Religious Studies

Assessment

YEAR 12 Paper 1 — ancient philosophical influences, the nature of the soul, mind and body, 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. Paper 2 — normative ethical theories, the application of ethical theory to two contemporary issues of importance. Paper 3 — Christian beliefs, values and teachings, their interconnections and how they vary historically and in the contemporary world, sources of Christian wisdom and authority, practices which shape and express Christian identity, and how these vary within a tradition. YEAR 13 Paper 1 — Same as Year 12 plus; ideas about the nature of God and issues in religious language. Paper 2 — Same as Year 12 plus; ethical language and thought, debates surrounding the significant idea of conscience, sexual ethics and the influence on ethical thought of developments in Christian beliefs. Paper 3 — Same as Year 12 plus; significant social and historical developments in theology and Christian thought and key themes related to the relationship between Christianity and society.