This third edition of the bestselling Religion and Society Teacher's Resource Pack has been fully revised to meet the structure, content and assessment requirements of the new Edexcel GCSE in Religious Studies Specification A, Unit 8. As with previous editions, it shows how to use the latest edition of Religion and Society and the accompanying foundation edition to achieve the best possible results and includes: * National Strategy lesson plans and worksheets for each topic in the Student's Book * Starters and plenaries for every lesson * Differentiated task for both extension work and SEN * Cross-curricular connections for citizenship, literacy, etc. * Assessments * Mark schemes. These are available as both photocopiable, paper-based resources and as editable Word files on the enclosed CD-ROM. This third edition is accompanied by new editions of the Religion and Society mainstream Student's Book, Foundation Edition and Revision Guide.

 

This book is part of a book series called Religion And Life .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hodder Education .

Victor Watton is a Senior Examiner and experience author Rebecca Watton is an experienced teacher Victor Watton is a experienced author and examiner of GCSE Religious Studies.

This book has the following chapters: Section 1 - RELIGION: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Introduction 1. 1 Why some Christians use only the Bible for making moral decisions 1. 2 The authority of the Church for Christians 1. 3 Why some Christians believe conscience is the most important guide 1. 4 Why some Christians use only Situation Ethics for making moral decisions 1. 5 Why some Christians use a variety of authorities in making moral decisions 1. 6 Human rights in the UK 1. 7 Why human rights are important for Christians 1. 8 Why it is important to take part in democratic and electoral processes 1. 9 Christian teachings on moral duties and responsibilities 1. 10 The nature of genetic engineering, including cloning 1. 11 Different attitudes to genetic engineering and cloning in Christianity Section 2 - RELIGION: ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDICAL ISSUES Introduction 2. 1 Global warming - its causes and possible solutions 2. 2 Forms of pollution and their possible solutions 2. 3 Issues connected with the scarcity of natural resources 2. 4 Christian teachings on stewardship 2. 5 The teachings of ONE religion other than Christianity on stewardship 2. 6 The nature and importance of medical treatments for infertility 2. 7 Different attitudes to infertility treatments among Christians 2. 8 Attitudes to infertility treatments in one religion other than Christianity 2. 9 The nature and importance of transplant surgery 2. 10 Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Christianity 2. 11 Different attitudes to transplant surgery in one religion other than Christianity Section 3 - RELIGION: PEACE AND CONFLICT Introduction 3. 1 The United Nations and world peace including ONE example of their work 3. 2 How religious organisations try to promote world peace 3. 3 Why wars occur, using examples from current conflicts 3. 4 The nature and importance of the theory of just war 3. 5 Differences among Christians in their attitudes to war 3. 6 The attitudes to war of ONE religion other than Christianity 3. 7 Christian attitudes to bullying 3. 8 The attitudes to bullying in one religion other than Christianity 3. 9 Religious conflicts within families 3. 10 Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation. 3. 11 The teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation of one religion other than Christianity Section 4 - RELIGION: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Introduction 4. 1 The need for law and justice 4. 2 Theories of punishment and the arguments for and against them 4. 3 Why justice is important for Christians 4. 4 Why justice is important for the followers of one religion other than Christianity 4. 5 The nature of capital punishment and non-religious arguments about capital punishment 4. 6 Different attitudes to capital punishment among Christians 4. 7 Different attitudes to capital punishment in one religion other than Christianity 4. 8 Laws on drugs and alcohol and the reasons for them 4. 9 Social and health problems caused by drugs and alcohol 4. 10 Different attitudes to drugs and alcohol in Christianity and the reasons for them 4. 11 Attitudes to drugs and alcohol in one religion other than Christianity