a 17th and 18th-century movement emphasising reason, science and individual rights

a movement that emphasised the value of human potential, drawing inspiration from classical Greek and Roman ideas

the activities and decisions involved in governing a society or state

a period of cultural, artistic, scientific and intellectual rebirth in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century

Renaissance and Enlightenment: religion and thought

Religious education

The philosophy and beliefs of Thomas Hobbes

The state of nature and social contracts

The philosophy and beliefs of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Analysing 'The Social Contract' by Rousseau

Interaction between religious, philosophical and political belief

In this unit there is a choice. Through a social science lens, pupils consider how psychologists analyse the phenomenon of religion. Or they may study the flowering of philosophy at the time of the Enlightenment through a depth study of Hobbes and Rousseau and their ideas of religion and society.

Psychology of religion or Religion and political philosophy

Which words describes a 17th and 18th-century movement focused on reason, science and individual rights 

Which word describes a period of cultural, artistic, scientific and intellectual rebirth in Europe from the 14th to the 17th century

The way we experience, understand, and respond to the world is known as a 

they believed in God in the same way as in the Middle Ages

they believed in God, but also focussed on reason and human potential 

Which statement is most accurate about Renaissance humanists

Renaissance ideas spread rapdily due to which invention

What word describes the way we experience, understand, and respond to the world

The three jewels are significant for many

Which figure is seen as a common ancestor for many Muslims, Jews and Christians 

For many Christians, Jesus becoming human is known as 

Which methods might be used by social scientists to better understand worldviews?

Renaissance and Enlightenment: religion and thought

Lesson outcome