Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B 1RB0
Catholic Christianity: Catholic BeliefsAny paper
Catholic Christianity: Living the Catholic LifeAny paper
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Catholic Christianity: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Catholic Christianity: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Catholic Christianity: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Catholic Christianity: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Catholic Christianity: EqualityPaper 3
Christianity: Christian BeliefsAny paper
Christianity: Living the Christian LifeAny paper
Christianity: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Christianity: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Christianity: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Christianity: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Christianity: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Christianity: EqualityPaper 3
Islam: Muslim BeliefsAny paper
Islam: Living the Muslim LifeAny paper
Islam: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Islam: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Islam: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Islam: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Islam: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Islam: EqualityPaper 3
Buddhism: Buddhist BeliefsAny paper
Buddhism: Living the Buddhist LifeAny paper
Buddhism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Buddhism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Buddhism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Buddhism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Buddhism: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Buddhism: EqualityPaper 3
Hinduism: Hindu BeliefsAny paper
Hinduism: Living the Hindu LifeAny paper
Hinduism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Hinduism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Hinduism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Hinduism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Hinduism: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Hinduism: EqualityPaper 3
Judaism: Jewish BeliefsAny paper
Judaism: Living the Jewish LifeAny paper
Judaism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Judaism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Judaism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Judaism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Judaism: Religious ExperiencePaper 3
Judaism: EqualityPaper 3
Sikhism: Sikh BeliefsAny paper
Sikhism: Living the Sikh LifeAny paper
Sikhism: Marriage and the FamilyPaper 1
Sikhism: Matters of Life and DeathPaper 1
Sikhism: Crime and PunishmentPaper 2
Sikhism: Peace and ConflictPaper 2
Sikhism: Philosophy of ReligionPaper 3
Sikhism: EqualityPaper 3
Christianity: Living the Christian Life
- 8 subtopics
- 24 things to know
- Any of the three papers
- Beliefs or Living the Religious Life: the same content in all three areas of study, sat on whichever paper this religion is studied for
What Christianity: Living the Christian Life covers
Christianity: Living the Christian Life is examined in whichever of the three papers Christianity is studied for, because this section is the same in all three areas of study. A student who studies Christianity may not study Catholic Christianity in their other area. It covers liturgical and non-liturgical Christian worship, baptism, the Eucharist and the Christian sacraments, types of Christian prayer and the Lord's Prayer, Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Iona, Taize and Walsingham, Advent, Christmas, Holy Week and Easter, Christian mission, evangelism and Church growth, the local church in the community and the worldwide Church, reconciliation and Christian Aid.
Where it is assessed
Any of the three papers
Beliefs or Living the Religious Life, the same in every area of study and sat on the paper for whichever area this religion is studied for.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 8 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Liturgical and non-liturgical Christian worshipInformal and individual worship, the Book of Common Prayer, why structure appeals to some and not others, a Pentecostal service, and comparisons with Friday prayer, salah and Jewish worship.Open →
- Baptism, the Eucharist and the Christian sacramentsSacraments and ordinances and how many each tradition counts, Articles XXV to XXXVI of the 39 Articles, Christians who reject sacraments, infant and believer's baptism, Baptist practice, and views of the Eucharist.Open →
- Types of Christian prayer and the Lord's PrayerSet and informal prayer and when each suits, Jesus on private prayer in Matthew 6:5 to 8, how the Lord's Prayer opens and what it asks, Matthew 6:14, and disagreement over set versus informal prayer.Open →
- Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Iona, Taize and WalsinghamLuke 2:41 to 43 and the boy Jesus in the Temple, why Christians travel, Catholic and Protestant attitudes, Jerusalem, Iona, what pilgrims do at Taize, activities at Walsingham, and pilgrimage's benefits and criticisms.Open →
- Advent, Christmas, Holy Week and EasterThe church year, Advent customs, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, how Easter Sunday is kept, and Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 15 for why the resurrection matters.Open →
- Christian mission, evangelism and Church growthThe Great Commission in Mark 16:15, John 20:21 to 22, the growth of the early Church and later missions, where the Church grows fastest today, evangelism locally, nationally and globally, and why it matters.Open →
- The local church in the communityThe parish, its help for believers and the local area, 1 Peter 5:1 to 4 on church leaders, ecumenism, outreach, the local church as the centre of Christian identity, and living practices of faith.Open →
- The worldwide Church, reconciliation and Christian AidReconciliation worldwide, the persecuted Church and how Christians support it, 1 Corinthians 13 on love, the Sheep and the Goats, differing responses to charity, and the work and motives of Christian Aid.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
How do Baptist baptism, the Catholic Mass and the Protestant Lord's Supper differ?
What is Christian prayer, and what is a set prayer?
What is liturgical worship?
What is a pilgrimage?
What is the church year?
What is evangelism?
What is a parish?
What is reconciliation?
What is non-liturgical worship?
What is prayer for Christians?
How do Christians interpret Luke 2:41–43?
What is Advent?
What is mission?
How does the local church help the individual believer?
How does the worldwide Church work for reconciliation?
What is informal or individual worship?
What is a sacrament?
What is a set prayer?
Why do Christians go on pilgrimage?
How do Christians celebrate Advent?
What is the Great Commission in Mark 16:15?
How does the local church help the local area?
What is the persecuted Church?
Take Christianity: Living the Christian Life further
The same content, four other ways.
Commonly confused
Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.
Liturgical worship vs Non-liturgical worship
Liturgical worship: a set order of service with fixed words repeated each time. Non-liturgical worship: a service with no fixed order, open to spontaneous prayer and preaching.
Infant baptism vs Believer's baptism
Infant baptism: the welcoming of babies into the Church with promises made by parents and godparents. Believer's baptism: full immersion for people old enough to declare their own faith.
Evangelism vs Ecumenism
Evangelism: spreading the gospel so that others come to Christian faith. Ecumenism: bringing separate Christian denominations into closer unity.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
- 1
What is liturgical worship?
Model answer
Liturgical worship follows a set order of service with fixed words and actions. The same pattern is repeated each time.
- 2
What is non-liturgical worship?
Model answer
Non-liturgical worship has no fixed order or set words. The service may include spontaneous prayer, preaching and singing.
- 3
What is informal or individual worship?
Model answer
Informal worship is private devotion such as personal prayer and Bible reading. A Christian can worship this way at home at any time.
- 4
What is the Book of Common Prayer?
Model answer
The Book of Common Prayer is the Church of England's traditional book of services, first issued in 1549. The book contains set prayers and orders of worship.
- 5
Why do many Christians value liturgical worship?
Model answer
Liturgy connects worshippers with Christians across the world and through history. Familiar words help people worship together without distraction.
- 6
Why do some Christians prefer non-liturgical worship?
Model answer
Non-liturgical worship allows people to respond freely to the Holy Spirit. Many find it more personal and lively than a set service.
What is inside Levo
Six ways to work the same material.
Christianity: Living the Christian Life revision questions
- What does Christianity: Living the Christian Life cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
- 8 subtopics: liturgical and non-liturgical christian worship, baptism, the eucharist and the christian sacraments, types of christian prayer and the lord's prayer, christian pilgrimage to jerusalem, iona, taize and walsingham, advent, christmas, holy week and easter, christian mission, evangelism and church growth, the local church in the community and the worldwide church, reconciliation and christian aid. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is Christianity: Living the Christian Life organised?
- By the Edexcel 1RB0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.
Every question in Christianity: Living the Christian Life, on a schedule.
Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.
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