Block Busters

Handout William James Recap page.

William James and Challenges to Religious Experience

All MUST Identify the three challenges to Religious Experiences and summarise one scholar’s attitude towards Religious Experiences.

AO1 B3

Most SHOULD

Assess one challenge towards religious experiences weighing up the evidence and drawing a conclusion on the veridicalness of the challenge.

AO1 B4

AO2 B3

Some COULD

Evaluate the challenges to Religious Experiences with specific reference to Karl Marx’s criticisms from a sociological perspective.

AO1 B5

AO2 B4

Recap of William James

Make the connection between William James and the different images.What the image is representing.

Explain what it has to do with William James’ theory about Religious

Experience.Make a link to another case of

Religious Experience or another scholar’s views.

Challenges to Religious Experience

Circulate the room and look at a different response to Religious Experiences.Record the information you need about the challenge in the directed manner. By the end you will have:...Identified the key aspects of the three challenges.Level 1 Analysis...Assessed why the conclusions are drawn and what evidence is offered.Level 2 Analysis...Evaluated the challenge to religious experiences.Identify strengths and weaknesses of the challenges.Level 3 AnalysisExtension:Investigate other challenges if they have time.

Challenges to Religious Experience

Feed back to the classWhat was the Challenge that you investigated?Think Level 1 AnalysisWhat were the conclusions that were drawn?Think Level 2 AnalysisWhat were the strengths and weaknesses?Think Level 3 Analysis

William James and Challenges to Religious Experience

All MUST Identify the three challenges to Religious Experiences and summarise one scholar’s attitude towards Religious Experiences.

AO1 B3

Most SHOULD

Assess one challenge towards religious experiences weighing up the evidence and drawing a conclusion on the veridicalness of the challenge.

AO1 B4

AO2 B3

Some COULD

Evaluate the challenges to Religious Experiences with specific reference to Karl Marx’s criticisms from a sociological perspective.

AO1 B5

AO2 B4

Richard Swinburne

William James

Rudolph Otto

Karl Jung

Sigmund Freud

Karl Marx

Connecting the scholars.Identify a theory that they share.Use a quote to create a dialogue between two scholars.Identify one scholar’s opinion and use another to challenge it.

Evaluating Marx

Read the summaries of Marx and then the six replies to Marx will be revealed one by one. Students will have a limited time to read and record the replies in their reply circles.When they are done students share their records with their partner and they will then add to their circle.Level 1: Single words for each segment – use a colouring pencil associated with that reply.Level 2: One example/evidence for the reply – draw an image associated to the reply.Level 3: Summarise the challenge in a sentence using no more than ten English words.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the BLANKS with the words that complete the sentences.

William James and Challenges to Religious Experience

All MUST Identify the three challenges to Religious Experiences and summarise one scholar’s attitude towards Religious Experiences.

AO1 B3

Most SHOULD

Assess one challenge towards religious experiences weighing up the evidence and drawing a conclusion on the veridicalness of the challenge.

AO1 B4

AO2 B3

Some COULD

Evaluate the challenges to Religious Experiences with specific reference to Karl Marx’s criticisms from a sociological perspective.

AO1 B5

AO2 B4

Analysis of Challenges to Religious Experience.

Take one article relating to one of the three challenges to religious experiences.Read and analyse the articles and answer the associated questions which refer to the Analysis Skills.Apply the Level 1 Analysis to one of the Challenges.Apply the Level 2 Analysis to one of the Challenges.Apply the Level 3 Analysis to one of the Challenges.Apply your Level of Analysis to another Challenge.

William James and Challenges to Religious Experience

All MUST Identify the three challenges to Religious Experiences and summarise one scholar’s attitude towards Religious Experiences.

AO1 B3

Most SHOULD

Assess one challenge towards religious experiences weighing up the evidence and drawing a conclusion on the veridicalness of the challenge.

AO1 B4

AO2 B3

Some COULD

Evaluate the challenges to Religious Experiences with specific reference to Karl Marx’s criticisms from a sociological perspective.

AO1 B5

AO2 B4