Articles about Philosophy
This article is for paying subscribers The Philosophers’ Daughters
Peter Vardy is a theologian, philosopher and author well known for his RS conferences in UK schools. He was Vice-Principal of Heythrop College, a Jesuit college in London, from 1999 to 2011. His remarkable ability to...
This article is for paying subscribers Who is responsible? Educating for ethical considerations of climate change
Dr Laura D’Olimpio, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham, argues for a broad-based moral investigation of climate change issues in RE. Laura edits the Journal of Philosophy in...
This article is for paying subscribers Research update
This research update is particularly useful for secondary school teachers as it focuses on resources for the A level and GCSE that are based on current research. The first article discusses the unique contributions...
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This article is for paying subscribers Swinburne’s theism
This article is for paying subscribers Philosophy as a frame of reference for RE
Yonah Matemba (YM), RE teacher trainer at the University of the West of Scotland, addresses a big issue in the subject in an interview with the Editor, Lat Blaylock (LB)
Plashet School Taking pride in RE
Thinking harder with senior students: six strong strategies
This article is for paying subscribers The joys of theology and the challenges of philosophy
Anthony Thiselton, philosopher and Christian theologian, has two new books out, suited to students tackling A levels. We asked him about some of the challenges and possibilities of religious study at A level and...
This article is for paying subscribers Dive in, debate and deepen learning in RE: an approach to teaching and learning in philosophy and religion
On my travels as an external examiner of secondary PGCE RE courses I very occasionally get responses from trainees (and sometimes their mentors) that they can’t see the point of having to write masters-level...
This article is for paying subscribers Is it credible to be a Christian philosopher of science?
In April 2017 Doctor Alvin Plantinga, an American scholar whose rigorous
writings over a half century have made theism – the belief in a divine reality
or God – a serious option within academic...
This article is for paying subscribers Teach through song: songs for the secondary classroom
In this article Chris Hancock offers two sets of songs to use for secondary RE. On this page are songs through which you might teach some basic concepts in subject knowledge, and on the next page there are some songs...