Course information
Religious Studies
Sandy Secondary School - Central Bedfordshire
01767680598
Engayne Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1BL
Course summary

Philosophy of Religion: • Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato and Aristotle. • Soul, Mind, Body • Arguments based on observation: Teleological argument, cosmological argument and challenges to arguments from observation. • Arguments based on reason: ontological argument. • Religious Experience • Problem of Evil Religion and Ethics: • Ethical theories (Kant, Utilitarianism, Situation Ethics, Natural Law, Meta-Ethics, Conscience) • Applied Ethics topics (Euthanasia , Business Ethics and Sexual Ethics) Developments in Christian Thought: • Augustine’s Teaching on Human Nature • Death and the Afterlife • Knowledge of God’s Existence • Jesus Christ • Christian Moral Principles and Christian Moral Action • Religious pluralism and theology and society • Gender, theology and society • The Challenge of Secularism • Liberation Theology and Marx

Entry requirements

Six GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths.

How you'll be assessed

Three examinations at the end of Year 13: 2 hours for each paper.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
Ofsted RatingRequires improvement
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressEngayne Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1BL