Religious Experience as Numinous and Otto’s ‘holy’ Main aims of this lesson are: To explore what numinous is To understand who Otto is and what he says about experiences To know and be able to use terms such as sui generis and mysterium tremendum et fascinans. Contains: Highly detailed powerpoint

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what kind of personal existence after death there could be To understand Hick’s replica theory To understand the strengths and weaknesses of Hick’s theory Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Hick Worksheet

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section - Continuation of Personal Identity as Physical Main aims of this lesson are: To understand how our identity can continue after death physically To understand The Bundle Theory Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Physical Identity and continuation after death Notes on the Bundle Theory

Learning Journeys for the Philosophy sections of AQA A-Level Religious Studies Topics Covered: The Design Argument The Cosmological Argument The Ontological Argument Good and Evil Religious Experience Religious Language Miracles Self, Death and the Afterlife Each Learning Journey Contains: The Journey of lessons Example AO1 and AO2 questions Key Concepts and their meanings as detailed in the Hodder textbook List of named scholars for that section

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Interactionalism, Physicalism and Functionalism are To understand the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness To think about the strengths and weaknesses of these Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on Functionalism

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section - Ryle and The Ghost in the Machine Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Ryle’s Argument is To understand to main criticisms of Descartes Argument Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on the Problem of a soul substance

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Reincarnation is To understand what a near death experience is To know the strengths and weaknesses of both Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on reincarnation Notes on Near Death Experiences

The Free Will Defence as presented by Alvin Plantinga Lesson aims: Recall the FWD. Explore Plantingas defence of the FWD. Includes - Presentation, Plantinga notes, Homework sheet and starter sheet

Challenges to Religious Experiences The responses to these challenges Main aims of this lesson are: To understand the challenges to Religious Experience Contains: Highly detailed powerpoint Match up task for challenges and responses Challenges pack Responses pack

Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE Chilli Challenge Sheet for the Origins and Meanings Module. Sheet contains: 12 Revision Ideas Practice Questions for B, C and D Questions This is for Route B (the Catholic paper)

Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE Chilli Challenge Sheet for the Sin and Forgiveness Module. Sheet contains: 12 Revision Ideas Practice Questions for B, C and D Questions This is for Route B (the Catholic paper)

Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE Chilli Challenge Sheet Sheet contains: 12 Revision Ideas Practice Questions for B, C and D Questions This is for the Judaism module so can be used for Route A and B

Religious Language as an analogy as presented by Aquinas Main aims of this lesson are: To understand how religious language can be meaningful through analogy To understand what Aquinas thinks about religious language To understand the strengths and weaknesses Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on religious language as an analogy Worksheet Strengths and weaknesses

The Logical Problem of Evil Aims of the Lesson: Explain what is meant by the ‘Inconsistent Triad’. Examine its strengths and weaknesses. This lesson examines the logical problem of evil, the Inconsistent Triad and the challenges to it.

Hick’s response to the problem of evil Main aims of this lesson are: Recall the Irenaean Theodicy. Understand John Hick’s views on the Problem of Evil. Contains: notes, strengths and weaknesses and a recap of Hick

Religious Language as cognitive or non-cognitive Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what cognitive and non-cognitive language is To understand the strengths and weaknesses of language as cognitive or non-cognitive Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Strengths and Weaknesses sheet Quiz style task

Religious Language as symbolic as presented by Tillich Main aims of this lesson are: To understand how religious language is symbolic To understand what Tillich believes about religious langauge To understand the strengths and weaknesses Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on religious language as symbolic Strengths and weaknesses

Self, Death and the afterlife section AQA Religious Studies A-Level Philosophy section Main aims of this lesson are: To understand what Price argues about existence after death To understand what Swinburne argues about existence after death To begin to understand what Plato argues about existence after death Strengths and Weaknesses of each argument Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Notes on swinburne Notes on Price Notes on Plato Worksheet

Powerpoint with alternative words to improve your AO2 / Evaluation skills. Can be used at A Level or GCSE for higher levels.

Wiles View on Miracles Anti - Realist views on Miracles Main aims of this lesson are: To understand the Wiles’ view on Miracles To discuss the problems with miracles according to Wiles To understand the contrast between Wiles and Hume Contains: Highly detailed PowerPoint Wiles’ definition of Miracles Hume and Wiles worksheet Hume and Wiles Info Sheet Wiles definition activity book and answer book for teacher