LGCSE Religious Studies (0186) study materials
LGCSE Religious Studies (0186) study resources

LGCSE Religious Studies (0186) case studies

LGCSE Religious Studies (0186) ยท Put your knowledge to work in context.

LGCSE Religious Studies (0186) is a secondary-school qualification taken in Lesotho, usually at the end of the senior phase. It suits candidates who want to understand how religious beliefs shape individuals and communities, and who are willing to argue carefully rather than simply memorise. The syllabus normally combines foundations of religion and belief, sacred texts and sources of authority, core beliefs and teachings, worship and festivals, moral reasoning, and the relationship between religion and society. Depending on the religions your centre teaches, you will explain practices, interpret passages from sacred texts, compare viewpoints, and evaluate ethical questions using religious teachings. The LGCSE Religious Studies (0186) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,620 words.

1

The Faith and Belief Charter

A city youth interfaith council has 18 members aged 15โ€“18, drawn from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh and humanist backgrounds. They have been asked to write a one-page charter for their school's 'Faith and Belief Week', to be displayed in the main hall.

721 words, about 4 min
2

The New Translation Vote

St Mark's has 90 regular worshippers, average age 61. Its pew Bibles and service books use a translation published in 1897, with 'thee' and 'thou'.

759 words, about 4 min
3

After the Flood

The Riverside Community Church hall has housed 60 displaced families since the flood three weeks ago. Twelve young people aged 14โ€“17 meet weekly with youth leader Sam.

727 words, about 4 min
4

The Transfusion Decision

At City Hospital, a 15-year-old patient, Amelia, has acute leukaemia. Three months of chemotherapy have failed.

692 words, about 3 min
5

The Minaret Application

Brookfield has a population of 24,000 and a Muslim association of 350 members. It has bought a former warehouse on Mill Street and applied for permission to convert it into a mosque and build a 22-metre minaret, with loudspeakers for the call to prayer five times daily, the first at 4:50 a.m.

721 words, about 4 min