Religion & Life: Foundation Edition, 5th edition

By Victor W. Watten
Hodder Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications
September 2009
ISBN: 9780340975480

144 pages, Illustrated
$38.50 Paper Original

Summary: Written by an experienced examiner, this fifth edition of this foundation edition of the bestselling Religion and Life 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 and 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 and proven format of the previous edition of Religion and Life, with: * exam-specific advice, questions and model answers * a clear, accessible structure to guide students through the course * student-focused features to aid learning such as key terms and summary boxes * up-to-date photos and examples. This fifth edition is accompanied by new editions of the Religion and Life mainstream edition, Teacher's Resource Pack, Revision Guide and fully-featured Dynamic Learning CD-ROM.

Table of Contents: Section 1 Believing in God Introduction 1.1 Religious upbringing 1.2 Religious experience 1.3 The argument from design and belief in God 1.4 The argument from causation and belief in God 1.5 Scientific explanations of the world and agnosticism and atheism 1.6 How one religion responds to scientific explanations of the world 1.7 How unanswered prayers may lead to agnosticism or atheism 1.8 How one religion responds to unanswered prayers 1.9 Evil and suffering 1.10 How one religion responds to the problem of evil and suffering 1.11 How two programmes about religion could affect a person’s attitude to belief in God How to answer exam questions Section 2 Matters of life and death Introduction 2.1 Christian beliefs about life after death 2.3 Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death 2.4 Why some people do not believe in life after death 2.5 The nature of abortion 2.6 Christian attitudes to abortion 2.7 The attitudes to abortion in one religion other than Christianity 2.8 The nature of euthanasia 2.9 Christian attitudes to euthanasia 2.10 Attitudes to euthanasia in one religion other than Christianity 2.11 The media and matters of life and death How to answer exam questions Section 3 Marriage and the family Introduction 3.1 Changing attitudes to marriage and family life 3.2 Christian attitudes to sex outside marriage 3.3 The attitudes to sex outside marriage of one religion other than Christianity 3.4 Christian attitudes to divorce 3.5 Attitudes to divorce in one religion other than Christianity 3.6 Why family life is important for Christians 3.7 Why family life is important in one religion other than Christianity 3.9 Attitudes to homosexuality in one religion other than Christianity 3.10 Different Christian attitudes to contraception 3.11 Different attitudes to contraception in one religion other than Christianity How to answer exam questions Section 4 Religion and community cohesion Introduction 4.1 How and why attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed in the United Kingdom 4.2 Different Christian attitudes to equal rights for women in religion 4.3 Different attitudes to equal rights for women in religion in one religion other than Christianity 4.4 The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society 4.5 Government action to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom 4.7 Why the followers of one religion other than Christianity should help to promote racial harmony 4.9 Issues raised for religion by a multi-faith society 4.10 Ways in which religions work to promote community cohesion in the United Kingdom 4.11 How an issue from religion and community cohesion has been presented in one form of the media How to answer exam questions