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Year 10 Homework: Explain the reasons a Christian might give in support of their belief in God

05 Jan

Your task is the Part D (6 mark) question: “Explain the reasons a Christian might give in support of their belief in God”.

Your job is to explain briefly the reasons people might give for belief in God. The six to talk about are given by the acronym EMU COT:

Experience
Morality
Upbringing
Cosmological
Ontological
Teleological

You should have something about all of these in your notes. 6 marks, 6 points. Make sure you explain what each one means briefly though, eg. “Some Christians might believe in God because of the cosmological argument, which means that they look at cause and effect in the universe and argue that God must be the first cause to start everything off”.

Due Monday 10th please!

As ever, leave a comment if you have any questions.

For the benefit of anyone who missed it I’ve added the Ontological Argument PowerPoint

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Year 11 Science and Religion homework

07 Dec

This homework is on Science and Religion:

(a) What is meant by ‘environmentalism’? [1]
(b) What is the difference between scientific and biblical accounts of how humans were created? [2]
(c) Describe three similarities about Christian and Scientific views of the universe and humanity. [3]
(d) Explain why Christians might have different views about how they should treat the planet. [6]
(e) ‘Human beings are not capable of caring for the environment.’ [12]

The Part E is quite tricky. The key tension is what human beings are capable of.

You could tackle this from an environmental perspective:
On one hand human beings have shown themselves to be terrible at looking after the planet. We have deforested, caused oil spills, made species extinct, caused global warming. These are clearly not the actions of people looking after the planet well.
On the other hand, humans have developed incredible technology in terms of renewable energy, organisations work to protect endangered species etc. Perhaps we are good at looking after the planet!

From the Chrsitian perspective:
Humans are given “dominion” over the planet to subdue it. It is not our job to fix a “fallen” world – this is ultimately God’s job.
On the other hand, many Christians consider us to have a duty of stewardship. We are looking after the planet on behalf of God. If we have been entrusted with this task then we should be capable of completing it.

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A-Level notes

05 Dec

Hi A-levellers!

Here are the notes from the first 3 A-level sessions with me, just in case you’ve lost them…

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8O Children’s Books

30 Nov

I’d like to share some of the children’s books created by 8O:

Molly’s A Leaf for Every Soul is a superb read, and I must say that Conor’s Mr Happy and his Unhappy Day was a classic addition to the Mr Men franchise.

Well done all!

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Brian McClaren on the authority of the Bible

23 Nov

Just stumbled across a fasctinating mini-article on Christian understandings of the authority of the Bible. Note that “sola scriptura” is the belief that the Bible alone provides God’s words and is the final authority on Christian doctrine.

Brian McClaren is a really interesting theologian and I would recommend all Theology Thursday folks to dip into his blog… (and read his book, A New Kind of Christianity).

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Year 10 RPE Day Resources: Medical Ethics

22 Nov

Hi all,

Further information for any of you who are interested as promised…

Abortion:

SPUC website
Pro Choice Majority – a website putting across the view that women should have a choice about abortion

Euthanasia:

Reasons for euthanasia
Care Not Killing – an anti-euthanasia website

Hope that helps! Please leave a comment or email me if you have questions or find any other useful resources I can link to…

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Year 9 Homework – Ethical Music

16 Nov

Your task is to write a song with an ethically positive message. You could either make it up completely or re-write the lyrics to a real song.

Your other option is to write a story about a situation in which someone has a decision to make and is helped to do so by hearing a piece of music.

The words for all the songs we listened to in class are here.

Below are the videos for inspiration…

Kanye West – Jesus Walks

Bob Marley – Redemption Song

Black Eyed Peas – Where is the Love?

John Lennon – Imagine

The whole PowerPoint for the lesson is available here

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Year 11 Homework: Good and Evil

12 Nov

Your next practise question is on Good and Evil:

(a) What is meant by the term ‘conscience’? [1]
(b) How might a Christian cope with suffering in their life? [2]
(c) Describe three Christian beliefs about the origin of evil. [3]
(d) Explain why Christians believe they should try to follow a moral code. [6]
(e) ‘People should make their own moral decisions without bothering about religion.’ [12]

It’s due the w/b Monday 29th November

Good luck!

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Year 10 Homework: It is not possible to describe God

11 Nov

Your job is to respond to the following statement: “It is not possible to describe what God is like”.

Suggested structure:

Intro: What is the statement trying to say? Why is there a problem here?
Agreements: Why might people agree? What reasons might give to say they can know what God is like? eg. We know from the Bible, the person of Jesus, experiences of God, miracles…
Disagreements: Why might people disagree? What reasons would people give say it’s impossible to describe God (even if God exists)? eg. You can’t describe in human words that which is outside of everything we know, God is completely different to everything we know; analogy doesn’t stretch to God (“my dog is good” is not the same as “God is good”).
Analysis: What are the strengths and weaknesses? Which side is most convincing? Why?
Conclusion: What’s you opinion and why?

Good luck! This is due next Wednesday (24th November).

Please email me if you have any questions…

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Year 7 Homework: The Cosmological Argument

11 Nov

The question is: “Does the Cosmological Argument prove the existence of God? Why or why not?”

Your job is to explain whether you think Aquinas’ argument is good evidence for the existence of God.

Does the idea that there must be a being that “caused” the universe prove that God exists. There’s a cause for everything, there must be a cause for the universe right?

On the other hand, people might say that God can’t explain the universe. If the universe needs a cause, then doesn’t God need a cause too? If not, why not?

Try to explain both sides of the argument, then give a conclusion to say which you think is true.

Just for fun, here’s the YouTube video of the Domino Chain:

Deadlines:
7M – 18th November
7N – 23rd November
7E – 25th November

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