The course will provide you with opportunities to: • Study relationships between religion and culture; • Consider moral values and attitudes of individuals, faith communities contemporary society; • Develop skills in reasoning on matters concerning values, attitudes, and actions; • Develop the ability to make responsible judgments on significant moral teaching and issues. • Consider the quest for meaning in life, truth, and ultimate values; • Adopt an enquiring, critical, and reflective approach to the study of religion, philosophy, and ethics. Philosophy of religion • Ancient philosophical influences; • The nature of the soul, mind and body; • Arguments about the existence or non-existence of God; • The nature and impact of religious experience; • The challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil; • Ideas about the nature of God; • Issues in religious language. Religion and ethics • Normative ethical theories; • The application of ethical theory to euthanasia and business ethics; • Ethical language and thought; • Debates surrounding the significant idea of conscience; • Sexual ethics and the influence on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs. Developments in Christian thought • Religious beliefs, values, and teachings, their interconnections, and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world; • Sources of religious wisdom and authority; • Practices that shape and express religious identity, and how these vary within a tradition; • Significant social and historical developments in theology and religious thought; • Key themes related to the relationship between religion and society.
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above or equivalent. Grade 6 or above in GCSE RE.
Philosophy of religion 120 marks 2 hours written paper 33.3% of total A level. Religion and ethics 120 marks 2 hours written paper 33.3% of total A level. Development in Christian thought 120 marks 2 hours written paper 33.3% of total A level.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Lincolnshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Station Road, Branston, Lincoln, LN4 1LH |
The course will provide you with opportunities to: • Study relationships between religion and culture; • Consider moral values and attitudes of individuals, faith communities contemporary society; • Develop skills in reasoning on matters concerning values, attitudes, and actions; • Develop the ability to make responsible judgments on significant moral teaching and issues. • Consider the quest for meaning in life, truth, and ultimate values; • Adopt an enquiring, critical, and reflective approach to the study of religion, philosophy, and ethics. Philosophy of religion • Ancient philosophical influences; • The nature of the soul, mind and body; • Arguments about the existence or non-existence of God; • The nature and impact of religious experience; • The challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil; • Ideas about the nature of God; • Issues in religious language. Religion and ethics • Normative ethical theories; • The application of ethical theory to euthanasia and business ethics; • Ethical language and thought; • Debates surrounding the significant idea of conscience; • Sexual ethics and the influence on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs. Developments in Christian thought • Religious beliefs, values, and teachings, their interconnections, and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world; • Sources of religious wisdom and authority; • Practices that shape and express religious identity, and how these vary within a tradition; • Significant social and historical developments in theology and religious thought; • Key themes related to the relationship between religion and society.
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above or equivalent. Grade 6 or above in GCSE RE.
Philosophy of religion 120 marks 2 hours written paper 33.3% of total A level. Religion and ethics 120 marks 2 hours written paper 33.3% of total A level. Development in Christian thought 120 marks 2 hours written paper 33.3% of total A level.