Question B concepts

• Suffering


  Pain or distress caused by injury, illness or loss, suffering can be physical, emotional, physiological or spiritual
• Conscience


  A persons moral sense of right and wrong, religious people believe it is the inner guidance from God
• Pacifism


  The belief that war and violence are unjustifiable ALWAYS WRONG
• Morality


  Principles and standards determining which action are right or wrong
• Justice


  Fairness and equality of opportunity
• Free will 


  The ability to make choices voluntarily and independently
• Forgiveness


  To grant pardon for wrongdoing; to give up resentment and the desire to seek revenge against the wrong doer
• Good- that which is considered morally right, or beneficial and to our advantage 


  Evil- that which is considered extremely immoral, wicked and wrong
• Soul


  The spritual aspect of a being which connects with God. Soul is immortal
• Sanctity of life


  The belief that life precious or sacred because humans are made in (imago dei)
• Quality of life


  The extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable
• Abortion


  When a pregnancy is ended by the deliberate removal of the foetus from the womb so that it does not result in the birth of child
• Evolution


  The process by which different living creatures are developed from earlier less complex forms
• Euthanasia


  From Greek ‘euthanatos’ sometimes referred to as mercy killing. Act of killing someone directly or indirectly as it may be the best option
• Environmental responsibility 


  The duty upon human beings to respect, care for and preserve the natural environment (stewardship)
• Afterlife


  Life after death, belief that existence continued after physical death
• Absolute Poverty- an acute state of deprivation, whereby a person cannot access the most basic of their human needs.


  Relative poverty- a standard of poverty measured in relation to the standards of a society in which a person lives in. Eg. Living on less than average uk income
• Nature of humanity


  Born with original sin, soul, stewards
• Crucifixion


  Crucified at Golgotha ( place of the skull) Jesus said ‘my God, my God why have you forsaken me’ at his death. Jesus died next to 2 criminals
• Shabbat


  -Keep the sabbath holy, God rested ,fulfilling mitzvot, brings closer to God, Strengthens family
• Jewish Funerals


  Cut tzit tzits, dress in white to show all equal, no flowers, bury body, resurrection of dead, 7 days, cover mirrors
• Life after death Judaism

  Shoul- Place of darkness

  Gan Ede- paradise