1 · Definitions and frameworks of religion
framework · devotional approach
U1-Q1 · 2 marks
Why can a creator-belief definition be limited?
Answer and reasoning · 答案与解析
It can exclude traditions whose religious lives do not centre on a creator.
U1-Q2 · 4 marks
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: A definition that requires belief in a creator may exclude traditions centred on other understandings. A definition can reveal its own assumptions as well as describe religion.
Answer and reasoning · 答案与解析
Test a belief-centred definition against examples of practice, community and experience in three selected traditions. Explain which features it illuminates and which it misses before proposing a more careful working definition.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
This is the future 2029 course, not current World Religions renamed. / Avoid treating the familiar world-religions categories as neutral or universally accepted.
2 · Change, identity, interpretation and power
religious identity · authority
U2-Q1 · 2 marks
Which question most directly examines power within a community?
Answer and reasoning · 答案与解析
Who has authority to approve the change and how that authority is justified.
U2-Q2 · 4 marks
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: A community changes a practice while debating whether the change preserves its identity. Change and continuity can coexist rather than simply oppose each other.
Answer and reasoning · 答案与解析
Compare how selected communities explain an adaptation, who interprets its meaning and who can approve it. Link accounts to context and distinguish individual experience from official positions.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
A single example cannot provide the required coverage of three traditions through every theme. / School supplies verified cases and diverse sources; do not invent adherents' voices to complete a table.
3 · Conceptual inquiry and reflexivity
inquiry focus · expression
U3-Q1 · 2 marks
What does reflexivity add to this inquiry?
Answer and reasoning · 答案与解析
An account of how the researcher's position and source access affect conclusions.
U3-Q2 · 4 marks
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: You ask how one group's public explanations of a practice express identity. The question names a concept and a bounded source set.
Answer and reasoning · 答案与解析
Compare public community sources, academic analysis and approved voluntary accounts. Distinguish what each can establish. Revisit the question when evidence suggests important variation rather than concealing it.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
No invented fieldwork or compulsory devotional activity belongs in the task. / The 2029 full guide and final school requirements remain needed before certifying submission compliance.