[Geo10]

Originally Posted by Sunshine!

Hey guys, back when I did the LC Religion wasn't an exam, just a waste of time. What do you actually learn for it?

Philosophy (Ancient Greek/ Medieval/ Enlightenment/ Existentialism), Mythology, Ancient/ Primal Religion, Cosmologies, Humanism/ Atheism/ Agnosticism/ Reductionism etc, Religious and Secular Values, World Religions= Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Baha'i Faith, Sikhism, African Traditional Religions, Taoism, Confucianism, NRMs etc. (don't do all, get some choice), Morality (Ancient Civilisations/ World Religions), Celtic Ireland (religion, practices, burial sites etc.), Religion In Ireland (development: christianisation, reformation, ecumenism etc.), religion and science etc. etc. etc.
A very broad course but with various options/ choices

[Violafy]

Originally Posted by Geo10

Philosophy (Ancient Greek/ Medieval/ Enlightenment/ Existentialism), Mythology, Ancient/ Primal Religion, Cosmologies, Humanism/ Atheism/ Agnosticism/ Reductionism etc, Religious and Secular Values, World Religions= Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Baha'i Faith, Sikhism, African Traditional Religions, Taoism, Confucianism, NRMs etc. (don't do all, get some choice), Morality (Ancient Civilisations/ World Religions), Celtic Ireland (religion, practices, burial sites etc.), Religion In Ireland (development: christianisation, reformation, ecumenism etc.), religion and science etc. etc. etc.
A very broad course but with various options/ choices

This list depresses me, as I've just realised how much I have to learn in the next week. Still taking a full day off tomorrow after german though.

[Platinum2010]

I'm only studying 4 sections an the cosmologies

[MrUsername]

You only have to study four sections though? Is anyone else doing Baha'i

[Platinum2010]

I going over past papers and picking out particular topics that have come up in the sections I'm doing before so that's how I'm doing it , over 8 days I expect to get a lot done

[Elmidena]

Originally Posted by Geo10

Philosophy (Ancient Greek/ Medieval/ Enlightenment/ Existentialism), Mythology, Ancient/ Primal Religion, Cosmologies, Humanism/ Atheism/ Agnosticism/ Reductionism etc, Religious and Secular Values, World Religions= Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Baha'i Faith, Sikhism, African Traditional Religions, Taoism, Confucianism, NRMs etc. (don't do all, get some choice), Morality (Ancient Civilisations/ World Religions), Celtic Ireland (religion, practices, burial sites etc.), Religion In Ireland (development: christianisation, reformation, ecumenism etc.), religion and science etc. etc. etc.
A very broad course but with various options/ choices

Have to say it sounds quite interesting and a lot more diverse than I'd expected it to be, best of luck to anyone taking the exam =)

[dannyirishman]

Really hope human rights come up. Christology is a must but if it comes up it will only be 40 marks. Kingdom of god as preached by jesus better not show hate doing it.

Hopefully I get my A1, religion is a sybject that really depends on the teacher regarding the outcome of your result in it.

[MrUsername]

I think it was 2007 when charateristics of Kingdom of God came up so I'd really doubt it would come up again!

[Geo10]

I'd say for this year you could completely leave out what came up last year, if that even barely skims the course down! Because of the lack of choice in the paper they have never repeated the same topic 2 years in a row ( although I only have about 6 papers to go on! )
So if you feel learning everything is impossible I'd leave out:
Section A: All Chap 1 (Search for Meaning in Music/Literature, Factors Blocking Search), Aristotle, Evidence of Religious Behaviour in Ancient Society
Section B: Early Christian Communities (Corinth/ Philippi/ Thessalonica), Jesus coming into Conflict with Authority
Section C: Inter-Faith Dialogue, Distribution of Religion
Section D: Influences on Development of Moral Maturity, Jesus' Law of Love
I'm not sure about the options, the same thing really comes up a lot in the them!

I'd say focus on (I know it's a lot but...):
Section A:Plato, Sophists, (maybe Socrates), One key moment in development of philosophy, One key myth about meaning of life, Spirituality in Contemporary Culture, "Proofs" of God (), Divine Revelation, Non-Religious Responses to Search for Meaning and Cosmologies!
Section B:Kingdom of God (characteristics + Jewish understanding at time), "Evidence" () for Jesus, Key Moment in Return to Origins (e.g. Reformation), Christology, Jesus in Film or Art, Christian Unity/ work towards ecumenism (against sectarianism) and Effect of Resurrection
Section C:Contemporary Experience of a World Religion (Judaism/Islam etc.), Primal Religion (characteristics + influence on one contemp. religion), Other Religion or NRM (depending on what one you studied- go Baha'i!), religious festival or rite of initiation/ passage in World Religion (maybe compare Jewish festival with Islamic one), vision of salvation in diff. religions and structure of community of believers in 2 religions!
Section I: Everything! (sorry but usually very broad 80m Qs!) However it is worth noting that pre-Christian Ireland didn't come up in the longest!

[keeirs]

Originally Posted by dannyirishman

Hopefully I get my A1, religion is a sybject that really depends on the teacher regarding the outcome of your result in it.

our class is screwed. We have the WORST TEACHER EVER. We haven't even got some of the course done and the worst part is that its stuff that has never come up before!

[Platinum2010]

Originally Posted by keeirs

our class is screwed. We have the WORST TEACHER EVER!

at least she's in most of the time

[canto464]

i have never heard of half of the things you said! i have 3 books 'The search for meaning and values' 'faith seeking understanding' and 'religion and science' They are all as bad as eachother! full of irrelevant info. You are expected to wirte an 80mark essay on a topic that has only 5 lines on it in the book!

[canto464]

Originally Posted by MrUsername

Ah Religion is sooo hard! I got some tips that my grind teacher did from examining the past papers and from what was said at 3 conferences earlier this year:
Section A: He said that Socrates is very likely to come up as the philosopher or they might repeat Aristotle this year to throw a curve balll!proofs of good such as Anselm and Aquinas too. Cosmologies and non-religious response to the search for meaning would be worth a look over aswell
Section B: Conflict with the Establishment, Christology and Messianic expectations
Section C: Other main living traditions!!!! I.e. Confucianism or Baha'i you only need to know one
Section I: Two patterns in religous trends in Ireland

This is just a guide, but if you cover this in depth you should be sorted
Best of luck guys!

i have never heard of half of the things you said! i have 3 books 'The search for meaning and values' 'faith seeking understanding' and 'religion and science' They are all as bad as eachother! full of irrelevant info. You are expected to wirte an 80mark essay on a topic that has only 5 lines on it in the book!

[canto464]

Originally Posted by Platinum2010

We have 3 books one for the Irish experience one for the search for meaning and then the hob knobbed book

ive been doing the course for 2 years. WTF is the irish experience!!? thats not in any of my books?

[Platinum2010]

its a separate book " religion and the irish experience "