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

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Reply 80

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by trainn

PREDICTIONS GUYSS?
i think afterlife, secularisation, gender-religion, possibly bonhoeffer or CMP
i feel like jesus would be too good to be true
what yall thinking

i really do hope jesus does come up😭

Reply 81

emelianiloufar

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by trainn

PREDICTIONS GUYSS?
i think afterlife, secularisation, gender-religion, possibly bonhoeffer or CMP
i feel like jesus would be too good to be true
what yall thinking

afterlife, cmp, knowledge of god + pluralism

Reply 82

Joe312

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by Henriettawinter

Is belief in Gods existence sufficient to put ones trust in him?
Is faith sufficient reason for belief in Gods existence?
someone plz help me w points for these essays for knowledge of God

St Paul defines faith as 'trust' in things not seen. So putting one's 'trust' in God = having full Christian faith - not merely believing that a God exists. (H H Price calls it 'belief-in' God, vs mere 'belief-that' a God exists).

Aquinas & Calvin argue that belief-that a God exists can be gained by natural theology. However they both think that is not enough for full Christian faith - which requires faith in the bible, to learn the details about God, trinity, Jesus' sacrifice & resurrection etc.

Barth thinks that natural theology has nothing going for it at all, can't even be relied on to tell us that a God exists. He thinks we should only rely on faith. Whereas, Aquinas thinks reason can support faith.

They would all think faith is sufficient - but Aquinas thinks reason can support faith which will make faith more secure.

Reply 83

luckyjacjbdc

does anyone have an essay plan for 'to what extent is secularisation an opportunity for christianity to develop new ways of thinking and acting'?

Reply 84

Joe312

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by luckyjacjbdc

does anyone have an essay plan for 'to what extent is secularisation an opportunity for christianity to develop new ways of thinking and acting'?

Anti-theists Dawkins & Freud - you could interpret as saying yes - since religion needs to learn & grow in their view - or you could interpret them as saying no - because they actually want to get rid of religion.

Traditional religious thinkers (JP2, Ratzinger, etc) argue that religion contains moral truth and guidance - so the world should be learning from it, not the other way around.

McGrath says Dawkins' critiques are fair against fundamentalists - so that's helpful opportunity for learning and growth, but ultimately says Dawkins goes too far trying to apply his criticisms to all of religion & religious people.

Reply 85

nessa17

any notes for christian moral principles????????/

Reply 86

mayland

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by nessa17

any notes for christian moral principles????????/

https://alevelphilosophyandreligion.com/ocr-religious-studies/ocr-christianity/christian-moral-principles/

Reply 87

emelianiloufar

dropping some useful phrases + words for ao2!!!
justifying

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because

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for this reason

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this is supported by

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this argument is based on

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this establishes that

underlying

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this assumes

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underlying this view

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this worldview suggests

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this implies

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from (x) perspective

extending

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furthermore

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finally as a result

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consequently

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it follows that

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moreover

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also

contrasting

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however

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on the other hand

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in contrast

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this contradicts

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maybe

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perhaps

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although but

concluding

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therefore

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in short

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to conclude

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in conclusion

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to sum up

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it has been established therefore

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the preceding analysis suggests

don't drop this phrases in randomly !!! but by using them you'll force yourself to evaluate + be more analytical with your ao1 content.

Reply 88

luckyjacjbdc

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by Joe312

Anti-theists Dawkins & Freud - you could interpret as saying yes - since religion needs to learn & grow in their view - or you could interpret them as saying no - because they actually want to get rid of religion.
Traditional religious thinkers (JP2, Ratzinger, etc) argue that religion contains moral truth and guidance - so the world should be learning from it, not the other way around.
McGrath says Dawkins' critiques are fair against fundamentalists - so that's helpful opportunity for learning and growth, but ultimately says Dawkins goes too far trying to apply his criticisms to all of religion & religious people.