Religious Studies GCSE
Persecution
What Persecution means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Suffering and social rejection that disciples must be prepared for, promised alongside the hundredfold reward in this present age.
Something the Church responds to worldwide in the case of Christians.
Topics that use Persecution
- Christianity - 3.1.2.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Theme H: St Mark’s Gospel as a source of religious, moral and spiritual truths (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Evangelism
- Social justice
- 1st century Jewish context
- Agape
- Agape and Christian charity
- Atonement
- Authority
- Authority of Jesus
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