Explore a collection of classroom-ready teaching resources for OCR A-Level Philosophy of Religion. Developed and refined through my own teaching practice, these resources include PowerPoint lessons, retrieval activities, scholarly perspectives and examination practice, designed to support student understanding, analytical thinking and evaluation.
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Unit 1: Ancient Philosophical Influences
A comprehensive teaching resource pack covering Plato’s Theory of Forms, Aristotle’s Four Causes and the Prime Mover. Includes PowerPoint lessons, worksheets, retrieval activities, comparative tasks and examination practice to support students’ knowledge, understanding and evaluation skills.
Unit 2: Soul, Mind and Body
A comprehensive collection of lessons for OCR A-Level Philosophy of Religion, exploring Plato’s substance dualism, Aristotle’s hylomorphism, Descartes’ substance dualism, Ryle’s behaviourism and Dawkins’ materialism. Includes PowerPoint lessons, worksheets, scholarly perspectives, retrieval activities, essay-planning support and an end-of-unit debate exploring materialism and dualism. Designed to develop students’ philosophical understanding, critical thinking and evaluative writing skills.
Unit 3: Arguments Based on Observation — Teleological and Cosmological Arguments
A comprehensive collection of lessons for OCR A-Level Philosophy of Religion, exploring the Teleological and Cosmological Arguments for God’s existence. Covers Aquinas, Paley, Hume, J. S. Mill, Darwin, Dawkins, Tennant and Swinburne. Includes PowerPoint lessons, supporting worksheets, scholarly perspectives, retrieval activities, structured essay planning and examination practice designed to develop students’ philosophical understanding and AO1/AO2 skills.
Unit 4: Arguments Based on Reason — The Ontological Argument
A comprehensive collection of lessons for OCR A-Level Philosophy of Religion, exploring the Ontological Argument for God’s existence. Covers Anselm’s arguments, Descartes’ development, Plantinga’s modal argument and key criticisms from Gaunilo and Kant. Includes PowerPoint lessons, supporting worksheets, scholarly perspectives, retrieval activities, structured essay planning and examination practice designed to strengthen students’ philosophical understanding and AO1/AO2 skills.
Unit 5: Religious Experience — Complete Teaching Resources
A comprehensive collection of lessons for OCR A-Level Philosophy of Religion exploring the nature, diversity and interpretation of religious experiences. Covers biblical examples, Schleiermacher, William James, Happold, Otto’s numinous experience, conversion and corporate experiences, testimony, and psychological and physiological challenges. Includes PowerPoint lessons, supporting worksheets, scholarly perspectives, retrieval activities, essay planning and examination practice designed to strengthen students’ AO1 knowledge and AO2 evaluation skills.
