LESSONS

• 7 WHAT IS RELIGION? Students explore their own views on religion and compare them with those of Gandhi.
• 9 WINDOWS ON RELIGION Develops an understanding of the nature of religion, and of commonly held perspectives on religion.
• 11 WHO NEEDS RELIGION? Helps students to develop knowledge and understanding of what believers get from religion.
• 13 MUSLIM MORALITY Students develop empathy and understanding by identifying those occupations a Muslim would avoid.
• 15 ALL DRESSED UP A letter-writing task encourages students to develop an understanding of Muslim women's dress code.
• 17 THE BUSINESS PLAN Students consider hypothetical situations to develop an understanding of the Sikh principle of Sewa, and consider their own moral code.
• 19 A JOB WORTH DOING Asks students to analyse and evaluate the ethics of income.
• 21 PRACTISE WHAT YOU PREACH Explores what is meant by religious 'commitment', and how it manifests itself.
• 23 TILL DEATH DO US PART Students use evidence to argue the case for remarriage, in the context of Christian belief.
• 25 HANG HER! Students develop skills in handling evidence to support a personal view, in the context of capital punishment.
• 27 GIRL POWER Students analyse and weigh up arguments relating to female ordination.
• 29 A GOOD DEATH Students write 'doctor's notes' to analyse and evaluate the issue of euthanasia.
• 31 AN END TO VIOLENCE Explores pacifism and ethical use of violence using skills of empathy and evaluation.
• 33 GONE BEFORE Explores and analyses the attitudes to death and their effect on practice.
• 35 CASTE OFF Students consider how the caste system affects young Hindus in India.
• 37 A DAY OF REST Students write a letter to an MP in order to argue for or against Sunday trading.
• 39 JEWISH JUSTICE Asks students to evaluate the contribution of Judaism to Western legal codes.
• 41 FAITH IN ACTION Students write an article to explain and evaluate the Muslim custom of Zakat.

ESPECIALLY SUITED TO COURSEWORK

• 43 INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE Students use a checklist as a framework for analysing and evaluating the issue of abortion.
• 45 ORGANISED WORSHIP Students use a flow chart to analyse and evaluate hierarchical organisation within the Roman Catholic Church.
• 47 LIVING IN SIN Students develop skills of empathy and understanding by exploring the link between belief and practice, in the context of marriage versus cohabiting.
• 49 GOD'S GARDEN Explores the influence of religious belief and morality on social practice, focusing on environmental issues.
• 51 HIS WORD IS LAW Students investigate authority in Islamic law and its relation to civil law, and the concept of mitigating circumstances.
• 53 DIVINE AUTHORITY Aims to develop skills of understanding, evaluation and reflection, by investigating early attitudes to Jesus.
• 55 MONEY MAD Students write a 'bank manager's report' on investment in industries considered by some to be unethical, using skills of reflection and evaluation.
• 57 THE CHRISTMAS STORY Students develop skills of analysis, textual study, and awareness of symbolism, by comparing gospel versions of the birth of Jesus.
• 59 THE POVERTY TRAP Develops skills of evaluation and personal response using poverty as an example.
• 61 GOD CONTROLS ME Students make a table to compare and evaluate positive and negative aspects of a Marxist perspective on religion.