Understanding Philosophy of Religion - AQA Textbook
"This is a comprehensive and thorough textbook, accurate in its detail… the sections on religious experience and religion and science are particularly good… a detailed and helpful student book". - RE Today, Stephen Pett, May 2009
Understanding Philosophy of Religion - OCR Textbook
5 STARS! "If you're new to the OCR Religious Studies A level then you're either a student or (like me) a teacher who suddenly had to master a completely new A level subject.
With the switch to the new specification, there has been the usual rush to bring out supporting textbooks. Heinemann have published the 'Official' companion ("OCR AS Philosophy and Ethics Student Book", Taylor, Eyre & Knight) which is probably worth having in the department as a reference for things likely to come up in the exam, but is otherwise almost useless as a learning aid. It glosses over enormously complex ideas in a sentence. I tested it out by asking students to read a fairly small section and see if they understood it. 'No' was the universal answer.
Ahluwalia's book is thoroughly and rigorously comprehensive. It gives step by step introductions to all the topics, sub-topics and issues. It references all the relevant thinkers and although 16 year olds may well not be able to follow it all on their own, it offers everything they need to understand the issues raised on this course." - Amazon, April 2009
Teacher Testimonials
“I would say that the Understanding Philosophy of Religion textbook by Libby Ahluwalia is extremely well-written; fun as well as factual, containing comprehensive and detailed extracts from primary sources which have been carefully selected. It is comprehensive for students of all abilities, yet can stretch the most able, especially when combined with the teacher's book resource. Although it is a complete guide for the examinations, it doesn't feel like a textbook, and the scholars find it engaging and comprehensive.” - L Burton, HoD at Dean Close School, November 2009
“The OCR AS A2 text by Libby Ahluwalia is an invaluable resource which has a vast range of useful material within it as well as a useful teacher text to accompany it.” - J Grill, HoD at Churchers College