an acceptance that something is true without having to have proof. The verb of belief is believe

being part of something bigger than yourself

a set of attitudes, beliefs and practices. People who follow a religion are known as religious

a way of doing something with the same actions in the same way, each time

Defining religion

Religious education

In this unit there is a choice. Through a social science lens, pupils consider how psychologists analyse the phenomenon of religion. Or they may study the flowering of philosophy at the time of the Enlightenment through a depth study of Hobbes and Rousseau and their ideas of religion and society.

Psychology of religion or Religion and political philosophy

Which of the Three B's is missing from the list? belonging, behaviour and ...

Which of the Three B's could these activities be related to?

Which term means a way of doing something with the same actions in the same way, each time?

What do social scientists use to back up their claims about religion?

Everyone in a religion agrees on their beliefs.

All religious people dress in the same way.

Which of these statements is most accurate about defining religion?

Some people in a religion may believe different things to one another.

Every person in a religion will believe the same things, but behave differently.

Some people in a religion may follow the teachings differently to others.

All the people in one religion will follow all the teachings of that religion.

Which two of these statements are most accurate?

Which religion has a belief that Jesus was killed and rose again after death?

Which of these religions has Siddhartha Gautama as an important founder? 

Which of these buildings might a Muslim go to pray in with other Muslims?

What name is often given to a being that created the entire universe and is all powerful, all loving and all knowing in religions?

What could we call a deep and meaningful question that doesn't have a straightforward answer?

What term is this definition for: "A person's way of understanding, experiencing and responding to the world"?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Defining religion

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.