HSC Studies of Religion - Syllabus & Notes
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Overview of the Nature of Religion and Beliefs
The Characteristics of Religion
The Contribution of Religion to Society
Australian Aboriginal Beliefs and Spiritualities – The Dreaming
Arrival and Establishment of Christianity
Arrival and Establishment of Other Religious Traditions
Issues Related to the Development of Christianity Pre-1945
The Contribution of Christianity to Aspects of Australian Life
Overview
The Diversity of Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities
Religious Expression in Australia – 1945 to the Present
Origins: Historical and Cultural Context
The Buddha
The Sangha and the Councils
The Main Schools of Buddhism
Principal Beliefs
Sacred Texts and Writings
Core Ethical Teachings
Personal Devotion in the Home
Significant People and Schools of Thought
Further Significant People and Schools of Thought
Ethics
Significant Practices in the Lives of Adherents
Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth)
Early Christian Communities and Variants in the Christian Church
Personal Devotion
Origins
Two of the Main Variants in Hinduism: Vaishnava and Shaiva
Ethical Systems
The Prophet Muhammad
Islam after the Prophet
Expression of Faith
Modern Judaism: Its Major Divisions
Observance
The Nature of Three Religions of Ancient Origin: Overview
Taoism
Shinto
Nordic
Introduction to Religion and Peace
Buddhism and Peace
Christianity and Peace
Hinduism and Peace
Islam and Peace
Judaism and Peace
The Religious Dimension in Human History
Global Distribution of the Major Religious Traditions
New Religious Expression
Non-Religious Worldviews
The Difference Between Religious and Non-Religious Worldviews
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