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Unit 7: An Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What arguments do believers give for the existence of God, and how strong are they?

Arguments for the existence of God: the design (teleological) argument, the cause (cosmological) argument, the argument from religious experience and miracles, and the main objections to each.
A focused CCEA GCSE Religious Studies guide to arguments for the existence of God in Unit 7 Philosophy of Religion. Covers the design argument, the cause argument, the argument from religious experience and miracles, and the main objections to each, with worked exam technique.
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What do Christians believe happens after death, and what reasons are given for and against life after death?

Life after death: Christian beliefs about the resurrection of the body and the immortality of the soul, beliefs about heaven, hell and judgement, arguments used to support belief in life after death, and the main objections.
A focused CCEA GCSE Religious Studies guide to life after death in Unit 7 Philosophy of Religion. Covers Christian beliefs about resurrection and the soul, heaven, hell and judgement, arguments used to support belief in life after death, and the main objections.
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How do believers say they experience God, and can such experiences be trusted?

Experiencing God: ways believers claim to experience God, including prayer, worship, the numinous, conversion and miracles, what these experiences mean to believers, and the main reasons people question them.
A focused CCEA GCSE Religious Studies guide to experiencing God in Unit 7 Philosophy of Religion. Covers ways believers claim to experience God including prayer, worship, the numinous, conversion and miracles, what they mean to believers, and the main reasons people question them.
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What do believers mean when they describe the nature of God, and do these qualities fit together?

The nature of God in philosophy: belief in God as omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent, as transcendent and immanent, and as personal, and the questions these qualities raise.
A focused CCEA GCSE Religious Studies guide to the nature of God in Unit 7 Philosophy of Religion. Covers belief in God as omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent, as transcendent and immanent, and as personal, and the philosophical questions these qualities raise.
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If God is all powerful and all loving, why is there evil and suffering?

The problem of evil and suffering: the difference between moral and natural evil, the challenge it poses to belief in an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God, and Christian responses including free will, soul-making and the example of Jesus.
A focused CCEA GCSE Religious Studies guide to the problem of evil and suffering in Unit 7 Philosophy of Religion. Covers moral and natural evil, the challenge to belief in an all powerful and all loving God, and Christian responses including free will, soul-making and the example of Jesus.
14 min answer →