Religious Education Junior Cert

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Syllabus:
Unit One The search for meaning and values.
Unit Two: Christianity: origins and contemporary expression, World Religions, Moral
Decision Making.
Unit Three: One of the following – Religion and Gender, Issues of Justice and Peace.
Worship, Prayer, and Ritual. The Bible: Literature and Sacred Text.
Religion: the Irish Experience and Religion and Science

Assessment
Two elements:
Coursework 20%
Terminal Written Paper 80%

Careers with Religion
Teacher, Faith Education, Diocesan Catechist, useful in the study of Sociology,
Social Studies, Social Science, Faith Development, Youth Work, Retreats and
Chaplaincy in Hospitals and Schools