Name: GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society By Diane Kolka
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GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society Summary

GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society by Diane Kolka

An exciting, active approach to Units 1 and 8 for Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies in one book.

This title provides a range of activities targeted at both assessment objectives of the specification, making sure all your students' needs are supported.

- Offers the most popular choice of religions - Christianity and Islam
- Encourages an active learning approach, developing students' thinking and enquiry skills
- Vibrant content allows your students to engage with the topics

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CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Religion and life
1. Believing in God
2. Matters of life and death
3. Marriage and family life
4. Religion and community cohesion

Unit 8: Religion and society
5. Religion: rights and responsibilities
6. Religion: environmental and medical issues
7. Religion: peace and conflict
8. Religion: crime and punishment

About Diane Kolka

Diane Kolka is an experienced RE teacher and author. She is the co-author of Religion and Life: Christianity, GCSE Catholic Christianity for Edexcel and our KS3 RE series, Religions to InspiRE: Christianity, Roman Catholic Christianity and Buddhism.

UNIT 1 RELIGION AND LIFE 1 Believing in God 1.1 Religious upbringing 1.2 Religious experience 1.3 The argument from design 1.4 The argument from causation 1.5 Scientific explanations of the world 1.6 Christian responses to scientific explanations of the origin of the world 1.7 Unanswered prayers 1.8 Christian responses to unanswered prayers 1.9 Evil and suffering 1.10 Christian responses to the problem of evil and suffering 1.11 Two programmes about religion Examination practice (b- and c-type questions) 2 Matters of life and death 2.1 Christian beliefs about life after death 2.2 Muslim beliefs about life after death 2.3 Non-religious reasons for belief in life after death 2.4 Reasons for non-belief in life after death 2.5 The nature of abortion 2.6 Christian attitudes to abortion 2.7 Muslim attitudes to abortion 2.8 The nature of euthanasia 2.9 Christian attitudes to euthanasia 2.10 Muslim attitudes to euthanasia 2.11 The media and matters of life and death Examination practice (a- and b-type questions) 3 Marriage and family life 3.1 Changing attitudes to marriage and family life 3.2 Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage 3.3 Muslim attitudes to sex outside marriage 3.4 Christian attitudes to divorce 3.5 Muslim attitudes to divorce 3.6 The importance of family life for Christians 3.7 The importance of family life for Muslims 3.8 Christian attitudes to homosexuality 3.9 Muslim attitudes to homosexuality 3.10 Christian attitudes to contraception 3.11 Muslim attitudes to contraception Examination practice (c- and d-type questions) 4 Religion and community cohesion 4.1 Changing roles of men and women in the UK 4.2 Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion 4.3 Muslim attitudes to equal rights for women in religion 4.4 The UK as a multi-ethnic society 4.5 Community cohesion in the UK 4.6 Christians and racial harmony 4.7 Muslims and racial harmony 4.8 The UK as a multi-faith society 4.9 Issues for religions in a multi-faith society 4.10 Religions and community cohesion in the UK 4.11 The media and community cohesion Examination practice (a- and d-type questions) UNIT 8 RELIGION AND SOCIETY 5 Religion: rights and responsibilities 5.1 Making moral decisions: the authority of the Bible 5.2 Making moral decisions: the authority of the Church 5.3 Making moral decisions: the role of conscience 5.4 Making moral decisions: Situation Ethics 5.5 Making moral decisions: using a variety of authorities 5.6 Human rights in the UK 5.7 Christians and human rights 5.8 Living in a democracy 5.9 Christian teachings on moral duties and responsibilities 5.10 Genetic engineering 5.11 Christian attitudes to genetic engineering Examination practice (a- and b-type questions) 6 Religion: environmental and medical issues 6.1 Global warming 6.2 Pollution 6.3 Natural resources 6.4 Christian teachings on stewardship 6.5 Muslim teachings on stewardship 6.6 Infertility treatments 6.7 Christian attitudes to infertility treatments 6.8 Muslim attitudes to infertility treatments 6.9 Transplant surgery 6.10 Christian attitudes to transplant surgery 6.11 Muslim attitudes to transplant surgery Examination practice (b- and c-type questions) 7 Religion: peace and conflict 7.1 The United Nations 7.2 Religious organisations and world peace 7.3 Reasons for warfare 7.4 The theory of just war 7.5 Christians attitudes to war 7.6 Muslim attitudes to war 7.7 Christian attitudes to bullying 7.8 Muslim attitudes to bullying 7.9 Religious conflicts within families 7.10 Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation 7.11 Muslim teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation Examination practice (c- and d-type questions) 8 Religion: crime and punishment 8.1 Law and justice 8.2 Theories of punishment 8.3 Why justice is important for Christians 8.4 Why justice is important for Muslims 8.5 Capital punishment 8.6 Christian attitudes to capital punishment 8.7 Muslim attitudes to capital punishment 8.8 Drugs and alcohol: the law 8.9 Drugs and alcohol: social and health problems 8.10 Christian attitudes to drugs and alcohol 8.11 Muslim attitudes to drugs and alcohol Examination practice (a- and d-type questions) Glossary Index

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GOR005857171

ISBN 13

9781444164459

ISBN 10

1444164457

Title

GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society by Diane Kolka

Author

Diane Kolka

Series

RAL

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

Hodder Education

Year published

2012-05-25

Number of pages

256

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GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society Diane Kolka

GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society by Diane Kolka

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GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society Summary

GCSE Religious Studies for Edexcel - Religion and Life and Religion and Society by Diane Kolka

About Diane Kolka

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