RS (Philosophy & Ethics) — Bishop Stopford School

For Religious Studies A Level, there are three units - Philosophy, Ethics and Christianity. In Year 12, you will focus on Philosophy and Ethics. Please see the preparation work below for all three units.

RESEARCH

Create a fact file on the following key scholars. Focus on: their key ideas, arguments and influences.

Philosophy

Thomas Aquinas
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Richard Swinburne

Ethics

Aristotle
Jeremy Bentham
Joseph Fletcher

Christianity

Rudolf Bultmann
Sallie McFague
John Calvin

WEBINARS

The University of Chester have created and release FREE webinars on a range of topics that cover theology, philosophy and ethics.

The following webinars we recommend are -

The Person of Jesus
The Problem of Evil After the Holocaust
Can God suffer and does it help?
Is Christianity irredeemably sexist?
Why are we still talking about secularization?
Can we deny God meaningfully?
Arguments for the Existence of God
The ethics of allocating health care in a pandemic: Kantian, utilitarian, and Christian approaches
“It’s wrong so don’t do it!” – An Introduction to Metaethics

AND MANY MORE!

Access them via the following link - https://www1.chester.ac.uk/theology-and-religious-studies/schools-engagement/trs-chester-level-webinars

PODCASTS

BBC Radio 4 series "In Our Time" has produced many insightful podcasts on Religion and Philosophy.

The following podcasts we recommend are:

Augustine's Confessions
Plato's Republic
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Al-Ghazali
Good and Evil
Feminism
Cogito ergo sum
Logical Positivism
Miracles

Access them via the following link - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl

TV SHOWS & FILMS

In many TV shows and films you will find they have key themes that relate to theology, philosophy and ethics. Some of them might surprise you!

Our recommended watch list is the following:

Films:

The Truman Show
The Matrix
Inception

TV Shows:

The Good Place
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

KEY INFORMATION

Students considering taking RS at A Level will want to be very familiar with each component of the Course. All others should, as a minimum, do the tasks identified by the screenshots below. As you work through the tasks it will be noticeable that the GCSE RS provides a good foundation for the A Levels.

Unit 1 Christianity

Below is the link to the Scheme of Work for the Christianity Unit. Use the link to access the lessons. Do the guided tasks.

http://resource.download.wjec.co.uk.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/vtc/2018-19/18-19_2-37/YR%201%20Eduqas%20Christianity%20Scheme%20of%20Work.pdf