This successful textbook has been re-editioned to support the 2009 OCR GCSE Religious Studies B specification. It can be used to deliver the short course for OCR GCSE RS B in philosophy. It delivers the course through Christianity only, and therefore provides an in depth look at the issues in question. The book has a range of activities to engage the students; from key questions, discussion points, research tasks, extension activities to exam questions. Personal accounts of beliefs and experiences intersperse the main text to allow students to relate to the material they are reading. Each unit is summarised in the form of revision 'cards' to give students a 'snapshot look' at what they have just learned and need to learn for the exam. This book can be combined with Ethics through Christianity for OCR B GCSE Religious Studies: Second Edition to provide support for the full course.

About the Author

Lorraine Abbott is an experienced RE teacher.

Table of Contents

Introduction About the exam About the book Topic 1 Belief about deity Philosophical arguments for the existence of God Christian beliefs about the nature of God Reasons Christians give in support of their belief in God Belief in God intervening in the world through miracles Belief in God intervening in the world through Jesus Belief in God intervening in the world through the Holy Spirit Let's revise Topic 2 Religious and spiritual experience Worship in the church and at home The use and significance of symbolism in worship The use of art and music to express beliefs about God Prayer and meditation Food and fasting Let's revise Topic 3 The end of life Christian beliefs about the body and soul Christian beliefs about heaven, hell and purgatory Salvation, redemption and the suffering of Christ Relationship between God the judge, life on earth and the afterlife Christian funeral rites, and the ways in which these reflect belief and aim to support the bereaved Let's revise Topic 4 Good and evil Christian beliefs about good and evil The problem of evil Christian approaches to why there is evil and suffering in the world Christian responses to the problem of evil Coping with suffering Sources and reasons for moral behaviour Let's revise Topic 5 Religion, reason and revelation Revelation through mystical and religious experience Revelation of God through the world Revelation of God in the person of Jesus The authority and importance of the Bible Let's revise Topic 6 Religion and science Scientific theories about the origins of the world and humanity Christian teachings about the origins of the world and of humanity The relationship between scientific and religious understandings of the origins of the world and humanity The place of humanity in relation to animals Attitudes to animals and their treatment Christian ideas about stewardship and their responses to environmental issues Let's revise