Family And Religious Studies A' Level Revision Questions

1.  The definition of Religion is incomplete and misleading without including Indigenous Religion.Discuss
2. "The attributes of God in Indigenous religion have a strong bias towards the Israelites God." Discuss the validity of this statement.
3.  Analyse the concept of Dziva/perennial river in the light of God's providence in Indigenous Religion.
4. "The spiritual dimension of life is more pronounced than the physical dimension in Indigenous Religion." Evaluate this assertion.
5.  "Ability to gain wealth is viewed as a blessing from ancestors and poverty is a curse from Ancestors. To what extent do you agree/disagree with the assertion?
6. "Avenging spirits /Ngozi plays an instrumental role in the promotion of Ubuntu spirit among the Shona/Ndebele people."Critically analyse this statement.
7.  "Indigenous Religion uphold the status of women."Discuss.
8.  "Indigenous Religion is highly anthropocentric." Analyse this statement.
9. "Globalisation is a major threat to Ubuntu in contemporary society in Zimbabwe." Is this a fair assessment?
10.  Tourism in Zimbabwe plays a very important role in the preservation of sacred places in Zimbabwe. Justify this statement with the aid of examples.
11.  "Marriage in Indigenous Religion is nothing more than a sexual union."Evaluate this position.
12.  Marriage in Indigenous religion has no place for women's rights.Discuss
13. "Indigenous Religion has no place for women in the political affairs." Debate the validity of this statement.
14. The concept of mediumship has degraded the status of women in Indigenous Religion.To what extent do you agree/disagree?
15.  "Indigenous health methods have failed to address health challenges in contemporary society in Zimbabwe." How far true is this statement?
16.  "Totemism has resulted in the preservation of the natural environment and the promotion of tourism in Zimbabwe." Discuss this statement.
17.  "Traditional leadership provides a model of good governance that state governance should adopt in Zimbabwe." How far do you agree with this assertion?
18.  Analyse the centrality of the covenants in Judaism.
19. The origin of prophecy in Judaism is very controversial among the contemporary scholars of religion. To what extent do you agree?
20.  Prophets were nothing more than a hinderance in the political affairs of Judaism.Evaluate.
21. Analyse the connection between covenants and land in Judaism
22.  Evaluate the Jewish attitude towards the Environment.