JC Religious Education case studies
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JC Religious Education is a senior-cycle religious education examination, typically taken by students in their final two years of secondary school in jurisdictions that follow a junior college or senior secondary structure. It suits candidates who want a structured, academically serious engagement with Christian faith: its scriptural foundations, its doctrinal grammar, its moral reasoning, and its relationship to other traditions and to contemporary culture. The JC Religious Education case studies are 5 cases and about 2,331 words.
1Genesis, Genre and a Parent's Complaint
St Brigid's Junior Cycle RE team has 24 students in second year. The teacher used a worksheet comparing Genesis 1 and Genesis 2, asking students to identify different images of God and the literary structure of each creation account.
538 words, about 3 min2Fundraiser, Solidarity and a Misallocated Grant
A Transition Year class of 26 in a Catholic school runs a '20K Challenge': each group gets €20 seed money and must raise funds for a charity. One group raises €640 selling sweets and plans to donate to a local homeless shelter.
453 words, about 2 min3A School Mass for 180 with 30% Non-Catholic
The chaplaincy team is planning the end-of-year Mass for 180 students, 30% of whom are not Catholic, including 12 Muslims, 8 Hindus, and several students with no religious affiliation. The music group wants a loud 20-minute praise set with drums and projected lyrics; the chaplain wants three minutes of silence after Communion.
475 words, about 2 min4Interfaith Week, Prayer Space and an Objection
During Interfaith Week, a Muslim student in fifth year asks to use an empty classroom for Friday prayers; 14 students sign a petition objecting that 'school time should not be used for religious worship' and that 'we don't do this for Christians'. The school already has a weekly Mass for Catholics and a prayer group.
428 words, about 2 min5After the Flood: Theodicy in a Sixth-Year Classroom
A sixth-year RE class is discussing the problem of evil. The previous weekend, a river burst its banks in a nearby town; two people died, including a former student's grandmother.
437 words, about 2 min