Head of Department: MISS MALLON Examination Board OCR
Philosophy and Ethics THE SUBJECT IS ASSESSED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: The course is entirely exam based, with students required to sit written exams at the end of the course, based upon the two components studied: 1. A study of Religion - will allow students to explore the beliefs of Christianity and one other religion. Students will be assessed by two written exams, each one hour in duration. 2. Religious, Philosophical and Ethical studies in the modern world requires students to sit one exam that is two hours in duration, based upon the following information: Relationships and families This unit explores attitudes towards the role and purpose of the family, Christian attitudes towards the importance and purposes of marriage, the Christian marriage ceremony, differences in practice, same-sex marriage, pre-marital sex, cohabitation, celibacy, contraception, the ethics of divorce, annulment and remarriage, the roles of men and women, equality, prejudice and discrimination on the basis of gender. The Existence of God This unit examines various arguments and understandings of the existence of God, experiencing God through miracles and religious experience. Religion, Peace and Conflict This unit examines different attitudes towards violence, the concept of XIVVSVMWQ ERH XLI GSRGITX SJ [EV TIEGI QEOMRK ERH TEGM½WQ JSVKMZIRIWW and reconciliation.
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