... Comparisons with units of work from the author's school will be made at the end together with a brief reflection upon the author's understanding of effective RE. Before each unit is assessed it is important to address the question as to whether the QCA units were constructed to give the students a realistic impression of the Christian faith. Astely (1992) points out that "there is no such thing as Christianity" rather there are a plurality of Christian beliefs and practices which one could term "Christianities" (p.4); Brown (1992) also notes that there are over "20,000 Christian sects" (p.17). To give students a realistic impression the teacher clearly should take into account the plurality of the Christian faith. Smart (1979) also argues even though Christianity is not "a single thing" (p.7) it should in some way relate to Christ "either in historical continuity or through religious experience or both" (ibid, p.128), and ...

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