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Cambridge IGCSE Religious Studies

IGCSE · Cambridge International (CAIE)Religious Studies36 notes in 3 folders, 267 KB

Notes for Cambridge IGCSE Religious Studies (0490), with a folder for each of Christianity, Islam and Judaism, since two are studied. Each folder follows the syllabus's order: worship, beliefs and scriptures, sacred places, festivals and fasts, rites of passage and the family, and social action. Delete the religion your course leaves out once the notes are yours.

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  • Christianity
    • Church buildings and their features in Christianity8 KB
    • Artefacts used in Christian worship5 KB
    • Christian worship, prayer and leaders11 KB
    • Christian beliefs about God: the Creed, the Trinity and the Incarnation7 KB
    • Christian beliefs about Jesus, salvation and Mary9 KB
    • The Holy Spirit and the Bible in Christianity8 KB
    • Christian pilgrimage and holy places6 KB
    • Easter and Holy Week in Christianity6 KB
    • Christian festivals and fasts: Christmas, Epiphany, Ascension, Pentecost, Lent and Advent9 KB
    • Baptism, confirmation and First Communion in Christianity7 KB
    • Christian marriage ceremonies and funeral rites7 KB
    • Christian family life, tradition and change7 KB
    • Christian social action: love of others, stewardship and charities7 KB
  • Islam
    • The mosque, its features and artefacts in Islam8 KB
    • Muslim worship, prayer and the leaders of the mosque9 KB
    • Islamic beliefs: the Six Articles of Faith and the Five Roots of Usul ad-Din8 KB
    • The Five Pillars of Islam6 KB
    • The Prophet Muhammad in Islam6 KB
    • Sunni and Shi'ah Islam, and the Qur'an8 KB
    • Hajj, Umrah and the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah8 KB
    • Id al-Adha, Ramadan and Id al-Fitr in Islam10 KB
    • Muslim birth, marriage and funeral rites7 KB
    • Muslim family life, halal and haram, tradition and change8 KB
    • The ummah, Shari'ah and Muslim social action9 KB
  • Judaism
    • The synagogue, its features and artefacts in Judaism8 KB
    • Jewish ritual dress, prayer, Torah study and the leaders of the synagogue7 KB
    • Shabbat in Judaism6 KB
    • Jewish beliefs about G-d and the covenants8 KB
    • The Torah and the mitzvot in Judaism5 KB
    • Jewish sacred places: the Western Wall, Yad Vashem and the memory of the Temple7 KB
    • Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in Judaism7 KB
    • Pesach, Sukkot and changes in Jewish observance8 KB
    • Jewish birth, coming of age, marriage and funeral rites8 KB
    • Kashrut, the Jewish food laws5 KB
    • Jewish family life, tradition and change7 KB
    • Jewish social action: kindness, tzedakah, tikkun olam and charities7 KB

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Christianity / Church buildings and their features in Christianity

## The church as a building and as a people For Christians the word church has two meanings. It is the building where a congregation meets, and it is the whole community of believers, wherever they are. The New Testament uses the Greek word *ekklesia*, meaning an assembly of people called together, and Paul writes of the church as the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27). Christians who stress this second meaning say that worship can happen in a home, a school hall or a field, because the church is the people and not the stones. The building still matters to most Christians. It is where the community gathers each week, where the sacraments or ordinances are celebrated, and where the major events of a life are marked: baptism, marriage and funeral. It is usually dedicated to God and set apart for worship and prayer, so that people can be quiet there at any time. For many congregations it is also the centre of local life, hosting groups, charity work, food banks and lunch clubs. A Christian who has been baptised, married and buried from the same church can feel that the building holds the history of a family as well as of a faith. Layout and decoration differ a great deal between traditions. A Roman Catholic or Orthodox church is usually rich in images, candles and incense. A Quaker meeting house, a Baptist chapel or a Pentecostal hall may have almost nothing in it but chairs and a table. The differences come from different beliefs about what worship is, and about what is…

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