Illinois Social Studies Standards (Religious Studies)

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📌 Religious Studies 9 standards
SS.9-12.REL.1
Explain and analyze the distinction between a devotional
Explain and analyze the distinction between a devotional assertion of religious beliefs and behaviors and the academic study of diverse devotional assertions from a nonsectarian perspective in specific social and historical contexts.
SS.9-12.REL.2
Describe and analyze examples of how religions are
Describe and analyze examples of how religions are internally diverse at both macro levels (sects and divisions within traditions) and micro levels (differences within specific religious communities).
SS.9-12.REL.3
Describe and analyze examples of how religions evolve
Describe and analyze examples of how religions evolve and change over time in response to differing social, historical, and political contexts.
SS.9-12.REL.4
Describe and analyze examples of how religions are
Describe and analyze examples of how religions are embedded in all aspects of culture and cannot only be isolated to the "private" sphere.
SS.9-12.REL.5
Explain how religious identities shape and are shaped
Explain how religious identities shape and are shaped by the beliefs people hold, the behaviors they exhibit, and the ways people experience membership in intersecting communities.
SS.9-12.REL.6
Identify how internal diversity is evident in beliefs
Identify how internal diversity is evident in beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging to various communities.
SS.9-12.REL.7
Analyze how beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging
Analyze how beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging to communities change over time.
SS.9-12.REL.8
Interpret how beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging
Interpret how beliefs, behaviors, and experiences of belonging to various communities affect and are affected by other social, political, and cultural forces.
SS.9-12.REL.9
Give examples of how beliefs, behaviors, and community
Give examples of how beliefs, behaviors, and community experiences shape and are shaped by one another in particular social and historical contexts.