An exciting, active approach to Units 1 and 8 for Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies in one book.

This title provides a range of activities targeted at both assessment objectives of the specification, making sure all your students' needs are supported.

- Offers the most popular choice of religions - Christianity and Islam
- Encourages an active learning approach, developing students' thinking and enquiry skills
- Vibrant content allows your students to engage with the topics

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CONTENTS:

Unit 1: Religion and life
1. Believing in God
2. Matters of life and death
3. Marriage and family life
4. Religion and community cohesion

Unit 8: Religion and society
5. Religion: rights and responsibilities
6. Religion: environmental and medical issues
7. Religion: peace and conflict
8. Religion: crime and punishment

This book is part of a book series called Ral .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 256 pages in this book. This is a study guide book. This book was published 2012 by Hodder Education .

Victor Watton and Diane Kolka are experienced authors and examiners of GCSE Religious Studies.

This book has the following chapters: UNIT 1 RELIGION AND LIFE 1 Believing in God 1. 1 Religious upbringing 1. 2 Religious experience 1. 3 The argument from design 1. 4 The argument from causation 1. 5 Scientific explanations of the world 1. 6 Christian responses to scientific explanations of the origin of the world 1. 7 Unanswered prayers 1. 8 Christian responses to unanswered prayers 1. 9 Evil and suffering 1. 10 Christian responses to the problem of evil and suffering 1. 11 Two programmes about religion Examination practice (b- and c-type questions) 2 Matters of life and death 2. 1 Christian beliefs about life after death 2. 2 Muslim beliefs about life after death 2. 3 Non-religious reasons for belief in life after death 2. 4 Reasons for non-belief in life after death 2. 5 The nature of abortion 2. 6 Christian attitudes to abortion 2. 7 Muslim attitudes to abortion 2. 8 The nature of euthanasia 2. 9 Christian attitudes to euthanasia 2. 10 Muslim attitudes to euthanasia 2. 11 The media and matters of life and death Examination practice (a- and b-type questions) 3 Marriage and family life 3. 1 Changing attitudes to marriage and family life 3. 2 Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage 3. 3 Muslim attitudes to sex outside marriage 3. 4 Christian attitudes to divorce 3. 5 Muslim attitudes to divorce 3. 6 The importance of family life for Christians 3. 7 The importance of family life for Muslims 3. 8 Christian attitudes to homosexuality 3. 9 Muslim attitudes to homosexuality 3. 10 Christian attitudes to contraception 3. 11 Muslim attitudes to contraception Examination practice (c- and d-type questions) 4 Religion and community cohesion 4. 1 Changing roles of men and women in the UK 4. 2 Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion 4. 3 Muslim attitudes to equal rights for women in religion 4. 4 The UK as a multi-ethnic society 4. 5 Community cohesion in the UK 4. 6 Christians and racial harmony 4. 7 Muslims and racial harmony 4. 8 The UK as a multi-faith society 4. 9 Issues for religions in a multi-faith society 4. 10 Religions and community cohesion in the UK 4. 11 The media and community cohesion Examination practice (a- and d-type questions) UNIT 8 RELIGION AND SOCIETY 5 Religion: rights and responsibilities 5. 1 Making moral decisions: the authority of the Bible 5. 2 Making moral decisions: the authority of the Church 5. 3 Making moral decisions: the role of conscience 5. 4 Making moral decisions: Situation Ethics 5. 5 Making moral decisions: using a variety of authorities 5. 6 Human rights in the UK 5. 7 Christians and human rights 5. 8 Living in a democracy 5. 9 Christian teachings on moral duties and responsibilities 5. 10 Genetic engineering 5. 11 Christian attitudes to genetic engineering Examination practice (a- and b-type questions) 6 Religion: environmental and medical issues 6. 1 Global warming 6. 2 Pollution 6. 3 Natural resources 6. 4 Christian teachings on stewardship 6. 5 Muslim teachings on stewardship 6. 6 Infertility treatments 6. 7 Christian attitudes to infertility treatments 6. 8 Muslim attitudes to infertility treatments 6. 9 Transplant surgery 6. 10 Christian attitudes to transplant surgery 6. 11 Muslim attitudes to transplant surgery Examination practice (b- and c-type questions) 7 Religion: peace and conflict 7. 1 The United Nations 7. 2 Religious organisations and world peace 7. 3 Reasons for warfare 7. 4 The theory of just war 7. 5 Christians attitudes to war 7. 6 Muslim attitudes to war 7. 7 Christian attitudes to bullying 7. 8 Muslim attitudes to bullying 7. 9 Religious conflicts within families 7. 10 Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation 7. 11 Muslim teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation Examination practice (c- and d-type questions) 8 Religion: crime and punishment 8. 1 Law and justice 8. 2 Theories of punishment 8. 3 Why justice is important for Christians 8. 4 Why justice is important for Muslims 8. 5 Capital punishment 8. 6 Christian attitudes to capital punishment 8. 7 Muslim attitudes to capital punishment 8. 8 Drugs and alcohol: the law 8. 9 Drugs and alcohol: social and health problems 8. 10 Christian attitudes to drugs and alcohol 8. 11 Muslim attitudes to drugs and alcohol Examination practice (a- and d-type questions) Glossary Index