HSC Studies of Religion Question Thread

[bananna]

Hi

I do 1u and had a question about the religious depth study significant practices: how would you structure it?
I'm hoping to do Baptism for that q, and have info about:

history
how it fulfills Christian fundamental beliefs
stages of the ceremony
discrepancies between denominations
significance fr the individual/community

Not sure how to structure it and how many to fit in each paragraph



Thanks

[dancing phalanges]

Hi

I do 1u and had a question about the religious depth study significant practices: how would you structure it?
I'm hoping to do Baptism for that q, and have info about:

history
how it fulfills Christian fundamental beliefs
stages of the ceremony
discrepancies between denominations
significance fr the individual/community

Not sure how to structure it and how many to fit in each paragraph



Thanks

Hey, so I don't do Baptism but definitely don't do 1 paragraph listing the stages of the ceremony for the essay because the question will more than likely ask you to analyse the practice and thus go into greater detail on what each stage represents. I would structure your essay on the significance for the individual and community (including stages of the ceremony, denominational differences etc. within the response not in a separate paragraph). also, another structure you can use is by principal belief - so salvation, revelation etc. and include how baptism reflects each belief. But yeah I don't do Baptism so can't specifically help you there sorry!

[studyharddd]

Yo just wondering if anyone has a link to notes for statistics for post 1945. Don't need anything else

[justdoit]

hey atarnotes!! what are the main stats for post-1948 we need to have drilled into our heads?

[16Elias]

For Christian Marriage, should we talk about the features?

[dancing phalanges]

hey atarnotes!! what are the main stats for post-1948 we need to have drilled into our heads?

Yo just wondering if anyone has a link to notes for statistics for post 1945. Don't need anything else

Hey guys, I've attached a set of notes from the Notes section that might help you
These are the 2016 census results: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/7E65A144540551D7CA258148000E2B85?OpenDocument

For Christian Marriage, should we talk about the features?

Hey - don't understand what you mean by features? As I said above for marriage, if discussing it for an extended response, it is most likely the question will either ask you for its significance for the individual or community. Otherwise, know how Christian marriage links to the principal beliefs of Christianity in case it is a broad holistic question, in which case I would link love within marriage to a sacrificial love like that Christ demonstrated in his Death and Resurrection as one paragraph. That is the main one!

[elysepopplewell]

In regards to the questions about which data sets you should know:

2011 and 2016 are the most important. The syllabus is asking for the CURRENT religious landscape. As mentioned in the threads, it's great to know some other key dates for the purpose of comparison of significant events, like when Catholicism overtook Anglicanism, or when No Religion overtook Catholicism (2016). The only thing I'd ever reference 1901 for is to say that the Jewish population then is the exact same in percentage as it is now, thus making it the steadiest religious adherence in Australia. So I'd focus on knowing the most recent census data the most, but then there is relevance for knowing some other key dates from the 20th century (or 2001 and 2006 data sets) as well.

I have ALSO uploaded a chart with all of the key census data from 1901 to 2011 for free download here so that will be helpful!
(There's also a copy of this in the AN SOR note book!)

Thanks for your contributions Dancing Phalanges!

[16Elias]

Hey guys, I've attached a set of notes from the Notes section that might help you
These are the 2016 census results: http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/7E65A144540551D7CA258148000E2B85?OpenDocument
Hey - don't understand what you mean by features? As I said above for marriage, if discussing it for an extended response, it is most likely the question will either ask you for its significance for the individual or community. Otherwise, know how Christian marriage links to the principal beliefs of Christianity in case it is a broad holistic question, in which case I would link love within marriage to a sacrificial love like that Christ demonstrated in his Death and Resurrection as one paragraph. That is the main one!

Wait, so what are the key principal beliefs for christianity?

[dancing phalanges]

In regards to the questions about which data sets you should know:

2011 and 2016 are the most important. The syllabus is asking for the CURRENT religious landscape. As mentioned in the threads, it's great to know some other key dates for the purpose of comparison of significant events, like when Catholicism overtook Anglicanism, or when No Religion overtook Catholicism (2016). The only thing I'd ever reference 1901 for is to say that the Jewish population then is the exact same in percentage as it is now, thus making it the steadiest religious adherence in Australia. So I'd focus on knowing the most recent census data the most, but then there is relevance for knowing some other key dates from the 20th century (or 2001 and 2006 data sets) as well.

I have ALSO uploaded a chart with all of the key census data from 1901 to 2011 for free download here so that will be helpful!
(There's also a copy of this in the AN SOR note book!)

Thanks for your contributions Dancing Phalanges!

Hey Elyse just with No Religion - does that include new age religions or does that come under not stated/unclear? Just in terms of when I discuss no religion in whether I tie it in with new age religions as well!

Wait, so what are the key principal beliefs for christianity?

Back to prelim studies! For Christianity these are them and the notes I had:
Principal Beliefs
DIVINITY AND HUMANITY OF JESUS CHRIST
-   Result of the Nicene Creed
-   Controversial topic in the 4th and 5th century
-   Docetism undermined the idea of the humanity of Jesus and rather argued Jesus to be fully divine and not truly human but merely adopting the appearance of a human.
-   Arianism believed Jesus to be superior to the rest of creation but not equal to God as he is a product of God.
-   325 Council of Nicea claimed Jesus to be fully divine.
-   “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” Matthew 16:13-20 (claiming sonship was tantamount to claiming equality to God> therefore divine.
DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
-   Christians have typically believed Jesus died for our sins.
-   Questions why God would appease of the execution of an innocent man
-   A more adequate reflection is that death is an integral part of human condition and is one which shared by Jesus.
-   Death of jesus = unconditional love of God
-   “if we have faith in Jesus and God and his death we shall also live an eternal life” > salvation through faith in Jesus
NATURE OF GOD AND THE TRINITY
-   God is one existing in three persons
-   Gods promise of salvation is fulfilled through the life death and resurrection of Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
-   God the Father is revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures
-   God the Son is revealed in the Christian Scriptures
-   God the Spirit is revealed in the Church
-   Matthew 28:19 therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptising them, in the name of the father, the son and he holy spirit.”
-   Holy trinity is beyond human understanding as is revealed through revelation through God
-   The father is transcendent (beyond the world) the son is immanent (involved in the world) while the spirit comes from God and is both immanent (within the being) and transcendent (comes from god)

Revelation
- refers to a disclosure by God of what was previously unknown
Christianity Judaism and islam claim to be revealed religions
Christians see christs incarnation, life, death and resurrection and sending of the holy spirit the climax of the process of divine self disclosure.
John 3.34 for the one who god has sent speaks the word of God > jesus as revelation
Johns gospel richest source of revelation

Salvation
Delivered from suffering
Role of god in salvation is decisive
Draws from moses and the exodus
Gods saving action has a particular emphasis on the vulnerable
Jesus embodies the saving action of god in the resurrection
“Salvation is achieved through faith in jesus, whose death reflects God’s saving action and love of human kind.”

[sageziman]

do you think its going to ask for a specific in the essay section or one of those living religious traditions again

[16Elias]

Hey Elyse just with No Religion - does that include new age religions or does that come under not stated/unclear? Just in terms of when I discuss no religion in whether I tie it in with new age religions as well!
Back to prelim studies! For Christianity these are them and the notes I had:
Principal Beliefs
DIVINITY AND HUMANITY OF JESUS CHRIST
-   Result of the Nicene Creed
-   Controversial topic in the 4th and 5th century
-   Docetism undermined the idea of the humanity of Jesus and rather argued Jesus to be fully divine and not truly human but merely adopting the appearance of a human.
-   Arianism believed Jesus to be superior to the rest of creation but not equal to God as he is a product of God.
-   325 Council of Nicea claimed Jesus to be fully divine.
-   “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” Matthew 16:13-20 (claiming sonship was tantamount to claiming equality to God> therefore divine.
DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
-   Christians have typically believed Jesus died for our sins.
-   Questions why God would appease of the execution of an innocent man
-   A more adequate reflection is that death is an integral part of human condition and is one which shared by Jesus.
-   Death of jesus = unconditional love of God
-   “if we have faith in Jesus and God and his death we shall also live an eternal life” > salvation through faith in Jesus
NATURE OF GOD AND THE TRINITY
-   God is one existing in three persons
-   Gods promise of salvation is fulfilled through the life death and resurrection of Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
-   God the Father is revealed in the Hebrew Scriptures
-   God the Son is revealed in the Christian Scriptures
-   God the Spirit is revealed in the Church
-   Matthew 28:19 therefore go and make disciples of all nations baptising them, in the name of the father, the son and he holy spirit.”
-   Holy trinity is beyond human understanding as is revealed through revelation through God
-   The father is transcendent (beyond the world) the son is immanent (involved in the world) while the spirit comes from God and is both immanent (within the being) and transcendent (comes from god)

Revelation
- refers to a disclosure by God of what was previously unknown
Christianity Judaism and islam claim to be revealed religions
Christians see christs incarnation, life, death and resurrection and sending of the holy spirit the climax of the process of divine self disclosure.
John 3.34 for the one who god has sent speaks the word of God > jesus as revelation
Johns gospel richest source of revelation

Salvation
Delivered from suffering
Role of god in salvation is decisive
Draws from moses and the exodus
Gods saving action has a particular emphasis on the vulnerable
Jesus embodies the saving action of god in the resurrection
“Salvation is achieved through faith in jesus, whose death reflects God’s saving action and love of human kind.”

Is there any way this can be shorter? Im slowly starting to panic atm

[elysepopplewell]

Hey Elyse just with No Religion - does that include new age religions or does that come under not stated/unclear? Just in terms of when I discuss no religion in whether I tie it in with new age religions as well!

Hey! Yes it does, which has always been surprising to me but yes, the ABS says:

(a) Other religions excludes Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions. (b) No religion includes secular beliefs (e.g. Atheism) and other spiritual beliefs (e.g. New Age).

Source here.

[elysepopplewell]

Is there any way this can be shorter? Im slowly starting to panic atm

You just need to know those five headings in bold - the extra (fantastic) detail Dancing Phalanges has given you is just extra notes to know the development of where these principal beliefs came from and what is their influence. If you know the five things in bold, you can adapt them accordingly

[angelahchan]

do you think its going to ask for a specific in the essay section or one of those living religious traditions again

what do you mean by specific?

[sageziman]

like refer to a practise, or ethics or school or thought/ significant person