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OCR A Level Religious Studies (H573): Philosophy of Religion Complete Bundle

A comprehensive collection of fully editable PowerPoint teaching resources covering the Philosophy of Religion component of OCR A Level Religious Studies (H573). This substantial bundle brings together the major Philosophy of Religion topics into one complete teaching resource, providing detailed AO1 knowledge, AO2 analysis and evaluation, philosophical discussion, retrieval activities and OCR exam preparation. The bundle includes: 1. Ancient Philosophical Influences - Plato and his philosophical influence - Aristotle and his philosophical influence - Key philosophical concepts and arguments - Application to Philosophy of Religion - Critical evaluation and comparison - OCR-focused exam preparation 2. Soul, Mind and Body - Key philosophical understandings of the relationship between mind, body and soul - Plato - Aristotle - Dualist and alternative approaches - Key arguments and criticisms - Evaluation and comparison - OCR exam preparation 3. Arguments for the Existence of God - Ontological Argument - Cosmological Argument - Teleological Argument - Key philosophers and formulations - Major criticisms - Strengths and weaknesses - Comparison and evaluation - OCR-style essay preparation 4. Religious Experience - The nature of religious experience - Different types of religious experience - Mystical experience - Conversion experiences - Visions and revelations - Key scholars and philosophical approaches - Arguments for and against religious experience as evidence for God - Alternative explanations - Critical evaluation - OCR exam preparation 5. The Problem of Evil - The philosophical challenge of evil and suffering - Moral and natural evil - The logical problem of evil - The evidential problem of evil - Augustine's Theodicy - Irenaean Theodicy - John Hick's development of the soul-making approach - Major criticisms and evaluation - Comparison of theodicies - OCR essay preparation 6. Religious Language - Via Negativa - Via Positiva - Univocal and equivocal language - Aquinas and analogy - Models and qualifiers - Paul Tillich and symbolic language - Symbols and signs - Major criticisms of symbolic language - Twentieth-century perspectives - Logical Positivism - Ayer and Verification - Falsification - Flew, Hare and Mitchell - Wittgenstein's Language Games - Forms of Life - D.Z. Phillips - Don Cupitt - Myth and Demythologisation - Cognitive and non-cognitive approaches - Synoptic comparison and evaluation - OCR essay preparation Across the bundle, students will develop: - Detailed OCR H573 specification knowledge - Accurate use of key philosophers and terminology - AO1 knowledge and understanding - AO2 analysis and evaluation - Comparison of contrasting philosophical positions - Strengths and weaknesses of arguments - Critical discussion and philosophical debate - Retrieval and consolidation skills - Essay planning - OCR-style examination questions - Strategies for developing sustained arguments - Justified conclusions and high-level evaluation Ideal for: - OCR A Level Religious Studies H573 - Philosophy of Religion teachers - Complete course delivery - Classroom teaching - Revision and consolidation - Independent student study - Essay preparation - Exam preparation - Teachers looking for a substantial ready-to-use, editable teaching package A complete Philosophy of Religion teaching package designed to save preparation time while giving students the knowledge, comparison and evaluation skills needed for OCR A Level Religious Studies.