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The nature of human goodness

Deontology and Immanuel Kant

Teleology and utilitarianism

Situation ethics

Virtue ethics

Suffering and compassion

In this unit pupils will use a philosophical lens to consider what we mean by good. They will examine  various ethical answers given such deontology, utilitarianism and situation ethics. They will conclude by weighing up the issue of suffering in the world.

Ethics: how do we know what is 'good'?

Anthropology of Jesus

Messianic prophecy in Judaism

Jesus of the Gospels

Jesus the incarnation

Jesus the teacher

Jesus: Islamic interpretations

In this unit pupils will build on their understanding of Abrahamic worldviews to investigate how Jesus is seen by Christians, Muslims and Jews.   They will compare theological intepretations of his significance.

Jesus: how do Abrahamic faiths view Jesus differently?

Siddhartha Gautama as a historical figure

The Buddha through the eyes of devotees

Dhamma - skilful actions

Dhamma - moral precepts

Sangha - monks and nuns

Sangha - diverse lay Buddhist community

In this unit pupils study the life of Siddhartha Gautama and reflect on his significance as a figue for devotees. They build on their understanding of dharma by examining dharma as skilful action. Finally they examine diversity in monastic life.

Buddhism: how significant are the three jewels to Buddhists?

God of classical theism

Inconsistent triad

The devil as the cause of evil

The free will defence

Job and suffering

Transcendence and immanence

In this unit pupils will examine the question of evil. They will look at various ways in which Christians have answered this question such as the existence of the devil, free will and the story of Job.

Suffering: Can Christian theology overcome the problem of evil?

Defining religion

Cognitive science of religion

The temporal lobe

Religion as nature or nurture

Possible psychological benefits of religion

Possible psychological explanations for religion

In this unit there is a choice. Through a social science lens, pupils consider how psychologists analyse the phenomenon of religion. Or they may study the flowering of philosophy at the time of the Enlightenment through a depth study of Hobbes and Rousseau and their ideas of religion and society.

Psychology of religion or Religion and political philosophy

Renaissance and Enlightenment: religion and thought

The philosophy and beliefs of Thomas Hobbes

The state of nature and social contracts

The philosophy and beliefs of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Analysing 'The Social Contract' by Rousseau

Interaction between religious, philosophical and political belief

William James and mystical experience

Persinger's God helmet

Ian McCormack and near death experience

St Bernadette of Lourdes

Sufism and connecting with Allah

Atman: the divine within all

In this unit pupils investigate the idea of religious experience. They start with the ideas of William James before  examining case studies from history and Christian, Islamic and Hindu worldviews.

Knowing God: does religious experience prove God exists?

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