The concept of confession and changes in the religious landscape
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Define the concept “confession” in your own words and give three examples.
Examples: Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism and others.
2
Write in 5–6 sentences how globalisation and migration are changing the religious landscape.
The answer should mention population movement, new communities and cultural contacts.
3
Compare the terms “sect” and “new religious movement” and write why judging all with one word is wrong.
Because many movements are peaceful and only a few harmful; specific facts are needed.
4
Write five warning signs of dangerous groups and explain the importance of consulting a parent or teacher.
Signs: secrecy, separating from close ones, coercion, demanding property, forbidding criticism.
5
Exam style: prepare a three-point answer on “changes in the world’s confessional landscape”.
Points: globalisation, migration, new movements, spread areas of religions.