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Religious Studies Revision
Christianity and Buddhism, with Themes B, C, E and F. Explore beliefs and practices, compare views and build reasoned arguments.
Revision units
8 units
Christianity: beliefs and teachings
Christian beliefs about God, creation, Jesus, salvation and life after death.
Christianity: practices
Christian worship, sacraments, festivals and the role of the Church.
Buddhism: beliefs and teachings
The Buddha, the Dhamma, the Four Noble Truths and beliefs about existence.
Buddhism: practices
Buddhist worship, meditation, festivals, ethics and compassion.
Theme B: Religion and life
The origins and value of life, the environment, abortion and euthanasia.
Theme C: The existence of God and revelation
Arguments about God, revelation and religious understandings of the divine.
Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment
Crime, punishment, forgiveness and religious responses to wrongdoing.
Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice
Human rights, equality, wealth, poverty and religious responsibilities.
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Paper 1 covers Christianity and Buddhism. Paper 2 covers Religion and life (B), The existence of God and revelation (C), Religion, crime and punishment (E), and Religion, human rights and social justice (F). Each paper lasts 1 hour 45 minutes. There is no Foundation/Higher split. RS1–RS8 are this site's identifiers.
For current exams, practise short knowledge answers, contrasting views, explanations supported by a source, and extended evaluations. Use the question's wording and current AQA sample papers: assessment materials were updated for exams from 2026. Each section now uses 1, 1, 4, 6 and 12-mark questions. In the 6-mark explanation, identify a relevant source and explain how it supports the teaching; naming a text alone is insufficient. Read AQA’s exam-format update. A quick quiz score does not assess an extended argument.
Explain a belief, give its reason or source, then show its influence on conduct. In evaluation, address a serious opposing view and justify your conclusion. Theme C explicitly compares Christianity with non-religious views on visions, miracles and nature as revelation; the other selected themes include Christian and Buddhist contrasts.
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