Religious Studies

Course summary

Component 1: 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 Component 2: Section A: Study of Religion 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. Section C: The dialogue between ethical studies and religion.