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OCR A-level Religious Studies Paper 3 (Christianity) - 20th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

Reply 240

Bellahadid12

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The more I'm thinking about it the more I messed it up I didn't mention any of the points here lmao

Reply 241

ja1izo

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what are we saying for grade boundaries guys? since the questions were worded off do u think it will be lower

Reply 242

Eb_22

Hi if I wrote about exclusivism, pluralism, etc for the christian community question, is this right? if i spoke abt how they responded to the challenges regarding new faiths and their interpretations of faith and being saved affecting their success of responding to them? or will i get absolutely no marks because it was on pluralism and society

Reply 243

Henriettawinter

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yh so for each view i explained how they would argue the challenge of other faith's should be dealt with. e.g. for inclusivism i mentioned redemptoris missio and how the catholic church thinks we should be welcoming of other religions coz they contain a ray of the 'truth'. i said the strength of it and then i countered it with the idea that other faiths may ultimately take offense by this idea that their religions only contain some of the actual truth. i mentioned rahner as well for this paragraph and his anonymous Christian argument and how this is a strength of the approach because it is more welcoming of people of other faiths, but then again people of other faiths may not like the idea of being called 'anonymous Christians' as it might be kind of demeaning. idk i think i was kind of waffling. i just did the same- weaknesses and strengths of the other theological perspectives.

Reply 244

Henriettawinter

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by baccylaureat

I thought the question was on pluralism & society not pluralism & theology so ideally they would've wanted you to talk about interfaith dialogue, you might still get some AO1 if you linked it to the question though

i spoke about how each theological perspectives approache interfaith dialogue. at least that's how the notes are structured in the wilcokcson and wilkinson textbook.

Reply 245

Henriettawinter

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by Eb_22

Hi if I wrote about exclusivism, pluralism, etc for the christian community question, is this right? if i spoke abt how they responded to the challenges regarding new faiths and their interpretations of faith and being saved affecting their success of responding to them? or will i get absolutely no marks because it was on pluralism and society

no coz i'm worried now coz from the textbook we were using in skl thats how it was taught- like the approach to interfaith dialogue is underpinned by the which of the theological perspectives u take

Reply 246

Funnyleaves

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by Bellahadid12

The more I'm thinking about it the more I messed it up I didn't mention any of the points here lmao

same, my liberation theology essay was so bland

Reply 247

emelianiloufar

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for the pluralism question this is what i did
paragraph 1: scriptural reasoning movement, aims of the movement, interfaith dialogue, multi faith soceties + the causes
paragraph 2: redemptoris missio, conversion + RCC, exclusivism
paragraph 3: sharing the gospel of salvation, CofE, inclusivism and pluralism

i brought in hick, rahner, jesus (of course lol) and david ford

is this correct?

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 248

Joe312

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by emelianiloufar

for the pluralism question this is what i did
paragraph 1: scriptural reasoning movement, aims of the movement, interfaith dialogue, multi faith soceties + the causes
paragraph 2: redemptoris missio, conversion + RCC, exclusivism
paragraph 3: sharing the gospel of salvation, CofE, inclusivism and pluralism
i brought in hick, rahner, jesus (of course lol) and david ford
is this correct?

Yep looks good - so long as you evaluated those things with reference to their ability to solve the challenges of a multifaith society (i.e., everyone getting along!).

Reply 249

Dhammy123

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by emelianiloufar

for the pluralism question this is what i did
paragraph 1: scriptural reasoning movement, aims of the movement, interfaith dialogue, multi faith soceties + the causes
paragraph 2: redemptoris missio, conversion + RCC, exclusivism
paragraph 3: sharing the gospel of salvation, CofE, inclusivism and pluralism
i brought in hick, rahner, jesus (of course lol) and david ford
is this correct?

this is exactly what I did sort of a combination between pluralism and society / theology 🙏

Reply 250

groca12

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by Joe312

Yep looks good - so long as you evaluated those things with reference to their ability to solve the challenges of a multifaith society (i.e., everyone getting along!).

how much will I be marked down do you think if I didn’t explicitly mention challenges but rather just Christian responses to pluralism? I did scriptural reasoning and redemption miss?

Reply 251

Joe312

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by groca12

how much will I be marked down do you think if I didn’t explicitly mention challenges but rather just Christian responses to pluralism? I did scriptural reasoning and redemption miss?

Did you talk about the issues approaches like scriptural reasoning are meant to solve - or how it is meant to reduce things like prejudice?

Reply 252

groca12

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by Joe312

Did you talk about the issues approaches like scriptural reasoning are meant to solve - or how it is meant to reduce things like prejudice?

I talked about how scriptural reasoning aims for a neutral discussion of major religions

receptio missio made an exclusivist message in response but also slight inclusivism with “gaps, errors and inconsistencies”

Reply 253

Joe312

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Sounds like you've linked it to its aims to make society better - so that should be fine.

Reply 254

333anon

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Did anyone else find that paper extremely hard? I was really scrambling to remember points in the pluralism question and only managed 3 short paragraphs. Heaven was a bit difficult as well but the agape one was alright. This paper is making me think that I ruined my chances to get the grade I need for uni

Reply 255

333anon

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@Joe312 Im pretty sure i wrote redemptoris dignitatum instead of missio, does that make my whole paragraph redundant?

Reply 256

Joe312

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by 333anon

@Joe312 Im pretty sure i wrote redemptoris dignitatum instead of missio, does that make my whole paragraph redundant?

Nope that kinda mistake doesn't matter at all honestly.

Reply 257

william.mcbride

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Hello, this is what I wrote for each question, on the whole does it look ok to you all?

Christian communities responding to other faiths:
Point: Scriptural reasoning allows for a more open and diverse view of Christianity
Strength: John Hick and his work at Birmingham strengthened this
Counter: the Pope of Redemptoris Missio emphasizes the evangelical duties of Christians including mission, perhaps Christians will use SR to convert others to there faith
Defence: the number of evangelical Christians are steeply declining, most are more liberal and do follow as many missionary duties

Point: The UK as a country Is no longer a strict Christian country and other religions are becoming more prominent
Strength: King Charles changing his title from “defender of the faith” to “defender of faith”
Counter: the Catholic Church as many Fundamentalist groups believe they are the only religion and do not support the rose of other religions gaining prominence
Defence: again this is a small minority of the population

Agape as the only source of Christian ethics
Point: Jesus Commandments generally centred around love
Strength: parables like the lost son and sheep and goats support this
Counter: Mouw - if you follow me you follow my commandment
Defence: a lot of his commandments and scripture are outdated in the 21st century but agape is his most prominent teaching and that can be applicable to almost anything.

Point: Agape allows for a more liberal approach to Scripture and Bible
Strength: Fletcher supports this
Counter: Barclay- “Humans must be morally and lovingly fit” and Augustine and Barth on human nature. Both of which potentially suggest the Anglicans approach of “prima scriptura is most suitable.
Defence: humans are more enlightened and better educated in the 21st century, they should have more autonomy in decision making which Agape allows.

Christian interpretations of heaven:
Point: Arguments heaven is a physical place because of biblical evidence- e.g. Jesus resurrection
Counter: Arguemtents heaven isn’t a physical place - Tilich "Heaven and hell must be taken seriously as metaphors for the polar ultimates in the experience of the divine"

Point: heaven is a spiritual place - Aquinas ‘beatific vision’ and Hick on soul making
Counter: Augustine and Barth argument heaven is a physical place due to the physical resurrection of Jesus??

Not sure if this one was accurate I was very short on time, my last two paragraphs were 4.5 lines long!

Reply 258

rileysilverrr

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by StudentLM

From I think therefore I teach:
Death and afterlife - heaven, hell, or election, whether hell/heaven are real places
Person of Jesus - 'Jesus' relationship with God was truly unique'. Discuss
Pluralism and society - how Christians should deal with those without faith
Secularisation - general or specific question
She got predictions right for 3 on ethics and either 3 or 4 for philosophy, but personally I wouldn't rely on predictions and she says this herself

do you know how correct these were? thanks :smile:

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