JPS@BMS

Crucifixion Judgement and Life After Death (with particular reference to beliefs about Hell) YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BIBLE Hajj (The Pilgrimage to Makkah - the final Pillar of Islam) Sawm (Fasting during daylight hours during the month of Ramadan) YOU ALSO NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SHI'A FESTIVAL OF ASHURA

Christianity (Beliefs and Teachings) - Part 1

Flew, Mitchell, Hare, invisible gardeners, paranoid students, and La Resistance...

Wittgenstein, AJ Ayer, The Vienna Circle, John Hick, a Celestial City, and whether or not that's a duck, or a rabbit... https://i2.wp.com/www.learningspy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/duck-rabbit.jpg Open the image at the link above and have it handy for when you're asked to look at the Duck-Rabbit, please. :-)

The Idea of God - from where do philosophers say humanity might have got our idea of the Divine?

This Podcast considers the nature of the Qur'an and its place in Islam as a source of authority. It includes thoughts about the way in which The Revelation was compiled into the physical book which we know today, how The Qur'an acts as a guide for Muslim worship, and the way in which The Qur'an is interpreted in order to identify Allah's will and inform Islamic Law (The Shari'ah).

For BMS Students this Podcast relates to the content of a previous GCSE Course (so the unit numbers, 1.1, 1.2, etc. don't mean anything), but the content is still valid and useful for your understanding of how Islam works.

Introduction to the 5 Pillars of Islam

Some more complex ideas about some of the Six Articles of Faith in Sunni Islam.

Problem of Evil - A means to an end: Ivan Karamazov's final protest.

Problem of Evil - Swinburne and Hamilton

Problem of Evil - The Best Possible World

Problem of Evil - Irenaeus and John Hick

Problem of Evil - Alvin Plantinga and the Free Will Defence

The Problem of Evil - Resolving the Problem

The Problem of Evil - Pain and Suffering

The Problem of Evil - an Introduction

The Design Argument - Arguments from Probability (Swinburne, Mackie, and Tennant)

The Design Argument - a Defence of the Argument

The Design Argument - Darwin's Theory of Evolution

Design Argument - The Principle of Causality

Hume's Critiques of the Design Argument

The Argument from Design - an Introduction

Malcolm's modern version of the Ontological Argument and an overview of the topic

Frege's response to the Ontological Argument regarding existence as a property

Kant's objections to the Ontological Argument

Descartes and the Ontological Argument

Another response to Gaunilo - in defence of Anselm

An introduction to the Ontological Argument

Anselm and Gaunilo - Objections and Counter-objections to the Ontological Argument

Gaunilo's Perfect Island objection to St Anselm's Ontological Argument.

Introduction to St Anselm's Ontological Argument

An overview of the 7 Christian Sacraments.

Introducing worship in Christianity: Liturgical, Informal, and Individual forms of worship.

Discussion of the sources of Islamic Law, the tools used to develop human understanding of Allah’s will, and the Schools of Law (Madhabs).

An overview of the scope of the Shariah, and comparison with secular (non-religious law), and initial discussion of the sources of Islamic Law.

Revision notes for Component 3 - Islam (Practice). Key and other useful words; Shahadah; Salah; types of worship; Zakah; Sawm; Hajj; Greater and Lesser Jihad.

Capital punishment The punishment of death for a crime Conflict A disagreement between ideas or people Deterrence The prevention of criminal behaviour through fear, especially of punishment Human Rights Rights which are believed to belong to everybody Jihad The spiritual struggle within oneself against sin and in defence of Islam Just War A war that is seen as acceptable using the Just war theory Pacifism The belief that violence is never justified Punishment A penalty for wrongdoing Rehabilitation To help somebody return to a normal life Retribution Something that is done to somebody as punishment Vindication The proving, justifying or reinforcing of an idea War A state of conflict between nations or groups of people

Ageism Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age Civil Rights The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality Good Samaritan A compassionate person who unselfishly helps others, especially strangers Discrimination Acts of treating groups of people, or individuals differently based on prejudice Equality The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities Equality Act The law that protects you from various forms of discrimination Human Rights The basic entitlements of all human beings, afforded to them simply because they are human Prejudice Pre-judging; judging people to be inferior or superior without cause Racism Treating someone differently because of their race Segregation The act of separating, especially when applied to separating people by race Sexism Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's gender Stereotype A fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular group of people 

Supernatural - Something that cannot be explained by natural laws Abortion - The removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive on its own Death - The irreversible loss of life Double Effect - If doing something morally good has a morally bad side-effect it's ethically ok to do it providing the bad side-effect wasn't intended Euthanasia - A gentle and easy death Heaven - A place where good people are said to go when they die Hell - A place where bad people are said to go when they die Hospice - An institution that cares for terminally ill patients through management of wellbeing Near death experience - The experience of leaving your body when near death Palliative care - Treatment of physical and mental pain without curing the causes Purgatory - A place of cleansing for the soul until it can enter heaven Reincarnation - Belief that a soul is reborn in another form Death - The irreversible loss of life

Ahimsa The principle of non-violence Atman The eternal soul Avatar A earthly form of God Dharma The duties every living thing has Karma The actions which affect rebirth/The law of cause and effect Mandir A Hindu temple/place of worship Moksha The goal of every Hindu/Breaking the cycle of samsara Murti A representation of a god or goddess Puja Worship of a god or goddess Samsara The cycle of death and rebirth Trimurti The three main forms of God Vedas Hindu holy books

EDUQAS GCSE RS Component 1: Religious, Philosophical and Ethical Studies in the Modern World: Themes 1-4 keywords

Study of Religion Keywords