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Religious Studies provides us with what can be absolutely vital in understanding the world around us. Religious practices of one kind or another are found in practically every society on Earth, and to understand them gives us an insight into a vital aspect of human existence.
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Course Details
Course Details
Award: A-Level
Awarding Body: OCR
Specification Code: H573
Specification Website: OCR A-Level Religious Studies
Institution: Bayside, Westside
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements
Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Religious Studies involves a detailed look at the arguments for and against religious belief, as well as the philosophical basis for the different standpoints. There is an in-depth analysis of Religious Ethics as well as a study of the main themes in Religious thought as understood within the Christian faith. Religious Studies is useful for students interested in Philosophy, Classics, History of Ideas and Ethics, as well as having applications in Literature. An A-level in this subject gives students many transferable skills/knowledge which can be applied to careers such as teaching and law.
Subject Content
Subject Content
Component O1 Philosophy of Religion
Component O1 Philosophy of Religion
Theological and Philosophic Developments in Religious Belief about the nature of God
The Nature and Attributes of God
Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omni-benevolence, Eternity and Free Will
Boethius, Anselm, Swinburne and Plantinga
Religious Language
Via Negative, Analogical or Symbolic
Aquinas and Tillich
Religious Language 20th Century Perspectives and Philosophical Comparisons
Logical Positivism, Language Games and Falsification
Aquinas, Ayer, Wittgenstein, Flew, Hare and Mitchell
Component O2 Religion and Ethics
Component O2 Religion and Ethics
Ethical Language
Meta-ethical Theories, Naturalism, Intuitionism and Emotivism
Significant Ideas in Religious and Moral Thought
Conscience, Aquinas’ Theological Approach and Freud’s Psychological Approach
Development in Ethical Thought
Sexual Ethics
Component O3 Development in Religious Thought – Christianity
Component O3 Development in Religious Thought – Christianity
Significant Social and Historical Developments in Christian Thought
Religious Pluralism in Theology and Society
The Relationship between Religion and Society
Gender and Society
Gender and Theology
Rosemary Radford Ruether, Mary Daly
Challenges Facing Religious Thought
The Challenge of Secularism from Freud and Dawkins
Liberation Theology and Marx
Assessment
Assessment
Philosophy of religion (01)
Philosophy of religion (01)
120
2 hours
33⅓%
Religion and ethics (02)
Religion and ethics (02)
120
2 hours
33⅓%
Developments in religious thought (03-07)
Developments in religious thought (03-07)
120
2 hours
33⅓%
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