Responsibility
What Responsibility means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Responsibility
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Reference: AQA
At age thirteen a boy takes responsibility for following Jewish law, and both ceremonies emphasise accepting personal responsibility for the Jewish faith and its commandments.
A sense of duty to protect the environment, leading to practical environmental actions.
Topics that use Responsibility
- Practices (AQA GCSE)
- Theme B: Religion and life (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Denominational differences
- Afterlife and judgement
- Ahimsa
- Ahimsa (non-violence)
- Amidah
- Awe and wonder
- Biblical interpretation
- Bimah
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