Moral decision-making
What Moral decision-making means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Aspect of a believer's life that the importance and impact of a concept influences, alongside their life and worldview.
Influenced by beliefs like the sanctity of life, such as opposing abortion at the individual level.
A belief such as agape might influence personal moral choices, such as forgiving a wrongdoer.
Topics that use Moral decision-making
- Catholic Christianity (AQA GCSE)
- Christianity (AQA GCSE)
- Theme D: Religion, peace and conflict (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- British society
- Catholic identity
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Christian heritage
- Christianity in Britain
- Community cohesion
- Comparative religion
- Contemporary British society
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