Subjects / Leaving Certificate / Religious Education
LC Religious Education
Oideachas Reiligiúnach · Levels: Higher, Ordinary
In review
19 past-paper years →
Mapped to: Leaving Certificate Religious Education Syllabus (Ordinary and Higher Levels) · official specification (NCCA). Topic names are StudyRoom's own summaries.
The search for meaning and values
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The search for meaningHow humans have sought meaning through philosophy and religion.HLOL 19 q In review
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Concepts of GodImages and understandings of God in religious traditions.HLOL 17 q In review
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Belief, atheism and secularismTheism, atheism, agnosticism and secularisation in the modern world.HLOL 18 q In review
Christianity: origins and contemporary expressions
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Jesus in his historical contextPalestine under Roman rule and the religious groups of Jesus' time.HLOL 21 q In review
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The early Christian communityPentecost, Paul and the spread of the early Church.HLOL 18 q In review
World religions
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World religions: beliefs and practicesComparing major world religions' founders, beliefs and practices.HLOL 22 q In review
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New religious movements and other living traditionsCults, sects and new religious movements, and one other living tradition such as the Bahá'í Faith.HLOL 16 q In review
Moral decision-making
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Ethical theoriesNatural law, deontology, utilitarianism and virtue ethics.HLOL 18 q In review
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Moral developmentHow moral reasoning develops, e.g. Kohlberg's stages.HLOL 16 q In review
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Conscience and moral decision-makingWhat conscience is, how it is informed, and how it relates to religious and civil authority.HLOL 16 q In review
Religion and gender
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Religion and genderImages of the divine, roles of women and men in religious traditions.HLOL 22 q In review
Issues of justice and peace
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Justice and peaceTypes of justice, just war theory and non-violence.HLOL 22 q In review
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Religion and the environmentThe greening of religion, stewardship and dominion, and religious teaching on care for the earth.HLOL 16 q In review
Worship, prayer and ritual
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Worship, prayer and ritualSymbol, sacrament, meditation and contemplation.HLOL 23 q In review
The Bible: literature and sacred text
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The Bible as literature and sacred textLiterary forms, the synoptic Gospels and how the Bible was formed.HLOL 23 q In review
Religion: the Irish experience
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Religion: the Irish experiencePre-Christian, Celtic Christian and modern religious life in Ireland.HLOL 23 q In review
Religion and science
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Religion and scienceHistorical and contemporary relationships between religion and science.HLOL 21 q In review
Coursework
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CourseworkResearching, reflecting and presenting a religious education coursework project.HLOL 19 q In review