Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Religious Studies · specification 4RS1 · Paper 1 | Section 3: Peace and conflict · Free · no account needed
3.4 Sin and crime (4RS1 specification)
The issues of the difference between sins and crimes; how and why sins and crimes differ; religious teaching on sins and crimes; social attitudes to sin and crime.
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The 6 Incandio pages that teach this — each explained in full, then proved in marked questions, taught back to an AI pupil and defended in a debate. Completely free.
- Sin and crime in Buddhism — Buddhism's answer to sin and crime — Paper 1, point 3.4.
- Sin and crime in Christianity — Christianity's answer to sin and crime — Paper 1, point 3.4.
- Sin and crime in Hinduism — Hinduism's answer to sin and crime — Paper 1, point 3.4.
- Sin and crime in Islam — Islam's answer to sin and crime — Paper 1, point 3.4.
- Sin and crime in Judaism — Judaism's answer to sin and crime — Paper 1, point 3.4.
- Sin and crime in Sikhism — Sikhism's answer to sin and crime — Paper 1, point 3.4.
The teaching routes these belong to: Buddhism · Christianity · Hinduism · Islam · Judaism · Sikhism — the lessons in order, with every gate.
Specification coverage
Paper 1, Section 3 — Peace and conflict, point 3.4
Assessment objectives: AO1, AO2. Suggested learning time: 75 minutes.
Required knowledge
- The issues of the difference between sins and crimes; how and why sins and crimes differ; religious teaching on sins and crimes; social attitudes to sin and crime. Types of sins and types of crimes and their consequences. The importance and significance of attitudes and teachings on sins and crim…
- Non-religious beliefs and teachings on this point, which Paper 1 examines alongside religious ones.
- At least one source of authority from your religion that bears on this point, and what it actually says.
Required skills
- State a teaching accurately, in the religion's own vocabulary, without paraphrasing it into vagueness.
- Develop a point rather than listing more points — the 4-mark tariff pays for development, not quantity.
- Weigh a genuine opposing view, not a weak version of it.
- Reach a justified conclusion that follows from the argument you actually made.
How it is examined
- Identify (3)
- Outline (4)
- Explain (6)
- Evaluate (12)
Common mistakes
- Treating the 12-mark Evaluate as an essay about the religion. It is an argument about the statement printed above it.
- Giving three points on a 4-mark Outline. The fourth mark is for developing a second point; a third point earns nothing.
- Leaving out non-religious belief. Paper 1 examines it throughout, and a question can ask for it directly.
- Naming a source of authority without saying what it says. The name is not the evidence.
This page maps the specification. The pages above teach it, and the Religious Studies units hold the whole course — completely free.