AQA GCSE Religious Studies A: AQA GCSE Religious Studies A Hinduism
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English
ISBN
9781382073493
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE: THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS
Chapter 1: Beliefs and teachings
1.1 Brahman
1.2 The Divine
1.3 The tri-murti – Brahma
1.4 The tri-murti – Vishnu
1.5 The tri-murti – Shiva
1.6 The deities
1.7 Avatars
1.8 Cosmology – an understanding of the universe
1.9 The person – atman
1.10 Human life – samsara, karma, moksha
1.11 Personal virtue, free will and suffering
1.12 Sanatana dharma
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Chapter 3: Relationships and families
3.1 The four stages of life
3.2 Varnashrama dharma
3.3 Human sexuality
3.4 Marriage, cohabitation and same-sex partnerships
3.5 Sex before marriage, adultery, divorce, remarriage
3.6 Families and contemporary family issues
3.7 The beginning of family life – procreation, conception, contraception, family planning
3.8 Gender equality
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Chapter 2: Practices
2.1 Why Hindus worship – liberation (moksha)
2.2 Where Hindus worship – sacred spaces, temples, shrines, the space of the heart
2.3 How Hindus worship – in the temple and in the home
2.4 Sacred festivals – the origins and meanings of Diwali and Holi
2.5 Personal deities
2.6 Teachers – gurus, sadhus and sannyasins
2.7 The four paths of yoga
2.8 The purpose and practice of pilgrimage
2.9 Kumbh Mela
2.10 The environment
2.11 Cow protection and tree conservation
2.12 Charities – promoting wellbeing, social justice and inclusion
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PART TWO: THEMATIC STUDIES
Chapter 4: Religion and life
4.1 The origins of the universe
4.2 The origins and purpose of human life
4.3 The value of the world and the duty to protect it
4.4 Animals, vegetarianism and animal experimentation
4.5 Hindu teachings about the use and abuse of the environment and pollution
4.6 The value of human life and abortion
4.7 The care of the elderly and euthanasia
4.8 Death and the afterlife
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Chapter 5: The existence of God and revelation
5.1 Hindu philosophy and the Design argument for the existence of God
5.2 Hindu philosophy and the First Cause argument for the existence of God
5.3 Evil as an argument against the existence of God
5.4 Suffering as an argument against the existence of God
5.5 Miracles as an argument for the existence of God
5.6 General revelation
5.7 Enlightenment as a source of knowledge about the Divine
5.8 Special revelation – visions as a source of knowledge about the Divine
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Chapter 6: Religion, peace and conflict
6.1 Peace, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation
6.2 Violence, violent protest and terrorism
6.3 Reasons for war
6.4 Pacifism
6.5 Religion and belief as a cause of war and violence in the contemporary world
6.6 Nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction
6.7 Religion and peacemaking in the contemporary world
6.8 Victims of war
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Chapter 7: Religion, crime and punishment
7.1 Good and evil actions
7.2 The reasons for crime
7.3 Responses to people who break the law
7.4 Different types of crime
7.5 The aims of punishment
7.6 Suffering and causing suffering to others
7.7 The treatment of criminals and the death penalty
7.8 Forgiveness
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Chapter 8: Religion, human rights and social justice
8.1 Social justice
8.2 Human rights and responsibilities
8.3 Equality and freedom of religion
8.4 Prejudice and discrimination
8.5 Wealth, its uses and the duty to help people living in poverty
8.6 Fair pay and the exploitation of people living in poverty
8.7 The responsibilities of people living in poverty
8.8 Charity and giving money to people living in poverty
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