Religious Studies

Course summary

When studying philosophy you will explore how thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle have answered philosophical questions and how their views have been challenged or developed since then. Is there any more to the world than just the physical? What are the arguments for God’s existence? What challenges are there to religious belief? In ethics you will investigate a range of ethical theories to work out what sits behind somebody’s decision-making. You also study the idea of the conscience and modern developments in ethical thought. Ethics is brought to reality through the exploration of medical and social issues. In the theology part of the course you will engage with major themes in the development of two thousand years of Christian thought. What are humans actually like? What happens when we die? Is it possible to know God? Was Jesus the Son of God or just a teacher? What are the implications of claiming to be a Christian? How should Christianity relate to other religions or a modern world that is moving away from religion? What is the impact of social injustice and feminism?