2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 1. Insight - Death and the Afterlife* — OCR A-Level Religious Studies
2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 1. Insight - Death and the Afterlife* explained
2c. Content of Developments in Christian thought (H573/03) - 1.
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Insight - Death and the Afterlife* covers 8 specification points, including Heaven; hell; purgatory; election and Heaven, hell and purgatory are actual places…. Open a point below for its explanation and revision guidance.
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- Christian teaching on: heaven; hell; purgatory; election
- different interpretions of heaven, hell and purgatory, including: heaven, hell and purgatory are actual places where a person may go after death and experience physical and emotional happiness, punishment or purification; heaven, hell and purgatory are not places but spiritual states that a person experiences as part of their spiritual journey after death; heaven, hell and purgatory are symbols of a person’s spiritual and moral life on Earth and not places or states after death
- different Christian views of who will be saved, including: limited election (that only a few Christians will be saved); unlimited election (that all people are called to salvation but not all are saved); universalist belief (that all people will be saved)
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- the above to be studied with reference to the key ideas in Jesus’ parable on Final Judgement, ‘The Sheep and the Goats’ (Matthew 25:31–46)
- whether or not God’s judgement takes place immediately after death or at the end of time
- whether or not hell and heaven are eternal
- whether or not heaven is the transformation and perfection of the whole of creation
- whether or not purgatory is a state through which everyone goes