Succeed at WJEC GCSE RS with this endorsed revision guide which provides the content you need to know & guidance on how to apply it. Religion & Human Experience Revision Guide supports your knowledge & understanding of the course content & gives you confidence in revising for the examination. It helps you to:
- revise the key course content & concepts through condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks
- gain a clear understanding of the arguments for & against different issues which you need to know to gain higher marks
- understand what the examiner is looking for by providing exam tips & practice examination questions. Contents:1. Religion & Conflict 2. Religion & Medicine 3. Religious Expression 4. Authority
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Succeed at WJEC GCSE RS with this endorsed revision guide which provides the content you need to know for WJEC GCSE Religious Studies

Specification B Unit 1 & guidance on how to apply it. Religion & Life Issues Revision Guide supports your knowledge & understanding of the course content & gives you confidence in revising for the examination. It helps you to:
- revise the key course content & concepts through condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks
- gain a clear understanding of the arguments for & against different issues which they need to know to gain higher marks
- understand what the examiner is looking for by providing exam tips & practice examination questions.




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This third edition of the bestselling Religion & Life Revision Guide has been fully revised to meet the requirements of the new Edexcel GCSE RS

Specification for 2009 & to complement the new edition of the Religion & Life Student Book in order to ensure that students understand exactly what is required of them in the examinations for Edexcel GCSE in Religious Studies

Specification A Unit 1. It
Includes:: * a breakdown of the key elements of the course content * sample examination questions & accompanying exemplar answers * advice on how to answer exam questions & prepare for the exam * tips on what the examiner is looking for. This third edition is accompanied by new editions of the Student's Book Foundation Edition & Teacher's Resource Pack plus a new Dynamic Learning CD-ROM.




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Written by an experienced examiner this third edition of this foundation edition of the bestselling Religion & Society textbook has been fully revised to meet the requirements of the new Edexcel GCSE RS

Specification for 2009. This foundation edition is a simplified version of the mainstream edition but with the same pagination & illustrations so that it can be used alongside the mainstream edition with mixed-ability groups. Like the mainstream edition this new foundation edition integrates the requirements of the new GCSE into the familiar & proven format of the previous edition of Religion & Society with: * exam-specific advice questions & model answers * a clear accessible structure to guide students through the course * student-focused features to aid learning such as key terms & summary boxes * up-to-date photos & examples. This third edition is accompanied by new editions of the Religion & Society mainstream edition Teachers Resource Pack Revision Guide.

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An accessible & extremely useful collection of primary source material DEL An invaluable companion volume to the textbooks on the long English Reformation. Ecclesiastical History An excellent collection of prime sources for the study of religion in its social context DEL Its most admirable & useful feature is the wide scope of the collection. Patrick Collinson University of Cambridge An invaluable classroom aid. There is nothing comparable to it currently in print. J. Sears Mc Gee University of California Santa Barbara The shattering of the Roman Catholic church & the establishment of the Protestant church of England during the English Reformation affected all aspects of English life. Bringing together a collection of sources including narratives reports church documents & parliamentary proceedings Religion & Society in Early Modern England charts the transformation of English religious culture from the 1530s to the 1660s. The second edition of this successful sourcebook has been revised throughout to take account of latest research in the field & a number of sources & illustrations have been included for the first time. New introductions to each section have also been added helping to make each source accessible by setting it in context. Religion & Society in Early Modern England is an indispensable resource for all students studying this important & complex period in English history. ...

Witchcraft astrology divination & every kind of popular magic flourished in England during the sixteenth & seventeenth centuries from the belief that a blessed amulet could prevent the assaults of the Devil to the use of the same charms to recover stolen goods. At the same time the Protestant Reformation attempted to take the magic out of religion & scientists were developing new explanations of the universe. Keith Thomas' classic analysis of beliefs held on every level of English society begins with the collapse of the medieval Church & ends with the changing intellectual atmosphere around 1700 when science & rationalism began to challenge the older systems of belief. ...

Why are there religious beliefs in all cultures? Do they have features in common & why does religion persist in the face of science? Pascal Boyer shows how experimental findings in cognitive science evolutionary biology & cultural anthropology are now providing precise answers to these general questions & providing for the first time real answers to the question: Why do we believe? ...

Alain de Botton's Religion for Atheists" looks at the God debate with fresh eyes. All of us whether religious agnostic or atheist are searching for meaning. & in this wise & life-affirming book non-believer Alain de Botton both rejects the supernatural claims of religion & points out just how many good ideas they sometimes have about how we should live. & he suggests that non-believers can learn & steal from them. Picking & choosing from the thousands of years of advice assembled by the world's great religions to get practical insights on art community love friendship work life & death Alain de Botton shows us a range of fascinating ideas on a range of topics including relationships work culture love & death
- & that could be of use to all of us irrespective of whether we do or don't believe. In the " Sunday Times" top-ten bestseller " Religion for Atheists" Alain de Botton takes us one step further than Dawkins & Hitchens have ventured & into a world of ideas beyond the God debate..."A serious & optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve & alter the way we live". (Jeanette Winterson " The Times"). "A beautiful inspiring book.. .offering a glimpse of a more enlightened path". (" Sunday Telegraph"). " Packed with tantalizing goads to thought & playful prompts to action". (" Independent"). " Smart stimulating sensitive. A timely & perceptive appreciation of how much wisdom is embodied in religious traditions & how we godless moderns might learn from it". (" Financial Times"). " There isn't a page in this book that doesn't contain a striking idea or a stimulating parallel". (" Mail on Sunday"). " Packed with tantalizing goads to thought & playful prompts to action". (" Independent"). Alain de Botton was born in 1969 & is the author of non-fiction essays on themes ranging from love & travel to architecture & philosophy. His bestselling books include " How Proust Can Change Your Life" " The Art of Travel" " The Consolations of Philosophy" " The Architecture of Happiness" " Status Anxiety" " Essays in Love" "A Week at the Airport" & " The Pleasures" & " Sorrows of Work". He lives in London & founded The School of Life & Living Architecture."
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Alain de Botton's Religion for Atheists" looks at the God debate with fresh eyes " All of us" whether religious agnostic or atheist are searching for meaning. & in this wise & life-affirming book non-believer Alain de Botton both rejects the supernatural claims of religion & points out just how many good ideas they sometimes have about how we should live. & he suggests that non-believers can learn & steal from them. Picking & choosing from the thousands of years of advice assembled by the world's great religions to get practical insights on art community love friendship work life & death Alain de Botton shows us a range of fascinating ideas on a range of topics including relationships work culture love & death
- & that could be of use to all of us irrespective of whether we do or don't believe. In the " Sunday Times" top-ten bestseller " Religion for Atheists" Alain de Botton takes us one step further than Dawkins & Hitchens have ventured & into a world of ideas beyond the God debate..."A serious & optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve & alter the way we live". (Jeanette Winterson " The Times"). "A beautiful inspiring book.. .offering a glimpse of a more enlightened path". (" Sunday Telegraph"). " Packed with tantalizing goads to thought & playful prompts to action". (" Independent"). " Smart stimulating sensitive. A timely & perceptive appreciation of how much wisdom is embodied in religious traditions & how we godless moderns might learn from it". (" Financial Times"). " There isn't a page in this book that doesn't contain a striking idea or a stimulating parallel". (" Mail on Sunday"). " Packed with tantalizing goads to thought & playful prompts to action". (" Independent"). Alain de Botton was born in 1969 & is the author of non-fiction essays on themes ranging from love & travel to architecture & philosophy. His bestselling books include " How Proust Can Change Your Life" " The Art of Travel" " The Consolations of Philosophy" " The Architecture of Happiness" " Status Anxiety" " Essays in Love" "A Week at the Airport" & " The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work". He lives in London & founded The School of Life & Living Architecture."
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A book covering the essence of six world religions: Christianity Buddhism Hinduism Islam Judaism & Sikhism. This book is a course companion especially suitable for Years 7-9. It may be used alongside existing Religion for Today" titles & forthcoming titles for Key Stage 3." ...