Year 9 Religious Studies

Overview

Term	What are we learning
1	Buddhism and Sikhism	The Buddha- aestheticism and enlightenment 3 marks of existence, Karma and Samsara, Analysis of the 4 noble truths, Buddhist living: The 8fold path, 5 precepts Guru Nanak, Beliefs about God in Sikhism, beliefs about the afterlife in Sikhism, the Mul Mantra, Sikh identity through the Khalsa, Sikh place of worship and Seva, the Rahit Maryada and Sikh attitudes to behavior.
2	Ethical issues	Aquinas’ Natural Moral Law and evaluation, Fletchers’ situation ethics and evaluation, sanctity of life vs quality of life
3	Ethical issues	When life starts and application of Natural Moral Law and Situation Ethics to euthanasia, abortion and application of NML and situation ethics, death penalty and application of NML and SE
4	Equality and diversity	Racism and scripture, Christianity and its role in subjugation and emancipation, case study the fight for emancipation,
5	Equality and diversity	gender equality and scripture, LGBTQ and scripture, religious organizations tackling anti lgbtq+ narrative, disability issues and religion

Links	https://classroom.thenational.academy/subjects-by-key-stage/key-stage-3/subjects/religious-education