PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION - 33.3% EXAM 2 HR (SECOND YEAR)

 

RELIGION AND ETHICS - 33.3% EXAM 2 HR (SECOND YEAR)

 

DEVELOPMENTS IN THOUGHT – CHRISTIANITY - 33.3% EXAM 2 HR (SECOND YEAR)

 

AO1 – KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 40%

AO2 – ANALYSE AND EVALUATE 60%

 

YEAR 1

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

• ancient philosophical influences

• the nature of the soul, mind and body

• arguments about the existence or non-existence of God

• the nature and impact of religious experience

• the challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil

 

RELIGION & ETHICS

· normative ethical theories

• the application of ethical theory to two contemporary issues of importance

 

DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT

• religious beliefs, values and teachings, their interconnections and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world

• sources of religious wisdom and authority

• practices which shape and express religious identity, and how these vary within a tradition

 

YEAR 2

PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

• ancient philosophical influences

• the nature of the soul, mind and body

• arguments about the existence or non-existence of God

• the nature and impact of religious experience

• the challenge for religious belief of the problem of evil

• ideas about the nature of God

• issues in religious language.

 

RELIGION & ETHICS

• normative ethical theories

• the application of ethical theory to two contemporary issues of importance

• ethical language and thought

• debates surrounding the significant idea of conscience

• sexual ethics and the influence on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs.

 

DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT

• religious beliefs, values and teachings, their interconnections and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world

• sources of religious wisdom and authority

• practices which shape and express religious identity, and how these vary within a tradition

• significant social and historical developments in theology and religious thought

• key themes related to the relationship between religion and society