A complete set of Philosophy of Religion knowledge organisers for Eduqas A Level Religious Studies Component 2. There are 16 sides covering Themes 1–4, each in A4 and A3.

This set covers the whole of Component 2, Philosophy of Religion, from the Eduqas A Level Religious Studies specification. Each theme has a four-sided knowledge organiser. Every side matches one or two sections of the specification (A to F).

What’s included (8 PDF files)

• Theme 1, Arguments for the existence of God: inductive arguments and a posteriori reasoning; the cosmological argument (Aquinas’ first Three Ways and the Kalam argument of William Lane Craig); the teleological argument; challenges to inductive arguments; the ontological argument and its development; challenges to the ontological argument.
• Theme 2, Challenges to religious belief: the logical and evidential problems of evil and suffering; Augustinian and Irenaean type theodicies; religious belief as a product of the human mind (Freud and Jung); atheism and the rejection of religion.
• Theme 3, Religious experience: the nature of religious experience, including visions, conversion, mysticism and prayer; challenges to the objectivity and authenticity of religious experience; the influence of religious experience on practice and faith; definitions of miracles; Hume and Swinburne on miracles.
• Theme 4, Religious language: the inherent problems of religious language; the apophatic and cataphatic ways; verification and falsification; analogy, symbol and myth; religious language as a language game.

On each side

• Clear AO1 content, set out in short sections, flow charts and comparison tables
• Key terms with definitions
• Key quotations from scholars and primary texts, with references
• The specification issues for AO2, with strengths and challenges for evaluation
• Exam tips for (a) and (b) questions, with AO2 essay plans on many sides
• Retrieval questions, and “Think it through” discussion prompts
• Photographs and images to support understanding

Two sizes

• A4, for pupils’ folders and revision packs
• A3, for display, group work or pupils who need a larger print size

The layout is clean and mostly black and white, so the sheets print clearly on a school photocopier. They are easy to read for pupils with SEND.

Suggested uses: unit overviews, revision, retrieval starters, homework, flipped learning and exam preparation in Year 12 and Year 13.

The PDFs can’t be edited.