ABSTRACT

OCR Philosophy of Religion for AS and A2 is a textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level courses, endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR GCE Religious Studies specification. The book covers all the topics of the Philosophy of Religion component of the A Level specification in an enjoyable and student-friendly fashion. This second edition has been restructured for the revised specification and now includes new chapters on the 'Nature of God' and 'Religion and Science'.

Each chapter includes:

  • a list of key issues, to introduce students to the topic
  • OCR specification checklist, to allow students to see which topics from the specification are covered in each chapter
  • explanations of key terminology
  • discussion questions, thought points and activities
  • exam-style practice questions
  • self-test review questions
  • helpful summaries
  • annotated further reading suggestions.

To maximize students' chances of exam success, the book includes a chapter dedicated to answering examination questions. The book comes complete with lively illustrations, a comprehensive glossary, a full bibliography and a companion website at www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415468244.

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PART I THE GOD OF PHILOSOPHY

chapter 1|13 pages

Plato and Philosophy of Religion

chapter 2|12 pages

Aristotle and Philosophy of Religion

part |1 pages

PART II THE GOD OF FAITH

chapter 3|24 pages

God the Creator

chapter 4|11 pages

The Goodness of God

part |1 pages

PART III THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

chapter 5|18 pages

The Ontological Argument

chapter 6|18 pages

The Cosmological Argument

chapter 7|24 pages

The Teleological Argument

chapter 8|19 pages

The Moral Argument

part |1 pages

PART IV CHALLENGES TO THE BELIEF IN GOD

chapter 9|34 pages

The Problem of Evil

chapter 10|28 pages

Science and Religion

chapter 11|27 pages

Psychology and Sociology of Religion

part |1 pages

PART V THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF

chapter 12|38 pages

Life after Death

chapter 13|19 pages

Revelation and Holy Scripture

chapter 14|23 pages

Religious Experience

chapter 15|49 pages

Miracles

chapter 16|41 pages

Religious Language

chapter 17|28 pages

The Nature of God