Forgiveness

Key stage

KS4

Subject

Religious Education

Collection

Peace and conflict

Format

PPT (1mb), PDF (1mb)

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Overview

Focus on the Christian concept of forgiveness and its role in everyday worship, including the Lord’s Prayer and the Eucharist. Students can discuss the importance and challenges of forgiveness alongside Biblical examples, as well as hearing from an Anglican priest on this topic. This is accompanied by more detailed teachers’ notes, designed to fill any gaps in understanding.

Curriculum links

Themes covered in this lesson are aligned to:

OCR

  • Violence and conflict
  • Peace and peace making
  • Forgiveness and reconciliation

AQA 

  • Religion, peace and conflict

Edexcel

  • The role and importance of the Church in the worldwide community