Religion and Life Dynamic Learning Network CD-ROM Second Edition

Summary:
Religion and Life Dynamic Learning Network CD-ROM second edition fully supports the Religion and Life Student's Book and Teacher's Resource Book through providing.

- additional resources to enhance lessons from the students's book - such as audio files, PowerPoint presentations, video clips, and interactive activities
- detailed teacher's notes on how to use the resources in a whole class teaching context via an interactive whiteboard or data projector
- dedicated support with assessment with detailed guidance on how to answer all the exam-style questions in the book.

• Fully supports the Student's Book, 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 interactive activities.
• Includes notes on how to make the digital resources work in the classroom - ideal for non-specialist support.
• Gives specialist support with answering exam-style questions.

Table of Contents:
Section 1 Believing in God
Introduction
1.1 Religious 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 one religion responds to scientific explanations of the world
1.7 How unanswered prayers may lead to agnosticism or atheism
1.8 How one religion responds to unanswered prayers
1.9 Evil and suffering
1.10 How one religion responds 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
2.3 Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death
2.4 Why some people do not believe in life after death
2.5 The nature of abortion
2.6 Christian attitudes to abortion
2.7 The attitudes to abortion in one religion other than Christianity
2.8 The nature of euthanasia
2.9 Christian attitudes to euthanasia
2.10 Attitudes to euthanasia in one religion other than Christianity
2.11 The media and matters of life and death
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 attitudes to sex outside marriage of one religion other than Christianity
3.4 Christian attitudes to divorce
3.5 Attitudes to divorce in one religion other than Christianity
3.6 Why family life is important for Christians
3.7 Why family life is important in one religion other than Christianity
3.9 Attitudes to homosexuality in one religion other than Christianity
3.10 Different Christian attitudes to contraception
3.11 Different attitudes to contraception in one religion other than Christianity
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 Different attitudes to equal rights for women in religion in one religion other than Christianity
4.4 The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society
4.5 Government action to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom
4.7 Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity should help to promote racial harmony
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 experienced author and examiner of GCSE Religious Studies.
Rebecca Watton is an experienced RE teacher.

Readership:
teachers and students of GCSE Religious Studies