Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion

General A Level Course Notes On Religious Experience (OCR, AQA, Eduqas, Edexcel)

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Religious experience /

NOTE: These course notes cover aspects of all the current A Level specifications offered by OCR, AQA, Eduqas and Edexcel. However, they are not comprehensive. See also the separate post on William James and mystical experience which is more detailed and up to date than the treatment he gets here. For ease of revision, these […]

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Philosophy of Religion – additional notes on conversion for the Edexcel syllabus

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Extract from the Edexcel specification: 2.1 The nature of religious experience   a) Context of religious experience across religious traditions, range of definitions related to belief in God and/or ultimate reality, theistic and monistic views, ineffability, noetic, transience, passivity.   b) Types: conversion, prayer, meditation, mysticism, numinous. Relationship between religious experience and propositional and non-propositional

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Philosophy of Religion (Paper 1) – detailed notes on William James and Mystical Experience for students following the Edexcel syllabus.

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Religious experience /

From the syllabus: 2.1 The nature of religious experience   a) Context of religious experience across religious traditions, range of definitions related to belief in God and/or ultimate reality, theistic and monistic views, ineffability, noetic, transience, passivity.   b) Types: conversion, prayer, meditation, mysticism, numinous. Relationship between religious experience and propositional and non-propositional revelation.  

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Anthology Extract Commentary : Edexcel Extract 2: Alister McGrath, ‘Deluded about God? (2007) Taken from: The Dawkins Delusion by A. McGrath (London: SPCK, 2007), Chapter 1, Deluded About God? pp.1-13.

Anthology Extract, Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Paper 4B Christianity /

NOTE 1: THIS ANTHOLOGY EXTRACT RELATES TO YOUR 4B CHRISTIANITY PAPER. THIS MEANS THAT YOU COULD BE ASKED TO COMMENT ON A SECTION FROM IT IN YOUR CHRISTIANITY EXAMINATION. HOWEVER, THE CONTENT ALSO RELATES TO SECTION 5.1 OF YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION SYLLABUS (‘CRITIQUES OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF’), ESPECIALLY THE DISCUSSION ABOUT ‘THE EXTREME IMPROBABILITY OF

Anthology Extract Commentary : Edexcel Extract 2: Alister McGrath, ‘Deluded about God? (2007) Taken from: The Dawkins Delusion by A. McGrath (London: SPCK, 2007), Chapter 1, Deluded About God? pp.1-13. Read More »

Course Notes for students of Edexcel Paper 1 – Religious Belief : The views of Merold Westphal in a nutshell

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Religious Belief /

This should hopefully save you from having to wade through the 20 page summary in one of the older Edexcel textbooks In an important survey article on developments in philosophical theology and the philosophy of religion, Merold Westphal notes how different philosophers have tried to distinguish the ‘kernel’ or essence of religion from the ‘husk’

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Secularization Part 1: The New Atheism

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Paper 4B Christianity, Secularization /

Possible examination question: Explore the arguments of modern atheists, including Richard Dawkins and evaluate the impact of these views and the responses to them. These notes can be used for section 4.2 of your Christianity syllabus (on secularization) and 5.1(b) of your Philosophy syllabus (alternative explanations for religious beliefs). Introduction The term ‘secularization’ refers to

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A Level Religious Studies – exemplar answers to Edexcel examination questions for Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion topics 6.1 and 6.2 : Views about life after death across a range of religious traditions; points for discussion about life after death

Exemplar answer, Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion /

Edexcel Religious Studies Exemplar Answers

A Level Religious Studies – exemplar answers to Edexcel examination questions for Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion topics 6.1 and 6.2 : Views about life after death across a range of religious traditions; points for discussion about life after death Read More »