Religious Studies is a thought provoking and academically challenging subject that addresses life’s big questions: What is truth? How do we know what is real? Does God exist? Are we free? What does it mean to be good? The course has a multidisciplinary approach to learning that draws on evidence from theology, philosophy, science and the social sciences to explore issues ranging from miracles to human sexuality. A Level Religious Studies will equip students with critical reasoning and evaluative skills prized by universities and employers – law, politics, media, education, and social work. Students who take religious studies develop a broader outlook on life and express confidence when engaging with socio-political issues. Component 1: Philosophy of Religion and Ethics Section A: Philosophy of religion Arguments for the existence of God, Evil & suffering, Religious experience, Miracles, Self, death and afterlife Section B: Ethics and Religion Normative ethical theories, Application of natural moral law, Situation ethics and virtue ethics, Meta ethics, Free will & moral responsibility, Conscience, Betham and Kant ideas. Component 2: Religion and Dialogues Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism.