Philosophy, Ethics and Theology

A Level Philosophy, Ethics and Theology

About A Level Philosophy, Ethics and Theology

Entry requirements: A Grade 6 in GCSE Religious Studies is desirable.

Explore and discuss responses to ultimate questions and the crucial issues facing humanity.  Do you have an interest in those ideas which underpin key themes in politics, law, medicine, education, human rights and religion?   Are you competent in comprehension, interpretative, analytic and debating skills?  You will be when you have studied with us. This course offers you an exciting opportunity to work at the interface between philosophy, ethics and developments in religious thought.  We offer an engaging and academically rigorous preparation for a wide range of courses at degree level.

Course Content: There are three components:

Philosophy of Religion

• Ancient philosophical influences
• Arguments for the existence or non-existence of God
• The problem of evil
• The nature of the soul, mind and body
• Religious experiences and the Nature of God

Religion and Ethics

• Normative ethical theories – Kantian Ethics, Utilitarianism and Situation ethics and more
• The application to contemporary issues – business, euthanasia and attitudes towards sex.
• Ethical language and thought
• Ideas of conscience and free will

Developments in Religious Thought

• Human nature and the purpose of life
• Pluralism in theology and society
• Gender in theology and society
• The challenge of and responses to secularism
• Liberation theology and Marxism

Each examination comprises of essays. There is no coursework.

Higher Educations and Careers: 

The subject enables students to prepare for a variety of careers such as teaching, medicine, law, lecturer, literature, social work, the civil service and politics.