Religious Studies

Course summary

What will I learn in Year 12? Component 1 - Philosophy of Religion: Arguments for the existence of God, Evil and Suffering, Religious Experience Ethical Theories: Normative Ethical Theories (Aristotle, Aquinas, Fletcher) applied to human and animal rights Component 2 - Study of Religion: Sources of wisdom and authority, God, gods, ultimate reality, Life after death, Key moral principles, religious Identity. In Year 13 Students are encouraged to. - Develop critical analysis skills - Develop the use of Google Scholar to research related articles. What will I learn in Year 13? Component 1 - All of Year 12 material and Religious language, Miracles, Self and life after death, Introduction to meta-ethics, Free will and moral responsibility, Conscience, Bentham and Kant. Component 2 - All of Year 12 material and Religion, gender and sexuality, Religion and science, Religion and secularisation, Religion and religious pluralism.