The aim of this thesis was to study life questions (livsfrågor) in teaching materials in religious education in high school accordance to the curriculum before Lgy 11 and after. Also, what possibilities teaching materials gives teachers to teach about life questions. This study is based on a qualitative method and three different teaching materials in the field of religious education was analyzed. An interview with a teacher was also conducted in this study to include the teachers’ perspective. The results of the analysis of the teaching material show that the teaching materials has similarities between the teaching materials but they are also linked to the curriculum that was active during the time the material was written. The result from the interview with the teacher shows that the teacher experienced have possibilities to teach about life questions with support from teaching materials but also the curriculum.