Course overview: All students will follow a course in RE in Years 10 and 11 for one period a week.
HEAD OF RE: Mr Hunter
STAFF: Mr Thompson
Religious Education
Part A:
Students will study the two specified core beliefs/teachings and the two specified practices of Christianity and one of the other five main world religions (Either Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism).
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Key concepts: Omnipotence, Atonement, Omniscience, Omnibenevolence, Divine Command, Holy Spirit, Incarnation, Inter-faith dialogue, Messiah, Trinity, Agapé, Resurrection.
Part B:
Students will study the two philosophical themes (below) from the perspective of Christianity and one of the other five main world religions (Either Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism).
Theme 1: Issues of Life and Death
This theme requires all students to consider religious and non-religious beliefs about the nature of life and death and the origins and value of the universe and human life.
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Key Concepts: Afterlife, Environmental Responsibility, Abortion, Quality of Life, Euthanasia, Evolution, Sanctity of Life, Soul.
Theme 2: Issues of Good and Evil
This theme requires students to consider philosophical questions concerning the origins and nature of good and evil. Through a study of teachings and beliefs, questions relating to the causes of crime and attitudes towards the aims of punishment and treatment of criminals will be considered.
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Key Concepts: Good/Evil, Forgiveness, Free will, Justice, Morality, Pacifism, Conscience, Suffering.
