Jill Oliphant

AQA Religious Ethics for AS and A2

Herausgeber: Mayled, Jon; Tunley, Anne

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Structured directly around the specification of the AQA, this is the definitive textbook for students of Advanced Subsidiary or Advanced Level courses. It covers all the necessary topics for Religious Ethics in an enjoyable student-friendly fashion. Each chapter includes: * A list of key issues * AQA specification checklist * Explanations of key terminology * Helpful summaries * Self-test review questions * Exam practice questions To maximise students' chances of exam success, the book contains a section dedicated to answering examination questions. It comes complete with lively illustrations, a comprehensive glossary, full bibliography and a companion website.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9780415549332
• ISBN-10: 0415549337
• Artikelnr.: 29569495

Autorenporträt

Jill Oliphant teaches Religious Studies at Angley School in Kent. She is also an experienced examiner. Jon Mayled has been a Chief Examiner for Religious Studies. He is a freelance writer and editor. Anne Tunley is Head of Religious Studies at Gateways School in Leeds and an experienced examiner.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations. Acknowledgements. How to use this book. Answering
examination questions. Timeline: Scientists, Ethicists and Thinkers 1. What
is Ethics? AS Unit A Religion and Ethics 1 2. Utilitarianism 3. Situation
Ethics 4. Religious teaching on the nature and value of human life 5.
Abortion 6. Euthanasia and the right to life AS Unit B Religion and Ethics
2 7. Kant 8. Natural law 9. Religious views of the created world
10.Environment, both local and world wide A2 Unit 3A Religion and Ethics
11. Libertarianism 12. Virtue ethics 13. Religious views on sexual
behaviour and human relationships 14. Science and technology Unit 4C 15.
Ways of moral decision-making. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.