Eschatology: secondary teachers’ guide

Key stage

KS3; KS4

Subject

Religious Education

Collection

Christian beliefs

Format

PDF (108kb)

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Photograph of St Peter holding the key of Heaven on the Westminster Retabe, England's oldest altarpiece kept at Westminster Abbey, representing the eschatology teaching guide for secondary teachers

Overview

Delve into Christian eschatology with help from this detailed guide for secondary teachers. Complete with relevant Bible quotes to aid your planning, this document is designed as an introductory summary for non-specialists or a handy recap for specialists. It covers Heaven and Hell, the Apocalypse, Parousia, the Day of Judgement, along with eschatology within the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed.

Curriculum links

Themes covered in this lesson are aligned to:

OCR 

  • Eschatological beliefs and teachings

AQA 

  • Beliefs about the afterlife and their importance, including: resurrection and life after death; judgement, heaven and hell.

Edexcel

  • Christian eschatology