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.
Introduction to Religious Language
Main aims of this lesson are:
To discuss what religious language is
To understand the background to religious language
To begin to understand whether religious language is meaningful or not
Contains:
Assisting powerpoint
Check List
Key Words
Background to religious language
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
Recap of Miracles
Recap of Hume and Wiles Views on Miracles
Recap of the Criticisms of Hume and Wiles views
Main aims of this lesson are:
To understand the what we have learned about miracles
To discuss the problems with miracles according to Hume and Wiles
Contains:
Highly detailed PowerPoint
Sheets needed for recap lesson
Homework Task
Criticism tasks on Hume and Wiles views
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
Humes View on Miracles
Realist views on Miracles
Main aims of this lesson are:
To understand the Hume’s view on Miracles
To discuss the problems with miracles according to Hume
To understand Hume’s supporting arguments presented by psychology
Contains:
Highly detailed PowerPoint
Hume’s definition of Miracles
Hume’s arguments against miracles
Supporting arguments from Psychology
Anti- Realist Views of Miracles
Main aims of this lesson are:
To understand the anti-realist view of miracles
To discuss the problems with the realist and anti-realist views of miracles
To understand Holland’s view on miracles
Contains:
Highly detailed PowerPoint
Hollands miracle
Problems with realist and anti-realist views of miracles
Homework Tasks
Realist Views of Miracles
Main aims of this lesson are:
To understand the realist view of miracles
To discuss the problems with the realist views of miracles
To create a set of notes on the problems of miracles
Contains:
Highly detailed PowerPoint
Activity booklet on Realist Miracles with examples
Scientific Realism and Realism for miracles comparison sheet
The problems with ‘natural laws’ worksheet
Introduction to miracles
Main aims of this lesson are:
To discuss what a miracle is
To understand our own views on miracles and what constitutes a miracles
Contains:
Assisting powerpoint
Miracles Worksheet
Check list
Key words list
Video led lesson with discussion
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
Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE
Various Revision Worksheets and powerpoints for the Judaism part of the course.
Judaism Checklist
Judaism Practice Paper
Judaism Revision PPT
Orthodox VS Reform Beliefs
Practice Questions
A3 sheets
Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE (Catholic, Route B)
Various Revision Worksheets and powerpoints for the Life and Death Part of the Course.
Key Concepts
Revision PPT - Misc
Paper 2 Practice Questions
RAG
Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE (Catholic, Route B)
Various Revision Worksheets and powerpoints for the Sin and Forgiveness Part of the Course.
Revision Flashcards
Revision Grids with Quotes
Paper 2 Practice Questions
Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE (Catholic, Route B)
Various Revision Worksheets and powerpoints for the Good and Evil Part of the Course.
Revision Grids
Good and Evil revision PowerPoint
Good and Evil Key Concept games
Paper 1 Practice Questions
Paper 1 Revision - Misc
RAG
Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE (Catholic, Route B)
Various Revision Worksheets and powerpoints for the Origins and Meanings Part of the Course.
Revision Grids
Knowledge Organisers
Paper 1 Practice Questions
Paper 1 Revision - Misc
RAG
General Resources for the Eduqas Religious Studies GCSE Route B
Key Concept sheet
Test yourself document
Includes mini section questions on each lesson/topic
Practice papers
Key Concept tests - modular, mixed and some blank
Religious Experience Module
A number of resources to cover Religious Experience created for A-Level AQA.
Could be used for other A-Level exam boards or GCSE.
Contains:
Introduction to Religious Experience
Types of Visions (Corporeal, Imaginative and Intellectual)
Numinous experiences as presented by Otto
Mystical Experience as presented by James
Experiences as presented by Stace
The Principles of Credulity and Testimony as presented by Swinburne
Challenges to Religious Experience from Science and Psychology
Responses to these challenges
The influence of Religious Experience on the experiencer
Belief ‘in’ VS Belief ‘that’ as presented by H.H Price
The strengths and weaknesses of all thee above
Each lesson contains a powerpoint, notes and activites for the entire Religious Experience module
Mystical experiences as presented by William James
Main aims of this lesson are:
To understand what a Mystical Experience is.
To Understand the 4 key parts of James’ theory on Religious Experience
Contains:
Highly detailed powerpoint
Notes on James’ theory
Swinburne’s principles of Credulity and Testimony
Challenges to Swinburne’s principles
Main aims of this lesson are:
To understand Swinburne’s principles
To understand the challenges to his Principles
Contains:
Highly detailed powerpoint
Notes on special considerations
Scientific responses to the principles
worksheet
Challenges 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
Religious Experience and Walter Stace
Non-sensuous and non-intellectual union with the divine
Main aims of this lesson are:
To explore what non-sensuous and non-intellectual union is
To understand who Stace is and what he says about experiences
To understand Stace’s 7 parts of religious experience
Contains:
Highly detailed powerpoint
Notes for the carousel on the 7 parts of Stace’s religious experience
