SUBJECT

Religious Studies

What are lessons like in this subject?

Religion, Ethics and Philosophy lessons include thinking and talking about issues that are relevant in contemporary society and that have also had a huge impact throughout history. You will have the opportunity to reflect on what it means to be human, and discuss and evaluate the impact of belief or lack of belief on lifestyles. You will be expected to participate in discussions about religious, ethical and philosophical issues and to support your arguments with specific evidence, examples or scholarly opinions. You will have the opportunity to work in small groups to share ideas and develop oracy skills. During your lessons you will learn to extract relevant information from texts and use it to write analytical essays in a structured and effective way. You will be frequently tested in a variety of ways to aid your knowledge and understanding of the subject content. You may get the opportunity to attend subject conferences at universities and visit places of religious significance.

What will I study?

  • 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 our
students

say

Studying this course allows you to understand the deeper meanings and ideologies that civilisation is built on. It helps us to grasp concepts that are ages old to truly perceive the world in a new light.

Natalie Bosy - Bradford Forster Academy


Religious Studies

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