Ethics and Religious Perspectives

What this page covers

This unit collects material on moral and religious questions, and most of it is made by students for secondary school courses. The biggest theme is life and death. You will find many mind maps on euthanasia, including ones that cover voluntary, non-voluntary, active and passive types, and religious views from Christian and Buddhist perspectives. Abortion has its own maps, flashcards, notes and a quiz.

Other topics include Christian ethics, the moral act, crime and punishment, war and terrorism, animal rights, and good and evil.

Where to start

Begin with a mind map, because it shows the shape of a topic quickly. The Christian Ethics map covers Jewish roots, the Bible, Jesus, the Epistles of Paul, situation ethics and divine command theory. The Crime and Punishment map lists key words such as deterrence, retribution, forgiveness and restorative justice.

Then move to the notes. WJEC Religious Studies Ethics Paper Quotes groups religious quotations under relationships, life and death, good and evil, and human rights. Notes on abortion and euthanasia sit alongside them.

Using quizzes and maps together

1. Read one mind map on a topic, such as Abortion.
2. Take a quiz on the same topic without looking at the map.
3. Note which answers you missed and go back to those branches.
4. Use a flashcard deck, such as Sanctity of Life and The Right to Die, to fix key terms.

The quiz set is small, so use it as a check after you have studied, not as your main source. Some resources mention GCSE Religious Studies and A-level Religious Studies, so look for the ones that match your course.

Where this unit fits

This page sits in the Ethics and Values strand of the subject Ethics, citizenship and civics. It leans toward religious views on moral issues, so it suits anyone comparing different perspectives on the same question.

Choose a topic that you find hardest, open a map, and see how far you get before you try a quiz.