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Religion and Society: Teacher Pack 2nd Edition
Victor Watton, Robert Stone, Christine Paul

Paperback
£50.00

ISBN: 9780340888902
ISBN-10: 0340888903
Published: 29/07/2005
Extent: 160 pages


 
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Summary:
The Teacher's Resource complements the Pupil's Book and includes plenty of guidance and practical ways of how to use the Pupil's Book. It includes worksheets, lesson plans and schemes of work. The Resource comes a printed spiralbound pack with Word based files on a CDROM, to allow teachers to edit the material in the resource.


  • Written by Senior Examiners and practising teachers
    Includes worksheets, schemes of work, lesson plans and guidance for teachers
    Completely rewritten and revised


Table of Contents:
SECTION 1 - RELIGION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Introduction
The authority of the Bible
The authority of the Church
The role of conscience
Situation Ethics
How Christians make moral decisions
The electoral system of the United Kingdom
Local Government
National Government
Differences among Christians in their attitudes to politics
The structure of the Welfare State
Non-religious arguments about the Welfare State
The Christian basis of the Welfare State
SECTION 2 - RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Introduction
The threat of pollution
The threat of scarce natural resources
Non-religious arguments about the environment
Christian teachings on creation and the environment
Christian teachings on stewardship and the environment
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on creation and
the environment
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on stewardship and the environment
The work of one religious organisation in support of conservation
Animal rights
Non-religious arguments about animal rights
Christianity attitudes to animal rights
The attitudes to animal rights of one religion other than Christianity
SECTION 3 - RELIGION: PEACE AND CONFLICT
Introduction
Two areas of conflict in the world today
Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction
Christian attitudes to pacifism
Christian attitudes to the just war
Why Christians have different attitudes to war
The attitudes to war of one religion other than Christianity
The work of a Christian organisation for world peace
The nature of bullying
Non-religious attitudes to bullying
Conflict between family and friends
Christian teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on forgiveness
and reconciliation
SECTION 4 - RELIGION: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
Introduction
The differences between sin and crime
The need for law and justice
Christian attitudes to justice
The attitudes to justice of one religion other than Christianity
Theories of punishment
Christianity and punishment
One religion other than Christianity and punishment
A religious prisoner of conscience
The nature of capital punishment
Christian attitudes to capital punishment
The attitudes of one other religion to capital punishment
SECTION 5 - OPTION 1 - RELIGION AND THE MEDICAL ISSUES
Introduction
Medical treatments for infertility
Christian attitudes to infertility treatments
The attitudes to infertility treatments of one religion other than
Christianity
The nature of genetic engineering in humans
Christian attitudes to genetic engineering
The attitudes to genetic engineering of one religion other than
Christianity
The nature of transplant surgery
Christian attitudes to transplant surgery
The attitudes to transplant surgery of one religion other than
Christianity
SECTION 5 - OPTION 2 - RELIGION AND SCIENCE
Introduction
The Biblical Cosmology
Different Christian attitudes to the Biblical Cosmology
The Cosmology of one religion other than Christianity
Different attitudes to the cosmology in that religion
The scientific cosmology
Christian attitudes to the scientific cosmology
Attitudes to the scientific cosmology in one religion other than
Christianity
Belief and experience in science and religion
How some scientists see science as leading to, or supporting, belief in
God


About the Author(s):
Victor Watton is a Senior Examiner and bestselling author
Bob Stone is a Senior Examiner and experienced author
Christine Paul is an Advanced Skills Teacher


Readership:
Teachers of Unit H, Edexcel GCSE RS Spec A


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