Junior Cert Religion HELP

iang198

Any religion predictions? Didn't have a very good teacher and don't know what to study

ImRebecca

You basically just need to know one religion in detail (not christainity that would be for a different question) and the rest you can just basically make it up. If you listened in class and did your homework its fine

iang198

ImRebecca wrote: »

You basically just need to know one religion in detail (not christainity that would be for a different question) and the rest you can just basically make it up. If you listened in class and did your homework its fine

Thanks :-)... I got 91 in my mocks my just bulls***ing. But it was also marked easily

silentscreams

havent a clue what to study!!

SweetCaliber

silentscreams wrote: »

havent a clue what to study!!

Study all the keywords at the top of the page in each chapter in your religion book for the short questions.

For the long questions, quickly look over the past papers and see how they are marked by having a gander at the marking scheme of said paper.

The One Who Knocks

Seeing as the other thread has been lost, I'll repost

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Lads, if you've been even remotely paying attention in class, you'll do grand, there's no need to open a book.

The secret to Religion is simple, WAFFLE!

Honestly, just fill every single line, if you don't know what to write, just write down anything remotely related to the topic. Spread out your points, if you think you have more than 1 point in a sentence, split it up.

I went from 50 odd % in the pres to 84% in the mocks, without opening a book.

Although if you weren't paying attention in class, you'll need to know 1 major world religion in detail, along with key terms & definitions, as paddyzk mentioned.

If you think you're really screwed, and absolutely have to study, well ya can cut out 2 sections from your study, because there's only 4 long questions to answer.


Just remember, write down anything & everything, if you can't think of anything to write, make it up! (that was my religion teachers advice, and boy was she right!)

Goodluck!

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SweetCaliber

Quick revision for the short questions:

Section A:

Denomination: A group within Christianity that has it's own leaders, beliefs and practices.

Ecumenism: A movement to help the Christian Churches become more united.

Inter-Faith Dialogue: Open and honest discussions between the major world religions.

Preaching: To speak out and explain a religion truth and urge people to act on it.

Sectarianism: Hatred of people because then belong to a different religious group.

Vocation: A feeling of being called by God to serve others.

Section B:

Discipleship: Following Jesus and his teaching.

Martyrdom: A willingness to suffer and die for one's belief or a special cause.

Pentecost: The day the apostles received the Holy Spirit and began spreading the message of Jesus.

Resurrection: The central Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead three days after he was crucified.

The Holy Land: Another name for Palestine, the place where Jesus was born.

Synoptic: To be alike or similar.

Section C:

Pilgrimage: A journey made by a pilgrim to a shrine or a sacred place.

Prophet: A person chosen by God to give people an important message.

Ritual: An occasion when people use symbolic objects, words and actions to express what is deeply important to them.

Schism: A division or split within a community of faith.

Worship: The way people of faith praise and honour God in prayer and at religious services.

Section

Agnosticism: The view that people cannot know for certain whether or not God exists.

Atheism: A view that denies the existance of God.

Childhood Faith: A simple trust in God and acceptance of one's parents' faith.

Fundamentalism: The view that a sacred text is a factual account and must be taken literally.

Humanism: A belief system that rejects religion and makes sense of life through human reason alone.

Materialism: The view that only material things are real.

Mature Faith: A close relationship with God and an active commitement to one's faith.

Monotheism: The belief in one God.

Personal Faith: A person's own religious beliefs and responce to God.

Polytheism: The belief in many Gods.

Reflection: Thinking deeply about certain aspects of life.

Religious Belief: A set of ideas about God, or Gods, that people accept as true.

Religious Practice: The things people do to express their religious beliefs.

Secularism: The view that organised religion should have no direct influence on society.

Section E:

Reflection: Thinking deeply about some aspects of life.

Ritual: An occasion when people use symbolic objects, words and action to express whar is deeply important to them.

Sarcrament: A sacred ritual that is a visible sign of God's presence with people at key moments in their lives.

Sacredness: A thing or place that is holy and set apart from ordinary life.

Worship: The way people of faith praise and honour God in prayer at a religious service.

Sign: Something that communicates a brief message or a piece of information.

Symbol: Something visible, i.e. an object or an action, representing something invisible that is difficult to put into words.

Section F:

Conscience: THe ability to know and judge what is right and wrong in a particular situation.

Constitution: A document outlining the fundamental political principals by which a state is governed.

Forgiveness: To have pity and be willing to excuse someone's mistake or wrongdoing.

Influence: Something that shapes or affects a person's behaviour.

Libertarianism: The view that people should be free to behave as they choose, without undue interfearance from the state.

Morality: A set of principles or rules to help us know the difference between right and wrong behaviour.

Moral vision: An awareness between what is right and what is wrong.

Pluralism: The view that all groups in society must have equal representation.

Stewardship: The way people care for the earth on behalf of God.

Please Note: Not all is covered above, I only included the main keywords which are likely to come up this year.

Sorry for the late post! Cram them into your brains if you can!