PEARSON (PEARSON) • Religious Studies 2016

These essays covers unit 6.3 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Religion and science debates - in unit 6 Influences of developments in religious belief. They are used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), include a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. Both essays fall under unit 6.3 and are rearranged to answer specifically to questions that ask about religion or science. Different religious and scientific theories are explores, such as the Bible an...

This essay covers unit 6.2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Points for discussion about life after death - in unit 6 Influences of developments in religious belief. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The essay first provides an explanation of the soul, then different explanations of the soul after death, such as monism and dualism provided by key thinkers including Plato and Aristotle. ...

This essay covers unit 6.1 (d) and (e) of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Replica theory and resurrection - in unit 6 Influences of developments in religious belief. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The essay first defines the debate by providing different explanations of the soul, covering 6.1 (a), and goes on to explain key ideas about replica theory and resurrection, including ideas ...

This essay covers unit 6.1 (b) and (c) of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Reincarnation and rebirth - in unit 6 Influences of developments in religious belief. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The essay first defines the debate by providing different explanations of the soul, covering 6.1 (a), and goes on to explain key ideas about reincarnation and rebirth. This is followed by evaluati...

This essay covers unit 5 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Works of Scholars. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The essay begins with contextual information of critiques of religion, including ideas from Westphal, a key scholar. The essay then moves on to different popularist criticisms of religion such as criticisms from New Atheism, psychology and sociology, as well as evaluations of ...

This essay covers unit 4.3 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Language games - in unit 4 Religious Language. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. This essay first defines the debate of religious language, before examining Wittgenstein's key ideas of language games, such as the 'religious form of life' and the context of faith. It then moves to evaluating such ideas, such as through the b...

This essay covers unit 4.2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Analogy - in unit 4 Religious Language. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. This essay includes exploring verification and falsification to argue religious language is meaningless, examining ideas of A J Ayer and A Flew. Evaluations include ideas from other key scholars such as Hick and Hare, and the essay ends with a conclusion...

This essay covers unit 4.1 (b) of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Symbol - in unit 4 Religious Language. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The first part of the essay explores different ways symbols are used in the context of religious language, which is then followed by evaluations of symbols and religious language as a whole. The essay involves various key scholars' thoughts and ideas...

This essay covers unit 4.1 (a) of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Analogy - in unit 4 Religious Language. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The first part of the essay explores the debate of religious language, before exploring different forms of analogous language, such as Via Negativa and Aquinas' analogy of proportion and attribution. The essay has different evaluations of analogous ...

This essay covers unit 3 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - the Problems of Evil and Suffering. It is used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. The first part of the essay defines the debate in unit 3.2, such as by explaining the inconsistent triad and the different types of evil. The essay then moves to 3.2 by exploring each solution to the problem of evil such as the soul-deciding theodicy (3.2 (a))...