ABSTRACT

Routledge A Level Religious Studies: AS and Year One is an engaging and comprehensive textbook for the new 2016 OCR A Level Religious Studies syllabus. Structured closely around the OCR specification, this textbook covers philosophy, ethics and Christianity, in an engaging and student-friendly way.

Each chapter includes:

  • An OCR specification checklist, to clearly illustrate which topics from the specification are covered in each chapter;
  • Explanations of key terminology;
  • Review questions, thought points and activities to test understanding;
  • An overview of key scholars and theories;
  • Chapter summaries.

With a section dedicated to preparing for assessment, Routledge A Level Religious Studies: AS and Year One provides students with all the skills they need to succeed. This book comes complete with diagrams and tables, lively illustrations, a comprehensive glossary and full bibliography. The companion website hosts a wealth of further resources to enhance the learning experience.

part I|164 pages

Philosophy of religion

section |56 pages

Ancient philosophical influences

chapter 1|21 pages

Plato

chapter 2|12 pages

Aristotle

chapter 3|23 pages

Soul, mind and body

section |44 pages

The existence of God

chapter 4|28 pages

Arguments based on observation

chapter 5|16 pages

Arguments based on reason

The ontological argument

section |63 pages

God and the world

chapter 6|31 pages

Religious experience

chapter 7|32 pages

The problem of evil

part II|129 pages

Religious ethics

chapter 8|5 pages

What is ethics?

chapter 9|11 pages

Moral absolutism and moral relativism

section |32 pages

Normative ethical theories: religious approaches

chapter 10|17 pages

Natural moral law

chapter |15 pages

Situation ethics

section |38 pages

Normative ethical theories

chapter 12|18 pages

Kantian ethics

chapter 13|20 pages

Utilitarianism

section |42 pages

Applied ethics

chapter 14|20 pages

Euthanasia

chapter 15|22 pages

Business ethics

part III|181 pages

Developments in Christian thought

chapter |17 pages

Introduction

section |65 pages

Insight

chapter 17|24 pages

Augustine’s teaching on human nature

chapter 17|41 pages

Death and the afterlife

section |58 pages

Foundations

chapter 19|30 pages

Knowledge of God’s existence

chapter 20|28 pages

The person of Jesus Christ

section |40 pages

Living

chapter 21|17 pages

Christian moral principles

chapter 22|23 pages

Christian moral action