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The Study of Christianity (Paper 4B)

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What does Christianity teach about the nature of God and the human self, and how have these beliefs been understood and contested?

Paper 4B Religious beliefs, values and teachings: Christian beliefs about the nature of God (Trinity, omnipotence, goodness), the human person (the soul, sin and the Fall, free will and grace) and life after death.
An Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies Paper 4B (Christianity) guide to beliefs about the nature of God and the human person. Covers the Trinity and divine attributes, the soul, the Fall, original sin, free will and grace (Augustine and Pelagius), and Christian teaching on life after death (resurrection, heaven, hell, purgatory), with the AO2 evaluation the exam rewards.
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How has Christianity responded to society, secularisation, gender, science and pluralism, and how have new theological movements reshaped it?

Paper 4B Significant social and historical developments and religion and society: secularisation, gender and feminist theology, science, religious pluralism, liberation theology and new theological movements.
An Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies Paper 4B (Christianity) guide to significant social developments and religion and society. Covers secularisation, gender and feminist theology (Daly, Ruether), the relationship with science, religious pluralism (exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism), liberation theology and new movements (Pentecostalism), with the AO2 evaluation the exam rewards.
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What sources of authority guide Christians, and how do worship, sacraments and festivals shape and express Christian identity?

Paper 4B Sources of wisdom and authority and key practices: the Bible, tradition and the Church, the interpretation of scripture, and Christian practices of worship, the sacraments, prayer and festivals.
An Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies Paper 4B (Christianity) guide to sources of wisdom and authority and key practices. Covers the Bible, tradition, the Church and the magisterium, literalist, conservative and liberal approaches to scripture, and the practices of worship, the sacraments, prayer and festivals, with the AO2 evaluation the exam rewards.
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