Religion Studies Memo 2 (English)

November 2014 โ€” Grade 12 / Matric โ€” Religion Studies

Memo 2014 Grade 12 English
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1.1.1EXAMPLE Christianity God is one, but is made up of three personalities /persons They are God the Father, God the Son and God the Ho ly Spirit. He c reated the universe/
1.1.2EXAMPLE Christianity Reward and punishment is fair Rewards motivate believers to sacrifice their life because of the greater rewards. Rewards have influenced people to die for their belief. Punishment helps believers to live according to their
1.1.3EXAMPLE Christianity According to Christianity, life does not cease with death, but continues beyond the grave. Those who die enter a new phase, called paradise /heaven which lasts from the moment they die to the day of
1.2EXAMPLE : African Traditional Religion First Guideline A person is a person through other people Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (Nguni languages\. In life one needs other people in order to survive. Ilima is an exam
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2.1.1EXAMPLE : Christianity Catholic Church Political control is traditional and seen to be centred in Rome. The head of the Catholic Church i s the Pope.
2.1.2EXAMPLE : Christianity The Catholic Church onsiders self the original Christian Church. This Church teaches that God is made of three separate yet equal parts, namely, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is
2.2.1The family structure is confronted by poverty in most parts of the country, which leads to even more societal challen ges. Teenage pregnancy is one of the challenges facing the family structure, which eventually also leads to neglect of
2.2.2EXAMPLE African Traditional Religion The family need to continuously organise family gatherings and meetings in order to revive fa mily roots and values. A traditional practice that assists those who are poor (ilima\
3.1.1Oral tradition in all religions serves as an effective way of passing the original message, from one generation to another by word of mouth.
3.1.2Writing entered the religious scene roughly 4 000 years ago. the technology of writing becomes more prevalent, it increases the way of spreading religious teaching The written text changes the tradition to be more fixed.
3.1.3nspiration is an important normative source in many religions. It is the true origin of all religions. Inspiration refers to the power or force of an extraordinary ing, taking over a chosen being. The founding figures of many religions were inspired by a
3.2Grammar and historical context. and historical facts to interpret sacred text. One must use the rules of grammar Clearest meaning one should take the literal meaning of the text. Plan, purpose and context. A piece o
4.1The scientific theory of the creation of the universe is called the Big Bang theory. It explains how the universe ca me into existence. The theory of evolution explains the development of life from a simple
4.2EXAMPLE Taoism According to Taoi , everything in creation consists of two kinds of forces. The Yang is active, light, forceful, and male and the Yin is passive, dark, yielding and female. All the world
4.3Hinduism does not have a problem with evolution since the universe is based on evolution. They have a more advanced theory of evolution than the scientific because the scie ntific theory is based on the physical.
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5.1cular refers to non religious Humanism is a group of philosophies that believe human beings can develop ethics and morality independently of a supernatural being. Secular humanism is a branch of humanism that rejects religious
5.2In the 16 th century, Martin Luther set in motion certain changes that led to the splintering of Christianity. This led to decades of religious wars in Europe. Various Christian groups fought for dom inance.
5.3EXAMPLE 1: Agnosticism This term was first used by philosopher T.H.Huxley in 1869. Darwin's theory of human evolution challenged the idea of a supreme creator. Agnostics believe that it is not possible t

Topics Identified

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World ReligionsReligious TextsEthicsPhilosophy

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks
Sections50 + 50 + 50 + 50 = 200 marks

Paper information

SubjectReligion Studies
Year2014
SessionNovember
TypeMemo
PaperPaper 2
LanguageEnglish
Pages13
Downloads2

Examination context

Decade2010s
Years ago12y
SeasonSpring (SH)
Start dayWednesday
Exam periodNovember 2014
Days since exam4,372

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