Christianity: God and Ultimate Reality | AQA A-Level Religious Studies (7062)
Christianity: God and Ultimate Reality
- 63 questions
- 5 subtopics
- Component 2: Christianity, one religion of five
- Component 2
Christianity: how ultimate reality is understood and described.
Part of Component 2, sat only by students who take Christianity as their chosen religion.
Sample questions from Christianity: God and Ultimate Reality
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Monotheism, Transcendence and the Trinity
What does it mean to say that God is transcendent?
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God is transcendent, meaning God exists beyond and independent of the physical universe and human experience. -
Monotheism, Transcendence and the Trinity
Who is the third person of the Trinity?
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God the Holy Spirit. -
Jesus as the Son of God
Why does Jesus being the Son of God give him unique authority?
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It establishes his authority to forgive sins, teach with divine authority, and offer salvation. -
Jesus as the Son of God
What does 1 Corinthians 8:6 state about God and Jesus Christ?
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There is one God, the Father, from whom all things came, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came. -
God as Personal, Father, King and Love
What aspect of authority is conveyed by describing God as Father?
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It presents God as a figure of moral guidance and rightful authority over humanity, deserving respect and obedience. -
God as Personal, Father, King and Love
What does the King metaphor communicate about God's rulership over creation?
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It indicates that God governs and orders all things, maintaining control over the universe as a monarch rules a kingdom. -
Gendered Language and the Feminist Critique
Why do some Christian feminists consider exclusively male imagery for God to be idolatrous?
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Because it elevates one human gender to divine status and excludes women from full reflection of the divine image. -
Gendered Language and the Feminist Critique
How do traditional defenders justify the continued use of masculine language such as Father and King for God?
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They argue these are revealed names given by God in Scripture and through Jesus, not arbitrary human projections.
The 5 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Monotheism, Transcendence and the Trinity | Recall questions on Christian monotheism and God as omnipotent creator and sustainer, what transcendence and unknowability mean, and how the Trinity preserves one God and bears on salvation. | 12 |
| Jesus as the Son of God | Recall questions on what calling Jesus the Son of God says about his nature and authority, and on John 10:30 and 1 Corinthians 8:6 as statements of his divine role. | 8 |
| God as Personal, Father, King and Love | Recall questions on anthropomorphic language, what the images of God as Father, King and Love convey, and the difficulty of balancing a personal, immanent God with transcendence. | 15 |
| Gendered Language and the Feminist Critique | Recall questions on gender-specific language for God, the difficulty anthropomorphism creates and the Christian feminist objection. | 13 |
| Process Theology and Divine Power | Recall questions on how process theology limits omnipotence, the persuasive nature of God's power and its stance on creation from nothing. | 15 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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