AS Religious Studies Revision

AS Religious Studies Revision Notes

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These are revision notes written specifically for AS Religious Studies covering the OCR Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics courses. The modules covered (revised for June 2003) are:

Module 2760: Foundation for the Study of Religion

Part 1: Philosophy of Religion

Part a: Ancient Greek influences on religious philosophy

Plato and the Forms
Aristotle

Part b: Judeo-Christian influences on religious philosophy

The Judeo-Christian Concept of God

Part 2: Religious Ethics

Part a: Ethical language

Meta Ethics

Part b: An introduction into ethical theory

Moral Relativism
Virtue Ethics
Natural Law

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Module 2761: Philosophy of Religion 1 (AS)

Part a: Traditional arguments for the existence of God

The Ontological Argument
The Cosmological Argument
The Teleological Argument
The Moral Argument
The Argument from Religious Experience

Part b: Challenges to religious belief

The Problem of Evil
Psychology of Religion
Sociology of Religion

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Module 2762: Religious Ethics 1 (AS)

Part a: Ethical theory

Kant and the Categorical Imperative
Utilitarianism
Absolute and Relative Morality
Religious Ethics

Part b: Practical ethics

Medical Ethics
Application of Ethical Systems

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You can also download the Microsoft Word document version of the revision notes for easy printing:

Philosophy of Religion and Religious Ethics Revision Notes (395 KB)

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Complete OCR Religious Studies specification content (second edition)
OCR Religious Studies sample papers in modules 2760, 2761, 2762 (new revised June 2003 format)

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