HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread

[abachmid]

any predictions on the essay for depth study tomorrow?

[dancing phalanges]

any predictions on the essay for depth study tomorrow?

I reckon there will be a stimulus, probably just a phrase and then link to as a living religious tradition/the beliefs of Christianity.

[winstondarmawan]

How many words should we be aiming for for the extended response?
Im afraid I will not finish the exam in time.

[Thebarman]

How do you structure a religion and peace essay?

[mjorfian]

How do you structure a religion and peace essay?

i second this! so lost right now

[mjorfian]

Hey, for world peace in christianity, how do you approach it? do you speak about inner peace at all? or just structure it as

1. principle beliefs / sacred texts   
2. what they say about world peace / peace with others ie. love thy neighbour
3. how this is reflected in christian organisations + public statements

thanks!

[lucyjayne]

Hey,

So i'm getting a bit confused between ethical teachings and ethical beliefs. I'm trying to plan a christian ethics essay on bioethics "How do ethical teachings in christianity guide adherents to do 'what is good?" but with ethical teachings is this like sanctity of life, Jesus' commandments of love and divine sovereignty or just like the bible in general?

Super confused.
Thank You

[dancing phalanges]

Hey sorry guys a quick question again - if trying to relate the Christian principal belief to revelation, could I link to Paul's teachings as a whole since he underwent the revelation at Damascus and then could say his teachings eg. love, sexual ethics etc. are the inspired word of God (revelation?) I'm really confused though on how to link sexual ethics to any of the principal beliefs could I just link it to living an ethical life = achieve salvation (eternal life)? 
thanks

[dancing phalanges]

Hey,

So i'm getting a bit confused between ethical teachings and ethical beliefs. I'm trying to plan a christian ethics essay on bioethics "How do ethical teachings in christianity guide adherents to do 'what is good?" but with ethical teachings is this like sanctity of life, Jesus' commandments of love and divine sovereignty or just like the bible in general?

Super confused.
Thank You

Hey can't say on bioethics but for sexual ethics for that sort of question I would discuss 3-4 sexual ethics issues eg. homosexuality, contraception, adultery etc. and then the ethical teachings i discuss within the paragraphs on each issue = sources from the bible, sources from teaching authorities (eg. catechism of the catholic church) and how these guide adherents to what is good eg. do the teaching authorities have to reinterpret ethical teachings because they are not as relevant today eg. homosexuality in the bible as an abomination etc. reinterpreted in the catechism as still contrary to natural law but pope john paul ii emphasises need to treat them with respect, compassion etc.
so basically that question wants you to talk about 3-4 bioethic issues eg. i think contraception/abortion would be one and what ethical teachings are there to guide adherents eg. bible and eg. teaching authorities like the catechism
hope that helps

[elysepopplewell]

How many words should we be aiming for for the extended response?
Im afraid I will not finish the exam in time.

It's hard to say - I was always a 1000 word kinda bench mark but both my trial and my HSC essays were wildly different (trial longer - HSC shorter) so it really depends on the question!

Hey,

So i'm getting a bit confused between ethical teachings and ethical beliefs. I'm trying to plan a christian ethics essay on bioethics "How do ethical teachings in christianity guide adherents to do 'what is good?" but with ethical teachings is this like sanctity of life, Jesus' commandments of love and divine sovereignty or just like the bible in general?

Super confused.
Thank You

Yes, you're right! In an essay, perhaps you can use ethical issues of IVF, euthanasia, etc, to support how a Christian tries to "do good" in accordance with the ethical teachings about the sanctity of life and so on.

Hey sorry guys a quick question again - if trying to relate the Christian principal belief to revelation, could I link to Paul's teachings as a whole since he underwent the revelation at Damascus and then could say his teachings eg. love, sexual ethics etc. are the inspired word of God (revelation?) I'm really confused though on how to link sexual ethics to any of the principal beliefs as I don't really have much directly from Jesus, just bible quotes? 
thanks

Yes! This works! I do admire how much attention you're giving this but I'm worried it's worrying you! Any time Paul refers to God, or the transcendental being, you could say he's referencing the trinity. But I would focus more on how Paul inspired the Church to grow and expand and develop, which has obviously been so strong thanks to the principal/core beliefs of the religion.

Hey, for world peace in christianity, how do you approach it? do you speak about inner peace at all? or just structure it as

1. principle beliefs / sacred texts   
2. what they say about world peace / peace with others ie. love thy neighbour
3. how this is reflected in christian organisations + public statements

thanks!

It really depends on the question - there's huge flexibility in how to approach this kind of response. Scroll down to page 18 of this same answer and see the huge range of things that you could cover, and the order you could cover it in. I would follow a structure similar to what you've suggested above, but with some flexibility for also engaging with the principal beliefs and sacred texts concurrently with the others instead of just separately. In Christianity, world peace starts with how one achieves inner peace, or personal peace, and then expands through the community and the world - so it's not inappropriate to discuss inner peace but also not compulsory. Christians seek peace through the individual and the community.

[dancing phalanges]

Spoiler

It's hard to say - I was always a 1000 word kinda bench mark but both my trial and my HSC essays were wildly different (trial longer - HSC shorter) so it really depends on the question!

Yes, you're right! In an essay, perhaps you can use ethical issues of IVF, euthanasia, etc, to support how a Christian tries to "do good" in accordance with the ethical teachings about the sanctity of life and so on.

Yes! This works! I do admire how much attention you're giving this but I'm worried it's worrying you! Any time Paul refers to God, or the transcendental being, you could say he's referencing the trinity. But I would focus more on how Paul inspired the Church to grow and expand and develop, which has obviously been so strong thanks to the principal/core beliefs of the religion.

It really depends on the question - there's huge flexibility in how to approach this kind of response. Scroll down to page 18 of this same answer and see the huge range of things that you could cover, and the order you could cover it in. I would follow a structure similar to what you've suggested above, but with some flexibility for also engaging with the principal beliefs and sacred texts concurrently with the others instead of just separately. In Christianity, world peace starts with how one achieves inner peace, or personal peace, and then expands through the community and the world - so it's not inappropriate to discuss inner peace but also not compulsory. Christians seek peace through the individual and the community.

Thanks Elyse I'm just really concerned this could be the type of question we could get :/ there's just a couple of things like the early development of the church by paul and love which im struggling to link to the beliefs

[dancing phalanges]

Thanks Elyse I'm just really concerned this could be the type of question we could get :/ there's just a couple of things like the early development of the church by paul and love which im struggling to link to the beliefs

Don't worry about it Elyse, luckily my teacher is incredible and replied to my email at this time of night and told me not to be too worried since it all depends on what question I get and that it is simpler to just doing a paragraph on person, practice, ethics and just link all to the question so ill keep that as a back up

[mjorfian]

hey! just wondering out of curiosity if anyone's ever made up scholars bc they forgot their names / specific quotes before? I think it'd be a good last resort to bulk up a response, considering I did make up my critics for paper 2 mod b hahahaha

[winstondarmawan]

Hey, just wondering if quotes are necessary for short answers to achieve the top band.

[elysepopplewell]

Hey, just wondering if quotes are necessary for short answers to achieve the top band.

Definitely not in terms of scholarly quotes - but appropriately quoting sacred texts and writings might be part of the criteria depending on the question. Perhaps not even quoting, by referencing a quote.