St Cuthberts R E Department REVISION PRESENTATION C
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department REVISION PRESENTATION C 1 part 1 How religious upbringing in a Catholic family and community can lead to or support belief in God; The nature of religious experience for Catholics, as seen in the numinous, conversion, miracles, prayer, and how these may lead to or support belief in God. Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department A Catholic upbringing Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department • pray with you • teach you Catholic values • tell you Bible stories • take you to church Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department • are baptised • hear Bible stories • sing hymns • become part of a faith community Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department • pray each day • learn Catholic values in R. E. • attend religious Assemblies • see holy pictures Revision Programme
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St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department The feeling of awe and wonder when you look at the mountains you see the stars you enter a great Cathedral. Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department when someone’s life is turned around by faith when someone feels they must give their life to God Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Something which seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it. e. g. a healing Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department ŸA belief that God listens to and answers your prayers. e. g. if you pray for a loved one to be cured of cancer and she is, you may think your prayers have been answered ŸN. B. Christians believe that God does answer prayers and “Sometimes the answer is ‘no’” (Cardinal Basil Hume) Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department C 1 part 2 ØHow the appearance of the world (design and causation) may lead to or support belief in God; ØHow the search for meaning and purpose in life may lead to or support belief in God; ØHow the presence of religion in the world may lead to or support belief in God. Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Consider a WATCH It is so complicated it must have been designed. It must have had a DESIGNER. Consider the UNIVERSE It is so complicated it must have been designed. It must have had a DESIGNER. That DESIGNER is what Christians call GOD! Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Everything is caused by something The universe exists Therefore the universe must have been caused by someone or something. This First Cause is what Christians call God. Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department In the midst of so much suffering, we all need a purpose in life For many people, God provides that purpose Faith in God has motivated many great men and women. Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department The common features of most religions involve: • God as Creator • You can pray to God • There are moral rules to keep • Miracles and visions do happen Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department C 1 part 3 How non-religious explanations of the world and of miracles may lead to or support agnosticism or atheism How unanswered prayers and the existence of evil and suffering (including moral evil and natural evil) may lead people to question or reject belief in God. Revision Programme
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St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Science is more convincing at explaining miracles than religion! The Gospels exaggerated miracle stories to encourage belief - the stories of primitive people People who think God has helped them - have just used God as a psychological crutch Non-religious explanations of miracles Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Science is more convincing at explaining the world than religion! The Big Bang theory is more convincing than Genesis There is plenty of evidence of evolution so Genesis must be wrong Non-religious explanations of the world Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department !!!!! REMEMBER !!!!! Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department The problem of Evil Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department does he allow suffering? does he not overcome evil and end suffering? does he not stop the next tragedy? If God is … Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department does he not answer all our prayers? did he create things like cancer or Siamese twins? If God is … Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department C 1 part 4 How Catholics respond to the problem of evil and suffering. Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Suffering is caused by humans exercising FREE WILL Evil and suffering is the result of THE FALL Suffering is a kind of TEST It is only through pain that we DEVELOP as human beings. EXPLANATIONS Revision Programme
St. Cuthbert’s R. E. Department Praying for those who suffer Accepting their own suffering as Jesus accepted his Realising that suffering can bring people closer to God Reaching out to those who suffer (like Jesus reached out to the leper - Mark 1) Standing up & speaking out against those who do evil and cause suffering HOW CATHOLICS RESPOND Revision Programme
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