PEARSON (PEARSON) • Religious Studies 2016

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.

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 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...

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 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...