1. GCSE PHILOSOPHY AND APPLIED ETHICS
Thursday, 11th June 2015 AM
Unit B601: Philosophy –
The Nature of God
Religious and Spiritual Experience
The End of Life
Unit B602: Philosophy –
Good and Evil
Reason and Revelation
Religion and Science
Monday, 11th May 2015 AM
Unit B603: Applied Ethics –
Christianity and Human Relationships
Christianity and Medical Ethics
Christianity and Poverty and Wealth
Unit B604: Applied Ethics-
Christianity and Peace and Justice
Christianity and Equality
Christianity and the Media

2. God is... The Trinity – One God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit God is...
Perfect
Judge
Eternal
Omnipresent
Omnibenevolent
Omniscient
Omnipotent
God is...
Treatment of criminals
Immanent
Transcendent

3. Why Christians believe in God
Authority of the Bible
Teleological Argument
Miracles
Argument from experience
Ontological argument
Why Christians believe in God
Cosmological argument
Treatment of criminals
Moral Argument
Background and upbringing

4. Religious and Spiritual Experience
Public Worship
Private Worship
Prayer and Meditation
Art and Music
Christian Symbols
Religious and Spiritual Experience
Features of a Church
Food and Fasting
The Liturgical Year

5. The End of Life The Body and Soul Life after death
Beliefs about heaven
Judgement
Particular
General
The End of Life
Beliefs about hell and purgatory
Funeral rites
Salvation
Treatment of criminals

6. Good and Evil God and the Devil (Satan) The Fall, Original Sin
Redemption
Irenaean Theodicy
sources and reasons for moral behaviour
Good and Evil
Moral and Natural Evil
Treatment of criminals
Augustinian Theodicy
The Problem of Evil

7. Religion, Reason and Revelation
General Revelation
Special Revelation
Mystical and Religious Experience
The Person of Jesus
Messiah /Christ/ Son of David
Son of God
Son of Man
Jesus/ Saviour
Religion, Reason and Revelation
The Importance of the Bible
The Authority of the Bible

8. Scientific theories about the origins of the world and humanity
Harmony? Conflict?
Christian teachings about the origins of the world and humanity
Science and Religion
Christian responsibility to the environment
Humanity and animals
Literalist (creationist)
Non-Literalist
Treatment of criminals
War is wrong

9. Religion and human relationships
Roles of men and women in a Christian family
Marriage and marriage ceremonies
Divorce and remarriage
Roles of men and women in the church
Religion and human relationships
Sexual relationships
Treatment of criminals
Civil partnerships
Contraception

10. Religion and Medical Ethics
Euthanasia
Sanctity of life
Attitudes to abortion
Suicide
Religion and Medical Ethics
Attitudes to fertility treatment and genetic engineering
Animals in medical research
Treatment of criminals
Cloning

11. Religion, Poverty and Wealth
Causes of hunger, poverty and disease
Christian attitudes to wealth and poverty
How to put charity into practice
Immoral Occupations
Religion, Poverty and Wealth
The work of a Voluntary Agency
Treatment of criminals
Moral Occupations
The use of money
Gambling
Lending

12. Religion, Peace and Justice
Social Injustice
Violence and Pacifism
Purposes of punishment
Holy War
Religion, Peace and Justice
War can be right
Treatment of Criminals
Treatment of criminals
War is wrong

13. Equality
Prejudice
Discrimination
Christian attitudes towards Racism
Christian attitudes towards Gender
Reconciliation
Religion and Equality
Forgiveness
Attitudes towards others:
Inclusivism
Ecumenism
Pluralism
Attitudes towards others
Evangelism
Proselytising
Exclusivism
Treatment of criminals

14. Media
Definition
Types
Positive Portrayal of Christianity in the Media
Negative Portrayal of Christianity in the Media
Arguments against Censorship
Religion and
the Media
How the media presents religious and philosophical messages?
Treatment of criminals
Arguments in favour of Censorship
Freedom of Speech
Censorship

15. D and E review exercise
Types
Positive Portrayal of Christianity in the Media
Negative Portrayal of Christianity in the Media
Arguments against Censorship
Religion and
the Media
How the media presents religious and philosophical messages?
Treatment of criminals
Arguments in favour of Censorship
Freedom of Speech
Censorship

16. Key Biblical Quotes
Avoid every kind of evil
Do for others what you want them to do for you
Help carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ
Love your neighbour as you love yourself
So then, you must clothe yourselves with Compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
God looked at everything he had made and he was very pleased.
Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God; he bought you for a price. So use your bodies for God's glory.
Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. “I am the light of the world,” he said. “Whoever follows me will have the light of life and will never walk in darkness.”
Everything is permissible--but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible--but not everything is constructive.
Dear friends, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever loves is a child of God and knows God.
Keep safe what has been entrusted to you.
Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody. Never take revenge, … Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
There is no God besides me. I put to death and I bring to life
There is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women, you are all one in union with Christ Jesus.
Do not kill
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you