Summary:
Written by senior examiners and endorsed by Edexcel, this second edition of Religion and Life: Christianity has been fully revised to meet the structure, content and assessment requirements of the new Edexcel GCSE in Religious Studies Specification A, Unit 2.

This new edition integrates the requirements of the new GCSE into the familiar and proven format of the previous edition, with:
* exam-specific advice, questions and model answers
* a clear, accessible structure to guide students through the course
* student-focused features to aid learning such as key terms and summary boxes
* up-to-date photos and examples.

• Revised to meet the structure, content and assessment requirements of the 2009 Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies specification.
• Covers Citizenship KS4 Programme of Study.
• Written by Victor Watton and Diane Kolka - experienced authors and examiners.

• Endorsed by Edexcel

Table of Contents:
Section 1 Believing in God
Introduction
1.1 Christian upbringing
1.2 Religious experience
1.3 The argument from design and belief in God
1.4 The argument from causation and belief in God
1.5 Scientific explanations of the world and agnosticism and atheism
1.6 How Christians respond to scientific explanations of the world
1.7 How unanswered prayers may lead to agnosticism or atheism
1.8 How Christians respond to unanswered prayers
1.9 Evil and suffering
1.10 How Christians respond to the problem of evil and suffering
1.11 How two programmes about religion could affect a person’s attitude to belief in God
How to answer exam questions
Section 2 Matters of life and death
Introduction
2.1 Christian beliefs about life after death
2.2 Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death
2.3 Why some people do not believe in life after death
2.4 The nature of abortion
2.5 Christian attitudes to abortion
2.6 The nature of euthanasia
2.7 Christian attitudes to euthanasia
2.8 The media and matters of life and death
2.9 The causes of world poverty.
2.10 How and why one Christian agency is trying to end world poverty.
2.11 How an issue from matters of life and death has been presented in one form of the media
How to answer exam questions
Section 3 Marriage and the family
Introduction
3.1 Changing attitudes to marriage and family life
3.2 Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage
3.3 The purposes of marriage in Christianity and the wedding ceremony
3.4 Christian attitudes to divorce
3.5 Why family life is important for Christians
3.6 How Christian churches help with the upbringing of children.
3.7 How Christian churches help to keep the family together
3.8 Christian attitudes to homosexuality
3.9 Different methods of contraception and the reasons for them.
3.10 Different Christian attitudes to contraception
3.11 How an issue from marriage and the family has been presented in one form of the media
How to answer exam questions
Section 4 Religion and community cohesion
Introduction
4.1 How and why attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed in the United Kingdom
4.2 Different Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion
4.3 The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society
4.4 Government action to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom
4.5 The work of a Christian Church to help asylum seekers and/or immigrant workers
4.6 Why Christians should help to promote racial harmon
4.7 Differences among Christians in their attitudes to other religions
4.9 Issues raised for religion by a multi-faith society
4.10 Ways in which religions work to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom
4.11 How an issue from religion and community cohesion has been presented in one form of the media
How to answer exam questions

About the Author(s):
Victor Watton is a bestselling author and experience examiner.
Diane Kolka is an experienced examiner and teacher.

Readership:
GCSE RS students