There are three components to the A Level Religious Studies course, allowing you to study religion from three different academic perspectives. • Component 1: A Study of Christianity, including the birth and resurrection of Jesus (consistency and credibility), the Bible as a source of wisdom and authority, the concepts of the Trinity and Atonement, challenges to Christianity from secularisation and science, Christian practices and festivals, and Liberation Theology. • Component 2: Philosophy of Religion, including the cosmological, teleological and ontological arguments for the existence of God, the problem of evil and suffering, psychological challenges to religion, religious experience and religious language. • Component 3: Religion and Ethics, including Virtue Theory, Natural Law, Situation Ethics and Utilitarianism, as well as the application of these ethical theories to issues such as animal experimentation, the use of nuclear weapons, homosexual and polyamorous relationships, immigration, capital punishment, abortion and euthanasia.
Name: GCE AS/A Level in Religious Studies Qualification title: GCE A Level in Religious Studies Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Examination Awarding WJEC (Formerly Welsh Joint Education Committee) Created 20151001 13:57:16 Updated 20161017 09:12:56
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