Grade 12 Religion Studies: Religion and Science Self Study Guide PDF Download

Grade 12 Religion Studies: Religion and Science Self Study Guide PDF Download The study of religion as a characteristic of all people and of the various religions practiced in various cultures is known as religion studies.
In the context of a civic understanding of religion and with the goal of fostering religious literacy, religion studies helps people recognize, comprehend, and appreciate the diversity of religions within a shared humanity.

Subject Requirements
À Textbook, workbooks
Content Checklist
Below is a summary of the content that you will study in Religion
Studies. Make sure that you include all the topics below in your
revision programme.
1. Variety of Religions
À Concepts: identity, uniqueness, unity, similarity, difference and
comparability as far as religion is concerned
À Internal differences in a number of religions
À Unique features of various religions
À Inter-religious relationships in South Africa, Africa and
international communities
2. Common features of religion as a generic
and unique phenomenon
À The roles of teaching in a variety of religions
À The central teachings of one religion
À Oral, written and contemporary sources in several religions
À Normative sources or traditions in one religion
À Secular world views
3. Topical issues in society
À Religious freedom, human rights and responsibilities in
different religions
À Strategies to seek solutions to major social problems
À The role of the media with reference to Religion
4. Research into and across religions
À Religions in areas of recent conflict in South Africa, Africa
and across the world: identify and analyse two or three areas
of recent conflict. Determine whether religion is part of the
problem or of the solution (The role of religion in Africa and
globally)
À Religion and the natural sciences: examine the relationship
between religion and the natural sciences with reference to
views of creation and evolution
À Specialisation in one religion

Grade 12 Religion Studies: Religion and Science Self Study Guide Free Download

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