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A Study of Religion: Christianity (Units 1 and 3)

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What do Christians believe about the nature of God, and how do they understand the Trinity and creation?

Religious concepts: the nature of God (omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, eternal), the Trinity, creation, and beliefs about human nature, sin and salvation.
A WJEC A-Level Religious Studies study of core Christian concepts: the nature of God (omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, eternal), the doctrine of the Trinity, creation, and beliefs about human nature, sin, grace and salvation.
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Who is Jesus for Christians, and how do Christians use the Bible as a source of authority and wisdom?

Religious figures and sacred texts: the person and significance of Jesus (teacher, Son of God, liberator), and the Bible as a source of wisdom and authority, including questions of interpretation.
A WJEC A-Level Religious Studies study of Christian figures and sacred texts: the person and significance of Jesus as teacher, Son of God and liberator, and the Bible as a source of wisdom and authority, including literalist, conservative and liberal approaches to interpretation.
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How do Christians live out their faith, and how do faith, works and key moral principles shape Christian life?

Religious life: faith and works in salvation, key moral principles (love, the commandments, the example of Jesus), discipleship, vocation, and the role of the Christian community.
A WJEC A-Level Religious Studies study of Christian religious life: the relationship between faith and works in salvation, key moral principles (agape love, the commandments, the example of Jesus), discipleship and vocation, and the role of the Christian community.
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How do worship, the sacraments, festivals and pilgrimage shape Christian identity and practice?

Religious practices that shape religious identity: worship (liturgical and non-liturgical), the sacraments (especially baptism and the Eucharist), prayer, festivals, and pilgrimage.
A WJEC A-Level Religious Studies study of Christian practices that shape identity: liturgical and non-liturgical worship, the sacraments (especially baptism and the Eucharist), prayer, festivals such as Christmas and Easter, and pilgrimage, with the diversity of Christian understanding.
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How has Christianity responded to secularisation, religious pluralism and the challenge of science?

Religious responses to challenges: secularisation and the decline of religious influence, religious pluralism (exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism), and the relationship between Christianity and science.
A WJEC A-Level Religious Studies study of Christian responses to challenges: secularisation and the decline of religious influence, religious pluralism (exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism), and the relationship between Christianity and science.
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How have liberation theology and feminist theology developed Christian thought, and how have they changed practice?

Significant social and historical developments in religious thought: liberation theology (Gutierrez) and its preferential option for the poor, and feminist theology (Daly, Ruether) and its challenge to patriarchy.
A WJEC A-Level Religious Studies study of significant developments in Christian thought: liberation theology (Gutierrez, the preferential option for the poor, praxis) and feminist theology (Daly, Ruether), their challenge to injustice and patriarchy, and Christian responses to them.
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