Brenda Watson is 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.

• PART I ROLE OF RE IN SOCIETY TODAYChapter 1 The effective teacher of REChapter 2 RE - Erratic boulder?Chapter 3 Giving religion a chancePART II WHAT DO WE MEAN BY RELIGION?Chapter 4 The purpose of REChapter 5 ChristianityChapter 6 Other world religionsPART III SKILLS FOR UNDERSTANDINGChapter 7 Concepts and imaginationChapter 8 Truth-claims and thinking skillsChapter 9 Interpreting scripturePART IV EXTENDING THE CURRICULUMChapter 10 RE and the rest of the curriculum Chapter 11 Worship and educationChapter 12 Encouraging spiritual development

Brenda Watson is 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.

• PART I ROLE OF RE IN SOCIETY TODAYChapter 1 The effective teacher of REChapter 2 RE - Erratic boulder?Chapter 3 Giving religion a chancePART II WHAT DO WE MEAN BY RELIGION?Chapter 4 The purpose of REChapter 5 ChristianityChapter 6 Other world religionsPART III SKILLS FOR UNDERSTANDINGChapter 7 Concepts and imaginationChapter 8 Truth-claims and thinking skillsChapter 9 Interpreting scripturePART IV EXTENDING THE CURRICULUMChapter 10 RE and the rest of the curriculum Chapter 11 Worship and educationChapter 12 Encouraging spiritual development

Brenda Watson is 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.

• PART I ROLE OF RE IN SOCIETY TODAYChapter 1 The effective teacher of REChapter 2 RE - Erratic boulder?Chapter 3 Giving religion a chancePART II WHAT DO WE MEAN BY RELIGION?Chapter 4 The purpose of REChapter 5 ChristianityChapter 6 Other world religionsPART III SKILLS FOR UNDERSTANDINGChapter 7 Concepts and imaginationChapter 8 Truth-claims and thinking skillsChapter 9 Interpreting scripturePART IV EXTENDING THE CURRICULUMChapter 10 RE and the rest of the curriculum Chapter 11 Worship and educationChapter 12 Encouraging spiritual development