Religious Studies

Assessment

PAPER 1: Philosophy of Religion and Ethics Section A: Philosophy of religion • Arguments for the existence of God • Evil and suffering • Religious experience • Religious language • Miracles • Self and life after death Section B: Ethics and religion • Ethical theories • Issues of human life and death • Issues of animal life and death • Introduction to meta ethics • Free will and moral responsibility • Conscience • Bentham and Kant PAPER 2: Study of Religion and Dialogues Section A: Study of religion (Christianity): • Sources of wisdom and authority • God/gods/ultimate reality • Self, death and the afterlife • Good conduct and key moral principles • Expression of religious identity • Religion, gender and sexuality • Religion and science • Religion and secularisation • Religion and religious pluralism Section B: The dialogue between philosophy of religion and religion: How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on philosophy of religion in relation to the issues studied. Section C: The dialogue between ethical studies and religion: How religion is influenced by, and has an influence on ethical studies in relation to the issues studied. PAPER 1: WRITTEN EXAM 3 hours • 50% of A level • 100 marks PAPER 2: WRITTEN EXAM 3 hours • 50% of A level • 100 marks