Course notes on Religious Language for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Religious Language /

From the Paper 1 syllabus: 4.1 Analogy and Symbol Analogy: via negativa, knowledge about God may be gained by what God is not like, univocal language and problems of anthropomorphism, equivocal language and problems of attribution, significance of proportional similarities and dissimilarities.   With reference to the ideas of Aquinas.   b)  Symbol: types of […]

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Revision test for the Edexcel syllabus on the Ontological Argument

Ontological Argument, Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Revision Tests /

THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR THE ABOVE TOPIC THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE. THIS TEST (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) MAY ALSO BE OF USE TO STUDENTS FOLLOWING OTHER ADVANCED LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THESE TESTS ARE MEANT TO BE DIFFICULT. FOR THIS REASON THEY SHOULD BE

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Course notes on the Ontological Argument for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Ontological Argument, Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion /

From the Paper 1 syllabus: 1.3 Ontological Argument   a) A priori compared to a posteriori types of arguments, deductive reasoning, not evidence based but understanding of concept of ‘God’ as an analytic proposition.   b) Definitions of ‘God’, necessary existence, aseity.   c) Strengths and weaknesses of the Ontological Arguments: concept of proof compared

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Course notes on postmodern interpretations of religion for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Postmodernism, Secularization /

From the syllabus for the Philosophy of Religion (Paper 1): 5.1 Context to critiques of religious belief and points for discussion   a) Respective strengths and weaknesses of religious beliefs. b) Alternative explanations, issues of probability and postmodern interpretations of religion. c) Key terms, types of atheism and agnosticism. With reference to the ideas of

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Revision tests on the problem of evil and suffering for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Problem of evil and suffering, Revision Tests /

THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR THE ABOVE TOPIC THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE. THESE TESTS (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) MAY ALSO BE OF USE TO STUDENTS FOLLOWING OTHER ADVANCED LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THEY ARE MEANT TO BE DIFFICULT. FOR THIS REASON THEY SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED

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Course notes on the problem of evil and suffering for students of the Edexcel syllabus

Life and Death/The Soul, Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Problem of evil and suffering /

From the syllabus for the Philosophy of Religion (Paper 1) 3.1 Problem of evil and suffering The nature of the problem across a range of religious traditions, types of evil and suffering, moral and non-moral. The challenge to religious belief posed by the inconsistency of the nature of God and the evident existence of evil

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Course notes on Religion and Morality for students of the Edexcel syllabus – Part Two: Religion and Terror

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Religion and Morality /

From the syllabus for Religion and Ethics (Paper 2): 4.2 The relationship between religion and morality a) Dependence, independence, autonomy, theonomy, heteronomy, divine command ethics, challenges from atheist and anti-theist perspectives, moral arguments for the existence and nonexistence of God. b) Contemporary focuses, including the Westboro Baptist Church, religion and terror, conservative movements, including Quiverfull,

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Course notes on Religion and Morality for students of the Edexcel syllabus – Part One

Paper 1 Philosophy of Religion, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Religion and Morality /

From the syllabus for Religion and Ethics (Paper 2): 4.2 The relationship between religion and morality a) Dependence, independence, autonomy, theonomy, heteronomy, divine command ethics, challenges from atheist and anti-theist perspectives, moral arguments for the existence and nonexistence of God. b) Contemporary focuses, including the Westboro Baptist Church, religion and terror, conservative movements, including Quiverfull,

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Revision test for the Edexcel syllabus on ethical terminology and meta-ethics

Ethical Terminology, Meta-Ethics, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics, Revision Tests /

THESE QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE COURSE NOTES FOR THE ABOVE TOPICS THAT CAN BE FOUND HERE AND HERE. THIS TEST (AND MANY OF THE OTHERS ON THIS SITE) MAY ALSO BE OF USE TO STUDENTS FOLLOWING OTHER ADVANCED LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSES. BEAR IN MIND THAT THESE TESTS ARE MEANT TO BE DIFFICULT. FOR THIS REASON THEY SHOULD BE

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General course notes introducing and exploring basic ethical terminology for the Edexcel Paper 2 Syllabus (Religion and Ethics)

Ethical Terminology, General, Meta-Ethics, Paper 2 Religion and Ethics /

We begin by looking at a famous thought experiment that is often used to introduce this topic: the Trolley Car dilemma. Trolley Car Dilemma Version 1 You are walking near a trolley-car track when you notice five people tied to it in a row. The next instant, you see a trolley hurtling toward them, out

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