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Religious Studies

Summer Preparation Work

Philosophy of Religion - Arguments for the existence of God

Introduction

1. Complete these activities on the Eduqas website over the summer in preparation for the initial assessment in September – keep practising until you get them right

http://resource.download.wjec.co.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/vtc/2015-16/15-16_15/eng/arguments-for-existence-of-god/00-introduction/01-which-arguments.html

http://resource.download.wjec.co.uk.s3.amazonaws.com/vtc/2015-16/15-16_15/eng/arguments-for-existence-of-god/00-introduction/02-inductive-or-deductive.html

2. Learn definitions of inductive and deductive arguments for the first lesson

The Cosmological Argument

1. Watch the following videos about the Cosmological Argument.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=The+cosmological+argument&&view=detail&mid=A95B459BB8DC69EE4C3FA95B459BB8DC69EE4C3F&rvsmid=7FC0C81206E4DCB916C07FC0C81206E4DCB916C0&fsscr=0&FORM=VDRVRV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgisehuGOyY (just arguments 1-3)

2. Read the Summer Preparation Work booklet and complete all the tasks using your knowledge from the videos and the information in the booklet and bring all completed tasks to your first day back in September

https://ncpreligiousstudies.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/summer-preparation-booklet.pdf

3. Learn the three parts of St Thomas Aquinas’ Cosmological Argument for the first assessment

Your first Religious Studies assessment will be in the first week of term and will be about the Cosmological Argument – we will have one lesson before the assessment when we can discuss/clarify your work and understanding.