Religion and Life

Victor Watton is a experienced author and examiner of GCSE Religious Studies.

Section 1 Believing in God Introduction 1.1 Religious upbringing 1.2 Religious experience 1.3 The argument from design and belief in God 1.4 The argument from causation and belief in God 1.5 Scientific explanations of the world and agnosticism and atheism 1.6 How one religion responds to scientific explanations of the world 1.7 How unanswered prayers may lead to agnosticism or atheism 1.8 How one religion responds to unanswered prayers 1.9 Evil and suffering 1.10 How one religion responds to the problem of evil and suffering 1.11 How two programmes about religion could affect a person's attitude to belief in God How to answer exam questions Section 2 Matters of life and death Introduction 2.1 Christian beliefs about life after death 2.2 One religion other than Christianity and life after death 2.3 Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death 2.4 Why some people do not believe in life after death 2.5 The nature of abortion 2.6 Christian attitudes to abortion 2.7 The attitudes to abortion in one religion other than Christianity 2.8 The nature of euthanasia 2.9 Christian attitudes to euthanasia 2.10 Attitudes to euthanasia in one religion other than Christianity 2.11 The media and matters of life and death How to answer exam questions Section 3 Marriage and the family Introduction 3.1 Changing attitudes to marriage and family life 3.2 Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage 3.3 The attitudes to sex outside marriage of one religion other than Christianity 3.4 Christian attitudes to divorce 3.5 Attitudes to divorce in one religion other than Christianity 3.6 Why family life is important for Christians 3.7 Why family life is important in one religion other than Christianity 3.8 Christian attitudes to homosexuality 3.9 Attitudes to homosexuality in one religion other than Christianity 3.10 Different Christian attitudes to contraception 3.11 Different attitudes to contraception in one religion other than Christianity How to answer exam questions Section 4 Religion and community cohesion Introduction 4.1 How and why attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed in the United Kingdom 4.2 Different Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion 4.3 Different attitudes to equal rights for women in religion in one religion other than Christianity 4.4 The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society 4.5 Government action to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom 4.6 Why Christians should help to promote racial harmony 4.7 Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity should help to promote racial harmony 4.9 Issues raised for religion by a multi-faith society 4.10 Ways in which religions work to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom 4.11 How an issue from religion and community cohesion has been presented in one form of the media How to answer exam questions