Unit 4 religious studies - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This essay covers unit 2.1 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Utilitarianism - in unit 2 A study of three ethical theories. It is used in Section C of Paper 2 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. This essay begins with an introduction, then explores key concepts of utilitarianism, as well as key scholars' ideas, such as Bentham and Mill. This is followed by evaluation involving different types of utilitarianism, and a concl...

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 2.3 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Natural Moral Law - in unit 2 A study of three ethical theories. It is used in Section C of Paper 2 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions of the paper. This essay begins with an introduction, then explores key concepts of Natural Moral Law, such as precepts, by looking at Aquinas' key ideas. This is followed by various evaluations and a conclusion.

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))...

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 1.2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - the Cosmological argument. 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 shown in 1.2 (a), such as explanations into inductive reasoning and a posteriori arguments. The essay then begins to examine different types of the argument shown in 1.2 (b), such as the Principle of Sufficient Reason, ...

This essay covers unit 1.1 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - the Design argument. 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 shown in 1.1 (a), such as explanations into inductive reasoning and a posteriori arguments. The essay then begins to examine different types of the argument shown in 1.1 (b), such as analogy and the anthropic principle, and r...

This essay covers unit 1.2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - the Ontological argument. 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 shown in 1.3 (a), such as explanations into a priori arguments, deductive reasoning and analytic propositions. The essay then begins to examine different types of the argument, based on different definitions of God, show...