(3.2) 'Music in the liturgy' 22 slides to aid pages 66 & 67.
Objectives
i. Know about different styles of religious music including plainchant, traditional hymns, contemporary worship songs and mass settings.
ii. Understand how these different styles of music are used in worship.
Key-Terms
1. Liturgy: the practices and rituals that make up the communal worship of God.
2. Plainchant: an ancient form of song, usually unaccompanied, which uses a limited range of notes.
2. Traditional hymns: religious songs that have been used by believers over generations.
3. Contemporary worship songs: religious songs that have been written recently for the praise of God, often using modern instruments.
4. Mass settings: music that enables people to sing certain parts of the Mass.
(3.1) 'The Triune' 21 slides to aid pages 64 & 65.
Objectives
1. Understand why music is important in worship.
2. Understand the role of the psalms in Church worship.
Key Terms
1. Praise: an expression of the respect honour and thanks to God.
2. Mass: a ceremony, also called Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus is celebrated using bread and wine.
3. Psalms: a book in the Old Testament containing pieces of poetry that are sometimes set to music.
4. Divine Office: a collection of psalms and readings that every priest, monk and nun has to say at least four times a day.
To aid Chapter 2, sections 2.1 to 2.13. Assessment guidance - Incarnation summaries - Sample 12 mark answer - practice exam questions. A tip on answering the 2 mark question.
Catholic views about abortion.
Key Terms
i. Imago dei: ‘image of God,’ the Latin tern to show that God made humans in His image and likeness.
ii. Conception: when the male sperm fertilises the female ovum, seen by Catholics at the start of life.
iii. Abortion: the removal of a foetus from the womb to end a pregnancy, usually before the foetus is 24-weeks-old.
Objectives
1. Understand the concept of imago dei.
2. Understand how imago dei affects Catholic teaching on protecting the unborn.
(2.13) 'Imago dei and abortion' to aid pages 60 & 61.
Objectives
i. Understand the concept of imago dei.
ii. Understand how imago dei affects Catholic teaching on protecting the unborn.
Key Terms
1. Imago dei: ‘image of God,’ the Latin tern to show that God made humans in His image and likeness.
2.Conception: when the male sperm fertilises the female ovum, seen by Catholics at the start of life.
3. Abortion: the removal of a foetus from the womb to end a pregnancy, usually before the foetus is 24-weeks-old.
(2.12) 'The seven sacraments' 29 slides to aid pages 58 & 59.
Objectives
i. Know the names and effects of the seven sacraments.
ii. Understand how the sacraments sanctify life.
Key Terms
1. Sacrament: rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace for Catholics, Anglicans and many Protestants, sacraments are ‘outward signs’ of ‘inward grace.’
2. Laying on of hands: a symbolic gesture that passes on the power of the Holy Spirit.
3. Sanctity/sanctification: being made holy.
4. Witness: when someone shows their faith in their words and actions.
(2.11) ‘Grace and the sacramental nature of reality’ to aid pages 56 & 57.
Objectives
i. Understand the meaning of the term ‘grace.’
ii. Understand how reality can be thought of as a ‘sacramental.’
iii.Understand how each of these ideas affects Catholic understanding of God’s creation.
Key Terms
1. Grace: God’s free gift of His unconditional love to the believer.
2. The divine life: the shared love of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit.
3. Sinful: when humans turn away from God and do what they want, rather than what God wants.
4 Sacrament: rites and rituals through which the believer receives a special gift of grace; for Catholics, Anglicans and many Protestants, sacraments are ‘outward signs’ of ‘inward grace.’
(2.10) 'Different understandings of the incarnation' to aid pages 54 & 55.
Objectives
i. Understanding recent documents from the Magisterium that show how Jesus is both God and fully man.
ii. Appreciate the importance of these teachings about Jesus’ humanity and his teachings.
Key Terms
1. Heresy: a belief that goes against the accepted teachings of the Church.
2. Magisterium: the teaching authority of the Catholic Church, exercised by the Pope and the bishops.
3. Salvation: freedom from sin, and from the eternal separation from God that is brought about by sin.
4. Apostolic exhortation: a letter or document from the Pope encouraging Catholics in their religion.
(2.9) 'Tradition and St. Irenaeus' writings about Jesus' ( 18 slides) to aid pages 52 & 53.
Objectives
i. Know why tradition is important to Catholics.
ii. Understand how Jesus, the Word of God, shows both the fullness of God and the fullness of man.
Key Term
1. Tradition: that which has been handed on or passed down; things which have value because they have ‘stood the test of time.’
(2.8) 'The moral teachings of Jesus' pages 50 & 51.
Objectives
i.Know what Jesus taught in the Beatitudes and the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats.
ii. Understand Jesus fulfils the law but also sets a higher standard for his followers.
Key Terms
1. Law: the commandments and rules laid down in the Old Testament.
2. Sermon on the mount: Jesus’ teachings found in Matthew 5-7, which gave Christians a set of rules and values to apply in their lives.
3. God’s will: the things that God wants people to do.
To aid AQA Religious Studies 'B' Catholic Christianity with Islam and Judaism (2.7) 'Interpreting statues of Jesus' pages 48 & 49 (21 slides).
Objectives
i. Know the symbolism of one statue of Jesus.
ii. Understand why some Christians have different attitudes towards images of Jesus.
Key Terms
1. Sacred Heart: a representation of Jesus that focuses on his burning love for everybody.
2. Crucifix: a representation of the cross on which he died.
AQA Religious Studies B, Catholic Christianity with Islam and Judaism.
(2.6)'How the incarnation affects Catholic attitudes towards religious art' 20 slides to aid pages 46 & aid 47.
Objectives
i. Understand why some Christians reject the use of religious art and imagery.
ii. Understand how the incarnation has influenced Catholic attitudes to religious art.
(2.5) to aid 'Christian symbols, pages 44 & 45.
Objectives
i. Know the meaning of the symbols Ichthus, Alpha, Omega and Chi-Chi.
ii. Understand the purposes and use of these symbols.
Key Terms
1. Ichthus (fish): a symbol of a fish, based on a Greek acronym that translates as ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God and Saviour.’
2. Alpha and Omega: a symbol made from the first and the last letters of the Greek alphabet, which are used to show that God and Jesus are eternal-the beginning and the end of all things.
3. Chi-Rho: a symbol to represent Jesus, made up of the first two letters of his name in Greek.
(2.4) ‘Jesus as both fully human and fully God,’ to aid pages 42 & 43.
Objectives
i. Know passages in the Bible which show that Jesus is fully God and fully man.
ii.Understand how Jesus being fully human affected his life on earth.
iii. Understand the meaning of the titles of Son of God and Son of Man.
Key Terms
1. Evangelist: the writers of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and john)
2. Son of Man: a title that could refer to either just a human being, or a human who is given power by God.
3. Sanhedrin: the Jewish Council that looks after all aspects of Jewish life and religion at the time of Jesus.