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Flashcards for the NSW HSC Studies of Religion II course (Year 12 content of the 2009 syllabus), split into Religion and Belief Systems in Australia post-1945, the depth studies with a subdeck for each tradition, person, ethical area and practice, Religion and Peace and Religion and Non-Religion. Delete the traditions and choices you do not study.

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What is inside (154 subdecks)

  • Religion and Belief Systems in Australia post-1945170 cards
    • 1. Contemporary Aboriginal spiritualities30 cards
      • 1.1 The Dreaming14 cards
      • 1.2 Kinship6 cards
      • 1.3 Ceremonial life and obligations10 cards
    • 2. Issues for Aboriginal spiritualities46 cards
      • 2.1 Dispossession and the Stolen Generations20 cards
      • 2.2 The Land Rights movement26 cards
    • 3. Religious expression in Australia, 1945 to the present50 cards
      • 3.1 Changing patterns of religious adherence22 cards
      • 3.2 The present religious make-up28 cards
    • 4. Religious dialogue in multifaith Australia27 cards
      • 4.1 Ecumenical movements within Christianity16 cards
      • 4.2 Interfaith dialogue11 cards
    • 5. Aboriginal spiritualities, religious traditions and Reconciliation17 cards
  • Religion and Non-Religion97 cards
    • 1. The religious dimension in human history32 cards
      • 1.1 Animism, polytheism and monotheism; meaning, cohesion and transformation16 cards
      • 1.2 Global distribution of the five major religious traditions16 cards
    • 2. New religious expression14 cards
    • 3. Non-religious worldviews36 cards
      • 3.1 Agnosticism10 cards
      • 3.2 Atheism12 cards
      • 3.3 Humanism14 cards
    • 4. Religious responses to the transcendent, the human person and social responsibility15 cards
  • Religion and Peace163 cards
    • Buddhism30 cards
      • Inner peace for the individual8 cards
      • Peace in the world7 cards
      • Principal teachings7 cards
      • Sacred texts8 cards
    • Christianity37 cards
      • Inner peace for the individual8 cards
      • Peace in the world10 cards
      • Principal teachings8 cards
      • Sacred texts11 cards
    • Hinduism31 cards
      • Inner peace for the individual8 cards
      • Peace in the world8 cards
      • Principal teachings7 cards
      • Sacred texts8 cards
    • Islam34 cards
      • Inner peace for the individual8 cards
      • Peace in the world6 cards
      • Principal teachings8 cards
      • Sacred texts12 cards
    • Judaism31 cards
      • Inner peace for the individual8 cards
      • Peace in the world6 cards
      • Principal teachings7 cards
      • Sacred texts10 cards
  • Religious traditions depth studies1072 cards
    • Buddhism197 cards
      • 1. Significant person or school of thought118 cards
        • Asoka16 cards
        • Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)12 cards
        • Nagarjuna11 cards
        • Pure Land12 cards
        • Sister Dhammadinna8 cards
        • Soto Zen12 cards
        • Tenzin Palmo11 cards
        • The 14th Dalai Lama14 cards
        • Vasubandhu10 cards
        • Won Buddhism12 cards
      • 2. Ethics40 cards
        • Bioethics14 cards
        • Environmental ethics14 cards
        • Sexual ethics12 cards
      • 3. Significant practices39 cards
        • Pilgrimage14 cards
        • Temple puja13 cards
        • Wesak12 cards
    • Christianity234 cards
      • 1. Significant person or school of thought138 cards
        • Billy Graham14 cards
        • Catherine Booth14 cards
        • Dennis Bennett12 cards
        • Feminist Theology12 cards
        • Hildegard of Bingen14 cards
        • Liberation Theology14 cards
        • Martin Luther20 cards
        • Paul of Tarsus17 cards
        • Pope John XXIII15 cards
        • Sara Maitland6 cards
      • 2. Ethics43 cards
        • Bioethics15 cards
        • Environmental ethics14 cards
        • Sexual ethics14 cards
      • 3. Significant practices53 cards
        • Baptism18 cards
        • Marriage ceremony17 cards
        • Saturday or Sunday worship18 cards
    • Hinduism215 cards
      • 1. Significant person or school of thought126 cards
        • Bhakti Movement14 cards
        • Madhva11 cards
        • Mirabai12 cards
        • Mohandas Gandhi16 cards
        • Purva Mimamsa10 cards
        • Ram Mohan Roy11 cards
        • Ramakrishna12 cards
        • Ramanuja13 cards
        • Shankara16 cards
        • Vedanta11 cards
      • 2. Ethics42 cards
        • Bioethics14 cards
        • Environmental ethics14 cards
        • Sexual ethics14 cards
      • 3. Significant practices47 cards
        • Marriage ceremony15 cards
        • Pilgrimage16 cards
        • Temple worship16 cards
    • Islam207 cards
      • 1. Significant person or school of thought112 cards
        • A'isha bint Abu Bakr12 cards
        • Al-Ghazali10 cards
        • Fatima al-Zahra11 cards
        • Ibn Sina10 cards
        • Imam Abu Hanifa10 cards
        • Imam al-Shafi'i9 cards
        • Imam Malik10 cards
        • Khadijah bint Khuwaylid12 cards
        • Rabi'a al-Adawiyya9 cards
        • Sayyid Maududi9 cards
        • Sayyid Qutb10 cards
      • 2. Ethics40 cards
        • Bioethics13 cards
        • Environmental ethics13 cards
        • Sexual ethics14 cards
      • 3. Significant practices55 cards
        • Friday prayer at the mosque17 cards
        • Funeral ceremony16 cards
        • Hajj22 cards
    • Judaism219 cards
      • 1. Significant person or school of thought127 cards
        • Abraham Geiger10 cards
        • Beruriah8 cards
        • Hillel and Shammai12 cards
        • Isaiah14 cards
        • Jewish feminism14 cards
        • Kabbalah12 cards
        • Moses Maimonides14 cards
        • Moses Mendelssohn10 cards
        • Rabbi Solomon Isaac (Rashi)12 cards
        • Rav Kook9 cards
        • The Hasidim12 cards
      • 2. Ethics39 cards
        • Bioethics13 cards
        • Environmental ethics13 cards
        • Sexual ethics13 cards
      • 3. Significant practices53 cards
        • Death and mourning18 cards
        • Marriage16 cards
        • Synagogue services19 cards

Some of its cards

  • What is the third Buddhist precept?
    To refrain from sexual misconduct
  • What is the Christian teaching of stewardship?
    Humans are entrusted by God to care for creation
  • What is agnosticism?
    The view that it is not possible to know whether God exists
  • What does Matthew 5:9 say about peacemakers?
    Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God
  • What is the Hindu wedding ceremony called?
    Vivaha
  • What does the English word Dreaming refer to in Aboriginal spirituality?
    The time of creation, when Ancestral Beings shaped the land, animals and people and set down the law
  • What is the ecumenical movement?
    The movement to promote unity and cooperation between Christian churches
  • In which country was Hildegard of Bingen born?
    Germany
  • How does the Sabbath give inner peace in Judaism?
    It is a day of rest from work and worries
  • What did Hillel teach about peace in Pirkei Avot?
    To love peace and pursue peace like Aaron

And 1492 more once you add the deck.