Religious Studies GCSE
Compassion and mercy
What Compassion and mercy means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Emphasised by most modern Christians who reject physical discipline, alongside Jesus' teachings of love and non-violence, and often emphasised by many Muslims instead of corporal punishment.
Topics that use Compassion and mercy
- Theme E: Religion, crime and punishment (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agape
- Aims of punishment
- Christianity in Britain
- Civil disobedience
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