Rites of Passage
Subjects / Religious Studies / Christianity
We all have key events in our lives that mark a transition from one stage of life to the next. For example, you might remember your first day at school, or, more clearly, when you first moved to secondary. When you were born there may have been some sort of party; in the UK there is a tradition of the father going to the pub to celebrate known as 'wetting the baby's head'. Religions have formal rituals and ceremonies to mark these transitional stages, called Rites of Passage. This title will explore some of the most significant of these Rites of Passage. Several are also celebrated as Sacraments by Christian churches. The main Rites featured in this title are baptism, confirmation, marriage, ordination and funerals.
| Author: | Susan Kambalu | Publisher: | GCSEPod® |
| Narrator: | Carol McGuigan | ISBN: | 978-1-84906-020-2 |
Chapters
- What are 'Rites of Passage'?
- Birth and Baptism
- Confirmation
- Relationships, Marriage and Divorce
- Ordination and Joining the Priesthood
- Death and Funeral Rites
Exam Board Relevance
- Edxcel
- AQA
- CEA
- IGCSE (EdExcel)
- OCR
- SQA
- WJEC
- IGCSE (CiE)
Curriculum and Exam Board Information
Key Issues
- Mark 10:2-9
- Ephesians 5:21-33
- Galatians 3:28
Titles
- Rites of Passage
- Baptism - Rites of Passage
- Confirmation
- Marriage
- Holy Orders (Ordination)
- Celebration - Rites of Passage
- choice, personal and corporate identity - Rites of Passage
Chapters
- infant baptism, chrismation, dedication
- confirmation, believers' baptism
- marriage ceremony
- death rites
- The idea of Sacramental Rites of Passage
- infant baptism, chrismation
- confirmation, believers' baptism
- marriage ceremony
- death rites
- The origin of the ceremony of baptism and the significance of thebaptism of Jesus. The meaning of baptism for Christians today,and the issue of infant and believers' baptism
- Christian Vocation
- The role of Lay people (Laity) in the Roman Catholic Church
- The Ideal of Marriage
- Roman Catholic teaching with reference to sexual relationships outside marriage
- Responsible Parenthood
- Marital breakdown and Annulment
- The concept of Religious Vocation
- Religious Life and Vows
- Ordination of Women
- Marriage for Priests
- Celibacy
- Infant baptism
- chrismation
- dedication
- Confirmation
- believers' baptism
- Marriage ceremony
- Death rites
- Initiation (baptism, first communion, confirmation), marriage, death
- Birth and Initiation: Infant baptism, adult and believers' baptism, confirmation, membership
- Marriage: Ceremony and vows
- Death: Funeral rites
- Infant and adult baptism; confirmation
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