Religious Studies

Course summary

The New Testament comprises of the social, historical, and religious context of the New Testament; the person of Jesus in the Gospels; the purpose and authorship of the New Testament; Ways of interpreting Scripture; Conflict, Death, and the Resurrection of Jesus; Challenges posed by the New Testament. Ethics Comprising of Environmental Issues; Equality; Utilitarianism; Situation Ethics; Natural Moral Law; War and Peace; Sexual Ethics; Ethical Language; Religion and Morality; Deontology; Virtue Ethics; and Medical Ethics with a focus on the beginning and end of life issues. Philosophy comprises of Arguments for the existence of God; Religious Experience; The problem of evil and theodicies; Philosophical language; Psychological and Sociological critiques of religion; Life after Death.