Religious Studies

Course summary

Philosophy & Religion involves elements of literature, history, culture, psychology religion, of course, and more. It tackles fundamental questions, such as: Is religion dead? Is there a God? Are there such things as miracles and visions? Can we even talk about the Ultimate? How should humans behave and is there an innate sense of goodness or does goodness derive from God/Ultimate Reality? The course teaches you how to write good essays, research independently and how to structure, analyse, evaluate and select the pertinent facts. It also teaches you how to communicate in debate. It therefore complements other essay and humanities subjects but can be studied in conjunction with the sciences. Many who take Philosophy & Religion go on to a degree in the subject – up to half of the group most years – but it complements many other A Levels, whether or not you intend to study religion or philosophy further. A Philosophy and/or a Theology degree has proved useful for those going into law, journalism, personnel management and medicine, amongst other things.