AQA (A) GCSE Religious Studies Unit 2 Christianity: Ethics
AQA (A) GCSE Religious Studies Unit 2 Christianity: Ethics

AQA (A) GCSE Religious Studies Unit 2 Christianity: Ethics

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This textbook has been written to meet the needs of students following the AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification A course who are studying Unit 2 Christianity: Ethics. Detailed analysis of the issues and discussion of a range of views are supported throughout by key word definitions and study of relevant biblical passages and other Christian teachings. Each section concludes with sample questions and answers, questions for exam practice, class activities and homework tasks. A final section on exam technique is followed by a glossary and list of useful websites. Each of the following topics for this specification is considered from the perspective of Christianity: The right to life (abortion, euthanasia) The use of medical technology (fertility treatments, human genetic engineering.cloning) Personal responsibility (sexual relationships, drugs) Social responsibility (marriage, prejudice and discrimination) Global concerns (the environment, world poverty) Conflict (war and peace, crime and punishment)

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Ways in which Christians make moral decisions Sources of morality The right to life 2 Abortion The law in the UK General arguments for and against abortion Central issues about abortion Christian attitudes to abortion 3 Euthanasia Types of euthanasia The hospice movement General arguments for and against euthanasia Christian attitudes to euthanasia The use of medical technology 4 Fertility treatments Types of fertility treatments Embryonic research Surrogacy General arguments for and against fertility treatments Christian views on fertility treatments 5 Human genetic engineering Somatic cell therapy Saviour siblings Designer babies General arguments for and against genetic engineering Christian views on genetic engineering 6 Cloning Reproductive cloning Therapeutic cloning General arguments for and against cloning Religious views on cloning Personal responsibility 7 Sexual relationships Secular attitudes to homosexual relationships Christian attitudes to homosexual relationships Secular attitudes to heterosexual relationships Different types of extra-marital sexual relationships Christian attitudes to heterosexual relationships Contraception 8 Drugs Legal drugs Illegal drugs Drug-taking in Britain Helping drug addicts Christian attitudes to drugs Social responsibility 9 Marriage Christian attitudes to marriage Alternatives to marriage Why marriages fail Divorce, annulment and remarriage The law Christian attitudes to divorce and remarriage The importance of family and the elderly 10 Prejudice and discrimination What are prejudice and discrimination? Causes of prejudice and discrimination Discrimination and the law Racial and colour discrimination Religious discrimination Gender discrimination Disability discrimination Christian attitudes to prejudice and discrimination Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968) Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu Global concerns 11 The environment Environmental problems What can be done? Christian attitudes to the environment 12 World poverty The situation The response Christian attitudes to world poverty Conflict 13 Introduction Justice Forgiveness Reconciliation Peace 14 War and peace Causes of war Types of weapons Terrorism The Just War theory Pacifism Christian attitudes to war and peace 15 Crime and punishment Crime Why do people commit crime? Aims of punishment Forms of punishment The death penalty (capital punishment) Christian attitudes to crime and punishment Exam technique Glossary Useful websites Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780340986561
  • Publisher: Hachette Learning
  • Publisher Imprint: Philip Allan Updates
  • Edition: New edition
  • ISBN-10: 0340986565
  • Publisher Date: 26 Jun 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English


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