Religious Studies Unit 8: Religion and Society KEY WORDS 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesUnit 8 Key WordsGCSEEdexcel Created by: wafflypigCreated on: 15-03-16 21:23 Define Bible The holy book of Christians 1 of 48 Define church The Christian place of worship 2 of 48 Define Church The community of Christians 3 of 48 Define conscience An inner feeling of right or wrongness - said to be the voice of God in all humans 4 of 48 What is the Decalogue? The 10 commandments 5 of 48 Define democratic process The ways which all citizens take part in government (usually through elections) 6 of 48 Define electoral process The ways which voting is organised 7 of 48 What is the Golden Rule? The teaching of Jesus that you should do to others as you would want them to do to you 8 of 48 What is meant by human rights? The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled 9 of 48 What is a political party? A group of people that try to get elected to power bases on their policies 10 of 48 What is pressure group? A group of people that try to influence government decisions regarding a particular issue 11 of 48 What is situation ethics? The Christian belief that Christians should base decisions on what the most loving thing to do is 12 of 48 What is social change? The way society is, has and will continue to change and develop 13 of 48 What is Artificial Insemination (AI)? The injecting of sperm into the uterus by artificial means 14 of 48 What is conservation? Protecting and preserving resources and the environment sustainably 15 of 48 What is creation? The act of making the universe 16 of 48 Define embryo A fertilised egg, up to 8 weeks after conception 17 of 48 What is the environment? The surroundings in which plants and animals live on - they depend on this to survive 18 of 48 What is global warming? The temperature on earth increasing because of the greenhouse effect 19 of 48 What is infertility? The inability to have children 20 of 48 Define IVF In-Vitro Fertilisation is fertilising an egg in a test tube (In-Vitro = in glass) 21 of 48 What are natural resources? Naturally occurring materials, such as oil, that can be used by humans 22 of 48 What is organ donation? Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery 23 of 48 What is stewardship? Looking after something so it can be passed to the next generation. Christians should do this with the environment 24 of 48 What is surrogacy? When a woman bears a child on behalf of another woman/homosexual couple 25 of 48 What is aggression? Attacking without being provoked 26 of 48 What is bullying? Intimidation people weaker than yourself 27 of 48 What is conflict resolution? Bringing a fight/struggle to a peaceful conclusion 28 of 48 What is exploitation? Taking advantage of somebody weaker than you 29 of 48 What is forgiveness? Stopping blaming someone and pardoning them for what hey have done 30 of 48 What is a just war? A war fought in the right way, for the right reasons (set out by St Thomas Aquinas) 31 of 48 What is pacifism? A belief that all disputes should be settled by peaceful means and war should be avoided 32 of 48 Define reconciliation Bringing people who were opposed back to a harmonious equilibrium in their relationship 33 of 48 What is the UN? The United Nations are a body of countries that promote world peace 34 of 48 What are weapons of mass destruction? Weapons that can destroy large areas and numbers of people. E.g. nuclear bombs 35 of 48 What is world peace? The ending of all wars in the world (the main aim of the UN) 36 of 48 What is addiction? A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity, regardless of its bad effects 37 of 48 What is capital punishment? The death penalty as a result of a crime 38 of 48 Define crime An act against the law 39 of 48 Define reform The idea that punishment should try to change criminals so that they will not commit a crime again 40 of 48 What is deterrence? The idea that punishments should be of a nature that will put potential criminals off 41 of 48 What is judgement? The act of judging people based on their action 42 of 48 What is justice? The due allocation of reward and punishment. The maintenance of what is right 43 of 48 What is law? Rules made by parliament and enforceable by courts 44 of 48 What is rehabilitation? The restore to a state of normal life 45 of 48 What is responsibility? Being responsible for your own actions 46 of 48 Define sin An act against the will of God 47 of 48 Define retribution The idea that punishment should make criminals pay for what they have done 48 of 48
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