Publisher's Synopsis
This textbook has been written to meet the needs of students following the AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification A course who are studying Unit 4 Roman Catholicism: Ethics. Detailed analysis of the issues and discussion of a range of views are supported throughout by key word definitions and study of set Biblical passages and other Christian teachings. Each section concludes with sample questions and answers, questions for exam practice, class activities and homework tasks. A final section on exam technique is followed by a glossary and list of useful websites.
Each of the following topics for this specification is considered from the perspective of Roman Catholicism:
Christian values
Christian marriage
Holy Orders and religious vocation
Lay ministry
The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Crime and punishment
Prejudice and discrimination
The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
Respect for human life (at the beginning of life)
Respect for human life (at the end of life)
Vocation in action
War and peace
