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

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 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 4.3 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...

These two essays cover unit 1.1 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Environmental issues - in unit 1 Significant concepts in issues or debates in religion and ethics. 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. These two essays cover the same unit, but answer questions asking for religious and secular methods specifically. Both contain key concepts of environmental issues, involving both secular an...

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 2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - the nature and influence of religious experience. It can be used in Section C of Paper 1 (Question 4), includes a synoptic link, and can be tailored to earlier questions. The first part of the essay explores the nature, shown in unit 2.1, such as the different types of religious experiences as well as descriptions of them. The essay then moves on to unit 2.2 (a) through examining the influence of the experiences, such as ...

This essay covers unit 1.2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Equality - in unit 1 Significant concepts in issues or debates in religion and ethics. 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 answers questions specifically asking about secular approaches to equality, but also contains an extra paragraph that may be included when a question asks specifically for religious approaches. It...

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 2.2 of the Edexcel Religious Studies specification - Situation ethics - 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 Situation ethics, as well as looking at key scholars' ideas, such as Fletcher. This is followed by various evaluations and a conclusion.