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General

  
? Edexcel A2 Implications
by Richard Kueh		 A revision resource.

Biblical Studies

  
? "Paul,"
Dr Simon Gathercole		 A useful summary of our knowledge of the second most important influence on the development of early Christianity, and of his historical influence.
? "The Quest of the Historical Jesus,"
Dr Simon Gathercole
This article summarises the attempts by scholars to get behind the Gospels narratives to the historical figure of Jesus
? The Gospel of Judas, by Dr Simon Gathercole A discussion of the recently published "Gnostic" Gospel of Judas. Is it historically reliable? What does it tell us about early Christianity?

Philosophy

  
? "How to Read Plato",
Dr Catherine Pickstock		 This article argues that Plato should not be understood as a detached and disengaged philosopher, but one deeply engaged with human emotions, physicality and life.
? "Simone de Beauvoir",
Michael Wilcockson.		 An article on the French Philosopher setting out the key terminology of her Existential feminist ethics.
? "Epistemology",
 Richard Kueh		 A Powerpoint presentation aimed specifically at revision for the AQA A Level Philosophy Unit 1 on Epistemology.
? "Ayer",
Richard Kueh		 Notes and close textual analysis of key arguments by A J Ayer on the Verification Principle – the argument that seeks to prove that talk about God is strictly meaningless.
? If determinism is true, what impact might it have on our idea of morality?, by Richard Kueh. A sample essay for A Level.
? EDExcel A2 Philosophy of Religion Unit 4: Implications, by Richard Kueh Detailed discussion of a source based set of EdExcel questions, useful also as a general introduction to some of the developments in the History of Philosophy.
? "Donovan",
Richard Kueh		 Teaching notes and some close textual analysis of arguments from Peter Donovan's Can we know God by experience?

Christian Theology

  
? "Miracles",
Richard Kueh		 Summaries of key arguments about miracles from Hick, Hume, Swinburne, Polkinghorne, Aquinas and others. Useful as an A Level resource, and also to review some of the classic thinkers in this area.
? "By definition, miracles do not happen.' Discuss",
Richard Kueh.		 A sample essay for A Level.

History of Christianity

  
? "Belief",
Richard Rex.		 An article on the "King's Book" and a moment when the English Reformation might have headed in a more Catholic direction.

Religious Studies

  
? "Reductionism: Methodological and Ideological,"
Fraser Watts		 A critique of ideological Reductionism in modern thought, with particular reference to evolution, consciousness and artificial intelligence.
? "The Theology of the Koran",
Tim Winter		 An Introductory Lecture

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