Relgious and Human Experience Key Terms and Definitions
These are all the key terms you need to know from each chapter for the WJEC B GCSE Religious Studies unit 2 exam.(Green book)
These keyterms are used to answer the "a" exam style questions in the paper.
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- Religion and Human Experience
- Religion and Medicine
- Free will - the belief that nothing is determined.
- Quality of life - the extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable.
- Sanctity of life - life is precious and utterly priceless.
- Conscience - an innate moral sense that guides actions and responses.
- Medical Ethics - the moral principles that affect medical issues and practice.
- Hippocratic Oath - a special promise made by those working in medicine to do their best to preserve life.
- Religion and State
- Human rights - something a person is entitled to because they are human.
- Justice - where everyone has equal provisions and opportunities.
- Personal Conviction - something a person strongly feels or believes in
- Duty - something you do because it is the accepted pattern of behaviour.
- Punishment - A penalty given to someone for a crime or wrong they have done.
- Authority - right or power over others.
- Religion and Conflict
- Pacifism - The belief that all forms of violence or war is unacceptable.
- Non-violent Protest - showing disapproval without damaging property or causing any threat
- Conflict - Clashes and breakdowns of relationships.
- Just war - A war undertaken to protect the innocent and those being violated.
- Interfaith Dialogue - Exploring common grounds between different faith groups.
- Reconciliation - bringing harmony to a situation of disagreement and discord
- Religious Expression
- Faith - to have trust or confidence.
- Community - a group of people who are joined together because they share something in common
- Pilgrimage - a form of spiritual adventure.
- Sacred - somethinng to be revered or respected above other things.
- Evangelism - Spreading a faith or religion to others.
- Identity - the sense of who you are in terms of attitude, character and personality.
- Religion and Medicine
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