Religion and Life Dynamic Learning: Network Edition

Summary:
Written by a senior examiner Religion and Life Dynamic Learning gives a complete course of study for Units A and B of the Edexcel Religious Studies Specification A. Ideal for use in whole class teaching on an interactive whiteboard or via a data projector, it can be used as a stand alone digital resource or in conjunction with the best-selling Religion and Life fourth edition Student's Book and Teacher's Resource Book.

Religion and Life Dynamic Learning contains:

• Fully supports the Student's Book by providing all the pictures and text digitally, allowing the teacher flexibility and giving them the opportunity to integrate ICT into their teaching.
• Provides a wealth of additional resources to help the teaching and learning of the course such as audio files, video, PowerPoint presentations and games.
• Includes notes on how to make the digital resources work in the classroom - ideal for non-specialist support.
• Has a lesson builder which allows teacher's to create lessons from the resources provided and to add their own resources - allowing for ultimate flexibility in using the materials.
• Includes unique personal tutor support with answering exam questions and assessment - written by a senior examiner

Table of Contents:
SECTION 1 - BELIEVING IN GOD
Introduction
Religious upbringing and belief in God
Religious experience and belief in God
Design and belief in God
Causation and belief in God
The search for meaning and purpose and belief in God
Religion and belief in God
Natural explanations of the world and agnosticism or atheism
Natural explanations of miracles and agnosticism or atheism
Unanswered prayers and the rejection of belief in God
Evil and suffering and rejection of belief in God
The problem of evil and suffering for people who believe in God
How Christians respond to the problem of evil and suffering
SECTION 2 - MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Introduction
Different Christian attitudes to life after death
Why Christians have different attitudes to life after death
Why Christians believe in life after death
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on life after death
Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity believe in
life after death
Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death
Why some people do not believe in life after death
The nature of abortion
Christian attitudes to abortion
The attitudes of one religion other than Christianity to abortion
The nature of euthanasia
Christian attitudes to euthanasia
The attitudes of one religion other than Christianity to euthanasia
SECTION 3 - MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
Introduction
Changing attitudes to marriage and cohabitation in the United
Kingdom
The purposes of marriage in Christianity
The purposes of marriage in one religion other than Christianity
Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage
The attitudes to sex outside marriage of one religion other than
Christianity
Changing attitudes to divorce in the United Kingdom
Christian attitudes to divorce
The attitudes to divorce of one religion other than Christianity
The changing nature of family life in the United Kingdom
Christian teachings on family life and its importance
The teachings of one other religion on family life and its importance
How churches help with children and family life
How one religion other than Christianity helps with children and
family life
SECTION 4 - SOCIAL HARMONY
Introduction
The growth of equal rights for women in the United Kingdom
Christian attitudes to the roles of men and women
The attitudes of one religion other than Christianity to the roles of men
and women
The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society
The problems of prejudice, discrimination and racism
Christianity and the promotion of racial harmony
One religion other than Christianity and the promotion of racial
harmony
The quality, variety and richness of life in the United Kingdom as a \
multi-faith society
Considerations of religious freedom and pluralism
Christian attitudes towards other religions
The attitudes of one other religion to other religions
SECTION 5 - OPTION 1 - RELIGION AND THE MEDIA
Introduction
The variety and range of specifically religious programmes
One religious programme in depth
How television soap operas deal with religious and moral issues
An in-depth study of one such issue
Religious themes in films and television dramas
A study of a religious theme in a film
How religion is dealt with by the media
SECTION 5 - OPTION 2 - RELIGION:WEALTH AND POVERTY
Introduction
Christian teachings on the possession, uses and dangers of wealth
Christian teachings on stewardship, almsgiving, charity, compassion
and justice
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on the possession,
uses and dangers of wealth
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on stewardship,
almsgiving, charity, compassion and justice
The causes of world poverty
The need for world development
The work of a religious agency for world development
The general relationship of religion to wealth and poverty
SECTION 1 - BELIEVING IN GOD
Introduction
Religious upbringing and belief in God
Religious experience and belief in God
Design and belief in God
Causation and belief in God
The search for meaning and purpose and belief in God
Religion and belief in God
Natural explanations of the world and agnosticism or atheism
Natural explanations of miracles and agnosticism or atheism
Unanswered prayers and the rejection of belief in God
Evil and suffering and rejection of belief in God
The problem of evil and suffering for people who believe in God
How Christians respond to the problem of evil and suffering
SECTION 2 - MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Introduction
Different Christian attitudes to life after death
Why Christians have different attitudes to life after death
Why Christians believe in life after death
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on life after death
Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity believe in
life after death
Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death
Why some people do not believe in life after death
The nature of abortion
Christian attitudes to abortion
The attitudes of one religion other than Christianity to abortion
The nature of euthanasia
Christian attitudes to euthanasia
The attitudes of one religion other than Christianity to euthanasia
SECTION 3 - MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
Introduction
Changing attitudes to marriage and cohabitation in the United
Kingdom
The purposes of marriage in Christianity
The purposes of marriage in one religion other than Christianity
Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage
The attitudes to sex outside marriage of one religion other than
Christianity
Changing attitudes to divorce in the United Kingdom
Christian attitudes to divorce
The attitudes to divorce of one religion other than Christianity
The changing nature of family life in the United Kingdom
Christian teachings on family life and its importance
The teachings of one other religion on family life and its importance
How churches help with children and family life
How one religion other than Christianity helps with children and
family life
SECTION 4 - SOCIAL HARMONY
Introduction
The growth of equal rights for women in the United Kingdom
Christian attitudes to the roles of men and women
The attitudes of one religion other than Christianity to the roles of men
and women
The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society
The problems of prejudice, discrimination and racism
Christianity and the promotion of racial harmony
One religion other than Christianity and the promotion of racial
harmony
The quality, variety and richness of life in the United Kingdom as a \
multi-faith society
Considerations of religious freedom and pluralism
Christian attitudes towards other religions
The attitudes of one other religion to other religions
SECTION 5 - OPTION 1 - RELIGION AND THE MEDIA
Introduction
The variety and range of specifically religious programmes
One religious programme in depth
How television soap operas deal with religious and moral issues
An in-depth study of one such issue
Religious themes in films and television dramas
A study of a religious theme in a film
How religion is dealt with by the media
SECTION 5 - OPTION 2 - RELIGION:WEALTH AND POVERTY
Introduction
Christian teachings on the possession, uses and dangers of wealth
Christian teachings on stewardship, almsgiving, charity, compassion
and justice
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on the possession,
uses and dangers of wealth
The teachings of one religion other than Christianity on stewardship,
almsgiving, charity, compassion and justice
The causes of world poverty
The need for world development
The work of a religious agency for world development
The general relationship of religion to wealth and poverty

About the Author(s):
Victor Watton is a Senior Examiner and experience author
Rebecca Watton is an experienced teacher

Readership:
Teacher and Students of the Religion and Life GCSE course