2nd Edition
The Effective Teaching of Religious Education
PART I ROLE OF RE IN SOCIETY TODAY
Chapter 1 The effective teacher of RE
Chapter 2 RE - Erratic boulder?
Chapter 3 Giving religion a chance
PART II WHAT DO WE MEAN BY RELIGION?
Chapter 4 The purpose of RE
Chapter 5 Christianity
Chapter 6 Other world religions
PART III SKILLS FOR UNDERSTANDING
Chapter 7 Concepts and imagination
Chapter 8 Truth-claims and thinking skills
Chapter 9 Interpreting scripture
PART IV EXTENDING THE CURRICULUM
Chapter 10 RE and the rest of the curriculum
Chapter 11 Worship and education
Chapter 12 Encouraging spiritual development
Biography
Brenda Watson was the author of several books on education and religion. A former lecturer at Didsbury College of Education, she became Director of the Farmington Institute in Oxford for several years before doing consultancy work.
Penny Thompson taught RE in comprehensive schools on Merseyside in the UK for 15 years. She has taught at tertiary level, at an independent school and in adult education. She has written a book on RE and is the author of many articles on the subject.
