Morality : Good without Gods

Assessments after half-term - Existence of God only !!!

Please revise the Unit Existence of God. Use a learning log available here and good revision ! 

You can improve revision trying past paper questions here, remember: choose unit 4 !

What is the Argument from religious experience for the existence of God?

Aim: To explain what it is this argument and its problems

Key words: supernatural – experience – miraculous – Pentecostal – sacramental – Holy Communion – Eucharist – St Paul

To do List:
Create a power point or word doc with the following:

A fact file from the research about Religious Experiences. Include definition, types of religious experience and explain in detail (see main points).
Research and create a fact file about St Paul’s religious experience AND from the list below*
Write down the problems of this argument.
Simple Definition: The Argument from religious experience for the existence of God is the argument which proves the existence of God experiencing personally God.
It can occur to either an individual or a group of people.

     Types of religious experiences

• Communicating with God through prayer and meditation
• Feeling God’s presence in worship
• Feeling the presence of God in nature
• Experiencing a conversion 
• Involvement in a miraculous event

Main points:

Explain how people can communicate with God through prayer and meditation
Explain how people can feel God’s presence in worship

Explain what “Pentecostal worship” is

Explain what “sacramental worship” is

Explain what Holy Communion is

Explain what is "feeling the presence of God in nature". 

Explain what is "experiencing a conversion".
Read the account of the conversion of St Paul in Acts 9:1-22

*Research about the religious experience of :The Buddha - Guru Nanak - Mahatma Ghandi - Prophet Muhammad

Try past paper question 2012 Q3 and Q4 here

Websites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions 

Revision booklets and help

SOS REVISION AVAILABLE! Room 28 after 13:00 ! 

Revision booklets available - please revise only 4 units - It is a short course GCSE, you need only four units!: 

Get here (Existence of God) - Get here (Revelation) - Get here (Evil and Suffering) and Get here (Miracles)

Any problems please contact me ASAP (only for urgent questions related to revision). Email me or contact me on Twitter: #EGSRE  

REvision. Past papers

You can download past papers here: 2013, 2012, 2011. For Philosophy and Ultimate Questions press Unit 4 and for Life Issues press Unit 2.

Have a look here in the "guide to command words" to better understand what kind of questions are going to appear in your paper and how should you answer

GCSE bitesize as well for you here.

Kerboodle (online book) here.

Have a good re-vision!
PS Revision in Easter will be 10/04 from 9:00 to 17:00 in room 28. 

Religious experience

Acess here RS Review grade booster

Schumacher needs a miracle

Read this report here about the famous Formula 1 pilot Schumacher and find out why science is expecting a miracle to save him.