GCE AS Level in Religious Studies

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AS Level Philosophy of religion Learners will study: • Ancient philosophical influences • 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 • The nature of the soul, mind and body • The possibility of life after death. Religion and ethics Learners will study: • Normative ethical theories • The application of ethical theory to two contemporary issues of importance • Ethical language and thought. Developments in religious thought Learners will study: • 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. A Level Philosophy of religion Learners will study: • Ideas about the nature of God • Issues in religious language. Religion and ethics Learners will study: • Debates surrounding the significant ideas of conscience and free will • The influence on ethical thought of developments in religious beliefs and the philosophy of religion. Developments in religious thought Learners will study: • Significant social and historical developments in theology and religious thought • Key themes related to the relationship between religion and society.

Course information

Name: GCE AS Level in Religious Studies Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Religious Studies Qualification type: Assessment Awarding Oxford Cambridge & RSA Examinations Created 20160107 10:52:19 Updated 20161107 08:52:29

Entry requirements

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Provider

The Arnewood School Academy
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Address

Gore Road Town: New Milton