Religious Studies

Course summary

Our aim is to help the students develop a range of skills including the ability to think about religious, philosophical, and ethical issues in a rational manner, to draw logical conclusions from the results of their research, and to be able to communicate effectively through a variety of mediums. We aim to help our students enhance their research skills, and their ability to justify their views, consider the implications of the theories they study, and produce a well-rounded learner who has the ability to think for themselves. Year 12 Philosophy: Cosmological Argument; Teleological Argument; Ontological Argument; Problem of Evil; Religious Experience Year 12 Ethics: Divine Command Theory; Virtue Ethics; Natural Law; Situation Ethics; Utilitarianism Year 12 Christianity: Jesus’ Birth & Resurrection; Bible; Nature of God; Atonement; Religious Life Year 13 Philosophy: Religious Language; Religion and Psychology; Atheism Year 13 Ethics: Meta-Ethics; Freewill and Determinism;Natural Law; Proportional Year 13 Christianity: Attitudes to Wealth, Migration & Equality; Religion & Society; Religion & Science; Ecumenism, Liberation Theology