Religious Studies Grade 12 Questions & Answers

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Religious Studies Grade 12 questions and answers, organised term by term according to the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP).

We list the Religious Studies Grade 12 Annual Teaching Plan topics for each term below, so you know what to study and when. Answered past paper questions will be added to each topic as soon as they are ready.

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12 ATP Topics

The Annual Teaching Plan for Terms 1 to 4, with what each topic covers.

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CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)

Term-By-Term Topics
From The Annual Teaching Plan

Conceptual Distinction Learners must distinguish between concepts such as Identity, Uniqueness, Differences, Comparability, Unity, and Similarity, and use them correctly. Coming soon Internal Differentiations within Religions • Subdivisions, schools of thought, and branches in religions present in South Africa (ATR, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism).• Featu… Coming soon Unique Features of Religions Learners must identify distinct practices, beliefs, prayer, worship, punishment, rewards, and leadership across religions. Coming soon Inter-religious Relationships and Conflict • History and present dynamics of inter-religious relationships in South Africa, Africa, and globally.• Organisations promoting dialogue, such as PRO… Coming soon

Topical Issues in Society • Formulate strategies to solve a major social problem.• Evaluate media influence (Internet, social media, cartoons) on public opinion about religion. Coming soon Common Features of Religion (Religious Teachings) • Distinguish between teaching, belief, doctrine, dogma, parable, myth, and ideology.• Analyse central teachings in one religion: nature of divinity,… Coming soon Normative Sources • Understand oral and written traditions and sacred texts.• Study origins and development of normative sources.• Understand norms as standard pattern… Coming soon

Interpreting Normative Sources • Hermeneutical principles: historical context, clearest meaning, figurative meaning, grammar.• Interpretation of sources from ATR, Bible, Quran, Tan… Coming soon Secular Worldviews • Historical origins and development of secularism.• Analyse at least two worldviews: Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism, Materialism. Coming soon Religion and the Natural Sciences • Creation vs evolution• Astronomy debates (Heliocentric vs geocentric)• Darwin’s theory of evolution• Scientific and religious explanations Coming soon Religious Freedom, Human Rights and Responsibilities • Human rights sources in different religions.• Universal Declaration of Human Rights and religious objections.• Practical involvement of religions, … Coming soon

Conceptual distinctions• Internal differentiations• Unique features•… Conceptual distinctions• Internal differentiations• Unique features• Inter-religious relationships (history and present)• Religious freedom and human… Coming soon