Religious Studies

Course summary

Philosophy of Religion · Philosophical issues. · Nature and influence of religious experience. · Problems of evil and suffering. · Philosophical language. · Works of scholars. · Influences of development in religious belief. Religion and Ethics · Significant concepts in issues and debates. · Study of three ethical theories. · Application of ethical theories. · Ethical language. · Deontology, Virtue Ethics and the works of scholars. · Medical ethics. New Testament Studies · Contexts of the New Testament. · Texts and interpretation of the Person of Jesus. · Interpreting the text and the purpose and authorship. · Ways of interpreting the scripture. · Texts and interpretation. · Scientific and historical-critical challenge