Religious Studies

Leyton Sixth Form College

02089289000

Essex Road, Leyton, London, E10 6EQ

Course summary

At Leyton Sixth Form College students studying A level Religious studies, study the Faith, Philosophy and Ethics option. This involves comparing the approach taken by Philosophy to both ethical and metaphysical issues. At school in your Religious studies classes you will have studied the nature of the worlds’ great Religions. You will have examined their ideas and beliefs and the nature of each faith. At A level we take this further and consider the challenge that Philosophy, Science and Social Science present for people of faith. WHAT UNITS/TOPICS WILL BE STUDIED? Philosophy of Religion In this unit we will be studying and comparing Philosophy and Religion. We will examine the relationship between the two and consider what each has to say about the big questions of life. You will consider philosophical views on soul, mind, body, teleological vs ontological arguments, the problem of evil and nature of God. Ethical Issues In our second unit we will consider a number of the big moral and ethical issues that confront us in our everyday lives. We will examine religious responses to these issues but compare them to Philosophical responses. We will then consider the extent to which these approaches differ or agree on major ethical issues. Christian Thought In our third unit we study the development of Christian thought and consider the relationship between religious ideas and society.