Religious Studies GCSE
Informal prayers
What Informal prayers means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Informal prayers
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Spontaneous prayers using the believer's own words to communicate with God in a highly personal, conversational way.
Topics that use Informal prayers
- Catholic Christianity - 3.1.3.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Catholic tradition and teaching
- Communication with God
- Community
- Corporal Works of Mercy
- Devotion
- Ecumenism
- Evangelisation
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