Resources for AQA A Level Religious Studies (Philosophy) - both Year 12 and Year 13 content for Component 1. Assemblies/PSHCE/General RE content from KS3 through to Sixth Form.
Also content for Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (Route B) and Judaism.
Resources for AQA A Level Religious Studies (Philosophy) - both Year 12 and Year 13 content for Component 1. Assemblies/PSHCE/General RE content from KS3 through to Sixth Form.
Also content for Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (Route B) and Judaism.
The Problem of Evil and Suffering
A number of resources to cover the Problem of Evil. Created for A-Level AQA.
Could be used for other A-Level exam boards or GCSE.
Contains:
Introduction to the Problem (Natural and Moral Evil)
The Logical Problem - Inconsistent Triad with reference to Hume, Epicuris and Mackie
The Evidential Problem of Evil - with reference to quality and quantity (Brothers Karamazov) and pointless evil (Rowe’s Fawn)
The Free Will Defence - with reference to Mackie, Swinburne and Plantinga’s defences.
The Augustinian Theodicy
The Irenaean Theodicy
Hick’s Soul-Making Theodicy
Process Theodicy
The strengths and weaknesses of all thee above
Each lesson contains a powerpoint, notes and activites for the entire Problem of Evil module
The Cosmological Argument
A number of resources to cover the Cosmological Argument. Created for A-Level AQA.
Could be used for other A-Level exam boards or GCSE.
Contains:
The Four Causes
The Cosmological Argument
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Cosmological Argument with focus on Hume and Russell
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
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
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
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
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
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
A resource for Paley’s Design Argument. Created for Sixth Form usage.
Learning objectives are to : Explore the strengths of the Design Argument.
Understand the views of William Paley on the Design Argument.
Contains notes on Paley and additional notes on Swinburne and Tennant’s Design Arguments.
The Design Argument
A number of resources to cover the Design Argument. Created for A-Level AQA.
Could be used for other A-Level exam boards or GCSE.
Contains:
Introduction to Philosophical Proofs
Paley’s Design Argument
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Design Argument with focus on Hume
Extra content focussed on Swinburne and Tennant
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
A number of resources to cover the Arguments for the existence of God (Cosmological, Ontological and Design Arguments). Created for A-Level AQA.
Could be used for other A-Level exam boards or GCSE.
Contains:
Design Argument
-Introduction to Philosophical Proofs
-Paley’s Design Argument
-Strengths and Weaknesses of the Design Argument with focus on Hume
-Extra content focussed on Swinburne and Tennant
Cosmological Argument
-The Four Causes
-The Cosmological Argument
-Strengths and Weaknesses of the Cosmological Argument with focus on Hume and Russell
Ontological Argument
-Introduction to the Ontological Argument
-Anselm’s Ontological Argument with reference to Proslogian 1 and 2
-Strengths and Weaknesses of the Ontological Argument with focus on Gaunilo and Kant
-Extra content focussed on Plantinga, Frege and Russell
Miracles Module
A number of resources to cover Miracles created for A-Level AQA.
Could be used for other A-Level exam boards or GCSE.
Contains:
Introduction to Miracles
Realist understanding of Miracles
Anti-Realist understanding of Miracles
Miracles as understood by Hume
Miracles as understood by Wiles
Hume V Wiles
Challenges to Hume and Wiles
Recap lesson
The strengths and weaknesses of all thee above
Each lesson contains a powerpoint, notes and activites for the entire Miracles module
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
