Religion, Crime, and Punishment & Christian Key Beliefs Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering the nature of God, creation, crime, punishment, and religious attitudes toward suffering and law based on the provided Knowledge Organiser.

Crime

An offence which is punishable by law, for example, stealing or murder.

Punishment

Something legally done to somebody as a result of being found guilty of breaking the law.

Evil

The opposite of good; a force or the personification of a negative power seen in many traditions as destructive and against God.

Intention

The plan that someone has before they act.

Sharia Law

Islamic law based on the Qur'an, Hadith, and Sunnah.

Hate crimes

Crimes, often including violence, that are usually targeted at a person because of their race, religion, sexuality, disability, or gender.

Retribution

An aim of punishment that means to get your own back; an 'eye for an eye' approach.

Deterrence

An aim of punishment intended to put people off committing crimes and stop the criminal from doing it again.

Reformation

An aim of punishment to change someone's behaviour for the better.

Free will

The ability of people to make decisions for themselves without constraint.

Suffering

Living with unpleasant conditions.

Prison

A secure building where offenders are kept for a period of time.

Corporal punishment

Punishment of an offender by causing them pain; this is illegal in the UK.

Community service

Punishing offenders by making them do unpaid work in the community.

Forgiveness

Showing mercy and pardoning someone for what they have done wrong.

Death penalty

Capital punishment, where the offender is put to death for their crimes.

Principle of utility

The idea that an action is right if it promotes maximum happiness for the maximum number of people.

Sanctity of life

The idea that all life is holy as it is created and loved by God; human life should not be misused or abused.

Zakah

A Muslim duty to give to charity, supporting the community to help those in need.

Ummah

The whole Muslim community that shares identity and care for those in need.

Monotheism

The belief in only one God, a core tenet of Christianity.

Omnipotent

The nature of God as all-powerful.

Omni-benevolent

The nature of God as all-loving, showing care for everyone.

Omniscient

The nature of God as all-knowing and everywhere (omni-present).

Transcendent

The nature of God as being beyond human understanding.

Just

The nature of God as fair, acting as a judge who rewards the good and punishes the bad.

Holy Trinity

The Christian belief that God can be understood in three ways: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Ex nihilo

A term meaning 'out of nothing,' referring to how God created the world.

Stewardship

The idea that God put mankind in charge of looking after the world.

Original Sin

The state of evil and suffering that entered creation when Adam and Eve used their free-will to rebel against God.

Incarnation

The Christian belief that when Jesus was born, he was God in human form.

Agape

A key teaching of Jesus meaning 'love'; as in "love thy neighbour as thyself."

Messiah

Hebrew for 'anointed one'; Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah who brings salvation.

Atonement

The belief that Jesus' death paid for the sins of all human beings who accept him.

Resurrection

The event of Jesus rising from the dead $3$ days after his crucifixion on Easter Sunday.

Ascension

The event where Jesus was taken up into heaven $40$ days after his resurrection.

Purgatory

A Roman Catholic belief in a place where the soul is made good for heaven.

Salvation

The process of being saved from sin, which Christians believe can be achieved through law, grace, or the Spirit.