- Study of Religion (Islam): Religious figures and sacred texts, religious concepts, social and historical developments in religious thought, e.g. attitudes to wealth and poverty and religious practices.
- Religion and Ethics: Religious and secular theories about what makes actions moral and immoral, ethical theories applied to moral issues, e.g. animal testing for medical research and debates whether or not humans have free will.
- Philosophy of Religion: Arguments for the existence of God, challenges to religious belief including the problem of evil and psychological challenges from Freud and Jung, religious experience and religious language.
What are lessons like in this subject?
What will I study?
What our
students
Studying this course opens your heart and mind to life’s deepest questions. Different perspectives, thoughts and ideologies which teach you not just how to analyse deeply but reveal how to live considerately, with empathy, integrity and a deep regard for others beliefs and value.
Umaima Hussain, Bradford Academy
Religious Studies
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