Religious Studies

Course summary

YEAR 1 Philosophy of Religion - Ancient Philosophical influences, the nature of the soul, mind and body, arguments about the existence of God, religious experience, the problem of evil. Religion and Ethics - Religious approaches, ethical theories, applied ethics. Developments in Christian religious thought - Death and the afterlife, Jesus Christ, moral principles. YEAR 2 Philosophy of Religion - Theological and philosophical developments, religious language. Religion and Ethics - Meta-ethics, the conscience, sexual ethics, developments in ethical thought. Developments in Christian religious thought - Christianity in society, liberation theology