Jon Mayled is a chief examiner. He is author and editor of many popular books for the GCSE and GCE specifications.

Jill Oliphant was formerly Head of Religious Studies at Angley School in Kent, UK.

Sam Pillay is Subject Leader in Religious Studies at the Axe Valley Academy in Devon, UK..

Matthew Taylor is an experienced examiner and Headmaster of King's College (HMC), the British School of Madrid.

Acknowledgements, How to use this book, Answering examination questions, Timeline. PART I PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. Ancient philosophical influences. 1 Plato. 2 Aristotle. 3 Soul, mind and body. The existence of God. 4 Arguments based on observation. 5 Arguments based on reason: the ontological argument. God and the world. 6 Religious experience. 7 The problem of evil. PART II RELIGIOUS ETHICS. 8 What is ethics? 9 Moral absolutism and moral relativism. Normative ethical theories: religious approaches. 10 Natural moral law. 11 Situation ethics. Normative ethical theories. 12 Kantian ethics. 13 Utilitarianism. Applied Ethics. 14 Euthanasia. 15 Business ethics. PART III DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT. 16 Introduction. Insight. 17 Augustine's teaching on human nature. 18 Death and the afterlife. Foundations. 19 Knowledge of God's existence. 20 The person of Jesus Christ. Living. 21 Christian moral principles. 22 Christian moral action. Glossary, Bibliography, Index.