Religious Studies
William Farr CofE Comprehensive School - Lincolnshire
01673866900
Lincoln Road, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB
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Course summary

Course Content: 1 - Philosophy of Religion 2 - Religion and Ethics 3 - Developments in Religious Thought Philosophy of Religion ● Ancient Greeks ● Plato ● Aristotle ● Judaeo–Christian influences ● The concept/goodness of God ● Nature and Impact of Religious Experience ● Nature of God ● Arguments for the existence of God. ● Challenges to religious belief ● The problems of evil ● Religion and Science ● Life after death ● Issues of religious language Religion and Ethics ● Ethical Theories - natural law, situation ethics, Kantian ethics, Utilitarianism, virtue ethics ● Ethical language and thought ● Debater of conscience and free will ● Applied Ethics to ● Sex and sexuality in the 21st century ● Euthanasia ● Quality/sanctity of life ● Personhood and the right to die Developments in Christian Thought ● Human nature and the purpose of life ● Revelation and biblical tradition ● The nature of Christ ● The challenge of Secularism ● Pluralism in Theology and Society ● Gender in Theology and Society

Entry requirements

40 points in their 9 best GCSE subjects or equivalent qualifications. (Where 9 subjects have not been studied, the school reserves the right to consider entry; this will be dependent on actual exam results, not predictions, and students must still achieve the minimum individual subject requirements.) A minimum of 2 grade 6s in GCSE subjects or grades of the same standard in equivalent qualifications. Grade 6 in GCSE Religious Studies or Grade 5 in GCSE Religious Studies and a grade 6 in a related subject. If Religious Studies was not studied at GCSE, then a grade 6 in a related subject.

How you'll be assessed

3 units of work. Each paper is two hours in length. For each unit, three essays out of 4.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast Midlands
Local AuthorityLincolnshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressLincoln Road, Welton, Lincoln, LN2 3JB