Religious Studies

Assessment

Paper One – 3 hours worth 50% of A-level Religious Studies. Paper one has the following topics: 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 Paper Two – 3 hours worth 50% of A-level Religious Studies. Paper Two will cover the following: Section A: Study of religion (Christianity) - 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. How religion is influenced by and influences the philosophy of religion concerning the issues studied. Section C: The dialogue between ethical studies and religion.