revelation in Jesus as evidence for God, God as personal and immanent, and the non-religious objection.Open →
- Visions and Catholic belief in GodAbram's vision and covenant in Genesis 15, the Transfiguration and what followed it in Matthew 17, Joan of Arc, visions as grounds for belief, the hallucination objection, and what visions show of God.Open →
- Miracles and Catholic belief in GodThe healing of the official's son in John 4, the Lourdes Medical Bureau and its recognised cures, why miracles might lead to belief, David Hume, scientific explanations, and what miracles show about God.Open →
- Catholic attitudes to religious experienceConversion, mystical and numinous experience, public and private revelation in Catechism 66 and 67, how the Church judges a claimed experience, the Vatican's 2024 change of approach, and atheist objections.Open →
- The design argument in Catholic thoughtAquinas's Fifth Way, Paley's watch, fine-tuning, Romans 1:20 to 24 and the First Vatican Council, what design shows of God, and the challenges from evolution and David Hume.Open →
- The cosmological argument in Catholic thoughtAquinas's first three Ways, contingent and necessary beings, the work where the Five Ways appear, the 1948 Copleston and Russell radio debate, 'Who caused God?', and the Big Bang objection.Open →
- The problem of suffering for Catholic belief in an all-loving GodThe inconsistent triad, omnibenevolence, moral and natural evil and why the second is harder, Isaiah 45:7 on calamity and 45:9 on questioning God, and how suffering can end or deepen faith.Open →
- Catholic responses to the problem of sufferingThe Psalms and Psalm 119 on God's word, the trials of Job and God's answer, Augustine's free will defence and evil as privation, Irenaeus, prayer and charity, and why each theory falls short.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What does the Transfiguration reveal, and what does Jesus tell the disciples afterwards?
What happens when Jesus heals the official's son in John 4:43–54, and why does it matter?
What do Catholics mean by revelation?
What do Catholics mean by a religious experience?
How does the design argument reason from the world to God, as Catholics use it?
How does the cosmological argument reason from the universe to God, as Catholics use it?
What is the problem of evil and suffering for Catholics?
How do the Psalms help Catholics respond to suffering?
What is the difference between general and special revelation?
What do Catholics mean by a miracle?
What is a conversion experience?
What is Aquinas's Fifth Way?
What is Aquinas's First Way?
What is the inconsistent triad?
What does Psalm 119 teach about suffering?
Why do Catholics see Jesus as the culmination of God's revelation?
What is a vision in religious experience?
Why are miracles important for Catholics?
What is a mystical experience?
How do Catholics use William Paley's watch analogy?
What is Aquinas's Second Way?
What does omnibenevolent mean?
What does Psalm 119:105 say about God's word?
Take Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion further
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Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
General revelation vs Special revelation
General revelation: God made known to everyone through nature, reason and conscience. Special revelation: God made known through particular events such as scripture and Jesus.
Public revelation vs Private revelation
Public revelation: God's self-disclosure completed in Christ and handed on by the Church. Private revelation: a message or vision given to an individual that adds nothing to the faith.
Contingent being vs Necessary being
Contingent being: something that depends on another thing for its existence. Necessary being: something that cannot fail to exist and depends on nothing.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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What do Catholics mean by revelation?
Model answer
Revelation is God making himself and his will known to human beings. Catholics believe humans could not fully know God unless God revealed himself.
- 2
What is the difference between general and special revelation?
Model answer
General revelation is God made known through nature, reason and conscience, open to everyone. Special revelation is God made known in particular events, such as scripture, visions and above all Jesus.
- 3
Why do Catholics see Jesus as the culmination of God's revelation?
Model answer
Catholics believe Jesus is God in human form, so in him God reveals himself completely. The Catechism calls Christ the Father's one, perfect and unsurpassable Word.
- 4
What does Dei Verbum teach about revelation?
Model answer
Vatican II's Dei Verbum (1965) teaches that God's revelation is handed on through scripture and tradition. Christ is both the mediator and the fullness of all revelation.
- 5
What does Hebrews 1:1 say about how God spoke in the past?
Model answer
Hebrews 1:1 says God spoke in many and various ways to the ancestors through the prophets. The messages of the prophets were partial and prepared for Christ.
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What does Hebrews 1:2 say about how God has spoken now?
Model answer
Hebrews 1:2 says that in these last days God has spoken through a Son. God made the Son heir of all things and created the universe through him.
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Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion revision questions
- What does Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
- 8 subtopics: catholic understanding of jesus as the culmination of revelation, visions and catholic belief in god, miracles and catholic belief in god, catholic attitudes to religious experience, the design argument in catholic thought, the cosmological argument in catholic thought, the problem of suffering for catholic belief in an all-loving god and catholic responses to the problem of suffering. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of Religion organised?
- By the Edexcel 1RB0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
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