Subfield

Domain

ID

Christian Studies

Biblical Studies

5985, 5990

Christian Ethics

6032, 6034

Christian Theological Studies

5971, 9743

History of Christianity

6023

Religious Studies

Understanding Religion

5997-6000, 6004-6007, 6009, 6012-6014, 6016, 6017, 6021, 6035, 9747-9758, 9821, 9822

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

5985

Outline some content, themes, and ways of understanding the New Testament

1

3

D

5990

Explain some of the meaning of a New Testament book, with reference to selected passages

2

4

D

6032

Describe and apply a method of decision-making consistent with Christian values

1

2

D

6034

Describe the process of moral decision making with reference to a personalised value system

2

4

D

5971

Outline a selected doctrine of a faith community and its implications for that community's life

1

4

D

9743

Present a reasoned argument for the existence of God

3

4

D

6023

Identify the effects of selected significant events on the history of a faith community

1

4

D

5997

90816

Describe the development and use of sacred writings in world religions

Describe key features of a sacred text

1

1

3

6

D

5998

90816

Present sacred text and outline its meaning for members of a religion

Describe key features of a sacred text

1

1

3

6

D

5999

Show how the religious nature of people is expressed through a dimension of selected religions

1

4

D

6000

Outline how people can become members of a religious group

1

3

D

6004

90820

Explain the processes and results of different approaches to interpreting sacred writings

Examine the meanings within a sacred text

2

2

3

6

D

6005

90823

Explain the functions and describe the dimensions of religion with reference to different religions

Explain the significance of a key belief within two religious traditions

2

2

4

6

D

6006

Identify the importance of continuity to a religious group with reference to one feature of its life

2

4

D

6007

Describe benefits and responsibilities of religious membership according to beliefs of a religion

2

3

D

6009

90821

90822

Explain the perspective of selected spiritual traditions on loss, death, dying, and associated grief

Explain the changes in an expression of a religious tradition

Examine an example of contemporary social action related to a religious tradition

2

2

2

4

6

6

D

6012

90817

Describe and account for the impact of major historical figures on the story of a world religion

Describe a significant aspect within the development of a religious tradition

2

1

4

6

D

6013

90821

Explain a major historical movement with particular reference to a religion

Explain the changes in an expression of a religious tradition

2

2

3

6

D

6014

90824

Investigate the origin, structure, literary form, transmission, and preservation of a sacred writing

Analyse a significant theme in a sacred text

3

3

5

6

D

6016

90827

Describe religious groups and the response of one religious group to another

Compare and contrast a religious tradition with a secular world view

3

3

4

6

D

6017

90825

Examine the effects of diversity of belief, lifestyle and practice within a religious group

Analyse religious expression in New Zealand

3

3

4

6

D

6021

90827

Explain how different answers to an ultimate question support world views and shape lifestyles

Compare and contrast a religious tradition with a secular world view

3

3

4

6

D

6035

90826

Examine religious responses to ethical issues

Examine the response of a religious tradition to a contemporary ethical issue

3

3

4

6

D

9747

90821

Describe religious sources of morality and their application within a religion

Explain the changes in an expression of a religious tradition

2

2

4

6

D

9748

90817

Explain the importance of festivals and celebrations in a religion

Describe a significant aspect within the development of a religious tradition

1

1

3

6

D

9749

90817

Outline a world view and its consequent lifestyle

Describe a significant aspect within the development of a religious tradition

1

1

3

6

D

9750

90817

Outline the contribution of major historical figures to world religions

Describe a significant aspect within the development of a religious tradition

1

1

4

6

D

9751

90825

Tell the 'story' of a religion and explain believers' responses to it and to associated symbols

Analyse religious expression in New Zealand

2

2

4

6

D

9752

Explain how world views influence responses to a range of issues

2

4

D

9753

90822

Identify the influence of world views in a range of media presentations

Examine an example of contemporary social action related to a religious tradition

2

2

3

6

D

9754

Account for the place and authority of a sacred writing in branches of the religion which claim it

3

4

D

9755

Explain ways in which the faith of believers is strengthened

3

4

D

9756

Explain the plausibility of major beliefs of a religion from the perspective of believers

3

3

D

9757

90827

Explain the impact of a selected worldview on one feature of society

Compare and contrast a religious tradition with a secular world view

3

3

4

6

D

9758

Explain the significance of selected women in the history of a religion

3

4

D

9821

Describe, compare, and discuss the effectiveness of foundational beliefs of selected worldviews

4

4

D

9822

Analyse and describe a range of worldviews and explain their consequences

5

5

D