Religious Studies
We would expect students to have met the expectations for entry to 6th form and to have a grade 5 in Religious Studies if studied. We welcome conversations with individual students about their suitability for the course.
You will study for 3 papers:
Philosophy
- The argument from design
- The cosmological argument
- The ontological argument
- The Argument from experience
- The problem of evil
- Solutions to the problem of evil
- Religious Language
- Criticism of religious beliefs
- Views on life After death
- Religion and Science
Ethics
- Environmental issues
- Equality
- Utilitarianism
- Situation Ethics
- Natural law
- War and Peace
- Sexual Ethics
- Metaethics
- Relationship between religion and morality
- Deontology and Virtue Ethics
- Medical Ethics
New Testament Studies
- Social, historical and religious context
- Interpretation of the Person of Jesus
- Interpreting issues of purpose and authorship
- Ways of interpreting scripture
- Exploring the themes of: the Kingdom of God, conflict, the death and resurrection of Jesus
- Scientific and historical/critical challenges
- Works of scholars
If you have any further queries about this subject please email enquiries@beverleyj6.co.uk
Career Opportunities: Held in high regard by Universities - particularly if following Arts/Humanities. Useful in professions which involve issues, argument, debate - eg Law, Journalism, Politics and those dealing with people, e.g. Teaching, Medicine, etc.