R.S/R.E Edexcel Section 2 - Matters of life and death
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Section 2 – Matters of life and death
Topic 2.1 Christian beliefs about life after death
Key Terms
· Immortality of the soul: Belief that the soul lives on after the death of the body
Summary
· Christians believe in life after death because they believe that Jesus rose from the dead
· The bible claims that there is life after death
· The church teaches that there is life after death
· Christians believe in a soul which is something that can never die. So there must be life after death
Topic 2.2 – Islam and life after death
Summary
· Muslims believe in life after death because it is taught in the Qur’an
· The prophet Muhammad taught that there was life after death in the Hadith
· Islam teaches that heaven and hell exist as punishments and rewards after death
· Life after death is needed to give life purpose
Topic 2.3 Non-Religious reasons for believing in life after death
Key Term
· Near-death experience – when somebody is about to die has an out of body experience
Summary
· Some people believe in life after death for non religious reasons
· Near death experiences when people see things they can’t explain
· People claim to have seen ghosts and spirits
· Evidence of incarnation (embodied in flesh or taking flesh)
Topic 2.4 – Why some people do not believe in life after death
· They do not believe in God
· There is no scientific evidence
· They do not see where life after death could take place
· Different religions disagree about life after death so they are all probably made up
Topic 2.5 – The nature of abortion
Key Term
· Abortion – the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
Summary
· Abortion is legal in the U.K. if two doctors agree there is a medical reason for it.
Abortion is controversial because:
· People disagree when life begins
· People disagree if abortion is murder
· People disagree over whether a woman has the right to choose
Topic 2.6 – Christian attitudes to abortion
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