GCSE Religious Studies - AQA Specification A Revision List for February Mock - Component 1 - Religious Beliefs and Practices

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Revision list for the February GCSE Religious Studies (AQA Specification A) mock, organized by exam components. Focuses on Component 1 with Christian and Muslim beliefs and practices, highlighting key doctrines such as God, creation, afterlife, judgement, salvation, and worship. Includes practical areas like prayer, sacraments, pilgrimage, church roles, and mission, plus Islamic beliefs and practices including six articles of faith, Tawhid, the afterlife, the Five Pillars, and major festivals in Great Britain.

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Component 1 - Religious Beliefs and Practices

Christian Beliefs and Practices

Muslim Beliefs and Practices

Component 2 - Thematic Studies

Relationships and Families

Religion and Life

GCSE Religious Studies-AQA Specification ARevision List for February Mock Component 1 – Religious Beliefs and Practices Christian Beliefs and Practices Key beliefs • The nature of God: • Creation • Beliefs about the afterlife • judgement, heaven and hell. • Jesus Christ and salvation • the incarnation and Jesus as the Son of God • the crucifixion, resurrection and ascension • sin, including original sin • the means of salvation, including law, grace and Spirit • the role of Christ in salvation including the idea of atonement. Practices • Different forms of worship and their significance • Prayer and its significance • The role and meaning of the sacraments: • The role and importance of pilgrimage and celebrations such as Christmas and Easter, • The role of the church in the local and worldwide community • The role of the Church in the local community, including food banks and street pastors. • The place of mission, evangelism and Church growth. • The importance of the worldwide Church • the work of one of the following faith based NGO’s BBC Bitesize: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbndy9q](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zbndy9q) Revision World: [https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/rs-religious-studies/christianity](https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/rs-religious-studies/christianity) RE:quest [https://request.org.uk/resource/?view=resources&cat=5](https://request.org.uk/resource/?view=resources&cat=5) Lots of clips and quick reads you can filter down Youtube channels – MrMcMillanREvis and Ben Wardle (excellent ‘walk through videos’ on exam technique as well as recapping specification) Muslim Beliefs and Practices Key Beliefs • The six articles of faith in Sunni Islam • five roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam • Tawhid and the nature of God • Angels • Predestination and human freedom. • Akhirah (life after death • Resurrection, heaven and hell. • Risalah (Prophethood) • The holy books • The imamate in Shi'a Islam: its role and significance. Practices • Five Pillars of Sunni Islam • Ten Obligatory Acts of Shi’a Islam • Shahadah: declaration of faith and its place in Muslim practice. • Salah and its significance • Sawm: the role and significance of fasting during the month of Ramadan • Zakah: the role and significance of giving alms • Khums in Shi’a Islam. • Hajj: the role and significance of the pilgrimage to Makkah • Jihad: different understandings of jihad • Festivals and commemorations and their importance for Muslims in Great Britain today, including Id-ulAdha, Id-ul-Fitr, Ashura. BBC Bitesize: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4v7gwx](https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4v7gwx) Revision World: [https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/rs-religious-studies/islam](https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/rs-religious-studies/islam) Youtube channels – MrMcMillanREvis and Ben Wardle (excellent ‘walk through videos’ on exam technique as well as recapping specification) Component 2 – Thematic Studies Relationships and Families • Contraception. • Sexual relationships before marriage. • Homosexual relationships. • Sex, marriage and divorce • Families and gender equality • The nature of families • The purpose of families • Contemporary family issues • The roles of men and women. • Gender equality, prejudice and discrimination BBC Ethics: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/contraception/](https://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/contraception/) RE:quest [https://request.org.uk/resource/?view=resources&cat=5](https://request.org.uk/resource/?view=resources&cat=5) Lots of clips and quick reads you can filter down (Christianity only) Youtube channels – MrMcMillanREvis and Ben Wardle (excellent ‘walk through videos’ on exam technique as well as recapping specification) Religion and Life • The origins of the universe • The value of the world and the duty of human beings to protect it •

FAQs

What topics are covered in the Christian beliefs and practices section?

It covers key beliefs about God, creation, the afterlife, judgement, Jesus Christ and salvation, including incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, sin and original sin, and the means of salvation. It also includes worship, prayer, sacraments, pilgrimage and celebrations like Christmas and Easter, and the church’s role in local and worldwide communities, including mission and evangelism.

Which Islamic belief areas are listed for Muslim beliefs and practices?

The list includes six articles of faith in Sunni Islam and five roots of Usul ad-Din in Shi’a Islam, focusing on Tawhid, the nature of God, angels, predestination and human freedom, Akhirah (life after death), resurrection, heaven and hell, Risalah (prophethood), the holy books, and the imamate in Shi’a Islam.

What thematic studies topics are included beyond Component 1?

Component 2 includes Relationships and Families (contraception, sexual relationships before marriage, homosexuality, sex/marriage/divorce, families and gender equality, roles of men and women, and contemporary family issues). It also includes Religion and Life (origins of the universe, protection of the world, environmental and animal ethics, origins and value of human life, sanctity and quality of life, abortion, euthanasia, and beliefs about death and their impact).

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