Individuals and societies
IB World Religions SL
18 lessons in one SL course: World Religions is offered at SL only. Five-minute lessons, exam-style questions and timed mock papers.
- Units
- 5
- SL lessons
- 18
- Questions
- 72
- Key terms
- 65
What you will study
Every lesson follows the current IB guide. The first unit is free.
Studying religion3 lessons · free
- What is religion?The dimensions of religion
- ApproachInsiders, outsiders and empathy
- Variety and changeDiversity inside every tradition
Religions of South Asian origin4 lessons
- HinduismHinduism: many paths to one goal
- BuddhismBuddhism: the Middle Way
- SikhismSikhism: the Gurus and equality
- JainismJainism: non-violence and many viewpoints
Abrahamic traditions, the Bahá’í Faith and Taoism5 lessons
- JudaismJudaism: covenant and commandments
- ChristianityChristianity: Jesus and the Church
- IslamIslam: submission to the one God
- Bahá’í FaithThe Bahá’í Faith: unity of humankind
- TaoismTaoism: following the Way
Thinking and writing about religion4 lessons
- SkillsReading a stimulus
- SkillsComparing traditions fairly
- SkillsReligion and contemporary issues
- SkillsWriting a religion essay
Assessment2 lessons
- AssessmentPaper 1 and Paper 2
- AssessmentThe investigative study and the new course
Try a question
From “The dimensions of religion”.
Questions are in English, like the exam. Every answer comes with an explanation.
Why does the course avoid defining religion only as “belief in God”?
Show the answer
C. Some traditions, such as Buddhism, do not centre on a creator God
A definition based on God would leave out traditions that focus on other kinds of ultimate reality or practice.
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