Philosophy Through Christianity For Ocr B Gcse Religious Studies

A second edition of this successful title, revised to support the requirements of the 2009 OCR GCSE Religious Studies specification B, Philosophy 1 and Philosophy 2.

Covering all four units through Christianity and secular viewpoints, this clear, accessible and comprehensive title guarantees full support for the OCR GCSE Religious Studies specification. Endorsed by OCR and written by experts, this textbook covers all four units of the specification through Christianity and secular viewpoints, and is an essential component of your successful OCR B course in Religious Studies. - Gives you the opportunity to practise for the exam through exam-specific advice, questions and model answers - Offers in-depth content coverage, reliable information and supporting activities to help you achieve your best - Aids your learning with student-focused features such as key terms and summary boxes Contents Section 1: The Big Story of medicine and health through time -- what do you think happened when? Section 2: Why was Ancient Medicine so significant when people didn't even know what made them sick? Section 3: Why didn't medicine improve during the Middle Ages? Section 4: Why was the medical Renaissance important when it didn't make anyone healthier? Section 5: Medicine in 1800: On the brink of progress Section 6: Fighting disease after 1800: Which medical hero deserves the statue of honour? Section 7: Public health after 1800: When did it finally improve -- and why? Section 8: Why has surgery improved so much since 1800? Section 9: Did Florence Nightingale revolutionise hospitals single-handed? Section 10: Conclusions

The main topics of the book closely follow the main sections of the specification and provide core content, knowledge and understanding in clear and manageable sections. Specific aids to learning are: clear division between each of the four religions available for study with the specification; a bold, numbered list of Things to Learn at the start of each new section, revisited and reinforced throughout; limited amount of text reading per section so less-confident readers are not overwhelmed by full text pages; regular, achievable tasks and activities to check learning on each sub-section; careful attention to sentence length and language level throughout; colourful and attractive page design with large and informative illustrations; extra help in exam preparation questions.

This successful textbook for OCR Ethics 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 ethics. 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 Philosophy through Christianity for OCR B GCSE Religious Studies: Second Edition to provide support for the full course.

Covering Philosophy and Ethics for OCR spec B, this textbook focuses on Christianity and Islam. The book contains exam style questions based on the criteria for GCSE Religious Studies, sign posting relevant key skills at level one and two.

Exam Board: OCR Level: GCSE Subject: RS First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: June 2018 Motivate every student to deepen their understanding and fulfil their potential by following a stimulating, well-paced course through the strengthened content requirements; produced by subject specialists and OCR's Publishing Partner. - Equips students with the detailed knowledge they need to succeed with clear, lively explanations that make key concepts accessible to all ability levels. - Provides opportunities for students to learn, review and develop their knowledge and skills through a variety of engaging activities, discussion points and extension tasks to stretch high achievers. - Ensures that your lessons are both innovative and inclusive, supplying a bank of tasks that draw on best practice teaching methods. - Encourages students to take an active interest in every topic, using relevant news articles, real-life viewpoints and quotations from sacred texts to bring religious principles and practices to life. - Boosts students' confidence approaching assessment via practice questions and guidance on tackling different question types. - Enables you to teach the systematic study content confidently with comprehensive coverage of Christianity and Islam. OCR GCSE RS Spec Content covered: Christianity - Beliefs and teachings - Practices Islam - Beliefs and teachings - Practices Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective - Relationships and families - The existence of God - Religion, peace and conflict - Dialogue between religious and non-religious beliefs and attitudes - Covers the short course content.

A stand-alone textbook covering one of the most popular areas of study for RE GCSE. This is currently the only full and short course text book endorsed for OCR's 2001 specification B paper (1931/1031).