Critical thinking in RE assessment

Define 'monotheistic'.

• A person who neither believes nor disbelieves in a God.

• To believe in one God.

• A belief that the spirits have the ability to communicate with the living.

• To believe in more than one God.

Define 'polytheistic'.

• To believe in more than one God.

• A person who neither believes nor disbelieves in a God.

• A belief that the dead have the ability to communicate with the living.

• To believe in one God.

Define 'agnostic'.

• To believe in one God.

• A person who neither believes nor disbelieves in a God.

• A belief that the spirit of the dead has the ability to communicate with the living.

• To believe in more than one God.

Define 'atheist'.

• To believe in one God.

• A belief that the spirits of the dead have the ability to communicate with the living.

• A person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.

• To believe in more than one God.

Define 'spiritualist'.

• To believe in more than one God.

• A person who neither believes nor disbelieves in a God.

• A belief that the spirits of the dead have the ability to communicate with the living.

• To believe in one God.

What is the definition of 'worldviews'?

• A collections of attitudes, stories, expectations and values about the world around us that impact our thoughts and actions.

• Exploring key ideas or concepts in religions and belief systems throughout human history and in the modern world.

• The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods, or a particular system of faith and worship.

• Investigating the nature of knowledge, reality and morality and the way in which we reason about them.

Which worldview would Christianity come under?

• Spiritualism.

• Polytheistic.

• Monotheistic.

• Atheist.

Which worldview would Islam come under?

• Spiritualism

• Polytheistic.

• Agnostic.

• Monotheistic.

Choose the definition of functionalism.

• The theory that all aspects of society have a function.

• The theory that religion is man made.

• The theory that everyone has a worldview.

• The theory that your worldview can change over time.

Choose Durkheim's three functions of religion in society.

• Social cohesion.

• Motivation.

• Purpose.

• Social control.