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OCR A-level Religious Studies H573
124 points in 7 topics, with OCR's codes and titles.
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01 Philosophy of religion
- 01.1 Philosophical Language and Thought
- 01.1.1 Ancient philosophical influences
- 01.1.2 Soul, mind and body
- 01.2 The Existence of God
- 01.2.1 Arguments based on observation
- 01.2.2 Arguments based on reason
- 01.3 God and the World
- 01.3.1 Religious experience
- 01.3.2 The problem of evil
- 01.4 Theological and Philosophical Developments
- 01.4.1 The nature or attributes of God
- 01.5 Religious Language: Negative, Analogical or Symbolic
- 01.6 Religious Language: Twentieth Century Perspectives
- 01.6.1 Twentieth-century perspectives and philosophical comparisons
02 Religion and ethics
- 02.1 Normative Ethical Theories: Religious Approaches
- 02.1.1 Natural Law
- 02.1.2 Situation Ethics
- 02.2 Normative Ethical Theories
- 02.2.1 Kantian Ethics
- 02.2.2 Utilitarianism
- 02.3 Applied Ethics
- 02.3.1 Euthanasia
- 02.3.2 Business Ethics
- 02.4 Ethical Language: Meta-ethics
- 02.4.1 Meta-ethical theories
- 02.5 Significant Ideas
- 02.6 Developments in Ethical Thought
03 Developments in Christian thought
- 03.1 Insight
- 03.1.1 Augustine’s Teaching on Human Nature
- 03.1.2 Death and the Afterlife
- 03.2 Foundations
- 03.2.1 Knowledge of God’s Existence
- 03.2.2 The person of Jesus Christ
- 03.3 Living
- 03.3.1 Christian moral principles
- 03.3.2 Christian moral action
- 03.4 Development
- 03.4.1 Religious pluralism and theology
- 03.4.2 Religious pluralism and society
- 03.5 Society
- 03.5.1 Gender and society
- 03.5.2 Gender and theology
- 03.6 Challenges
- 03.6.1 The Challenge of Secularism
- 03.6.2 Liberation Theology and Marx
04 Developments in Islamic thought
- 04.1 Foundations
- 04.1.1 Prophecy and Revelation
- 04.1.2 Tradition
- 04.2 Insight
- 04.2.1 God is One
- 04.2.2 Human Destiny
- 04.3 Living
- 04.3.1 The Shari’a
- 04.3.2 Sufism
- 04.4 Development
- 04.4.1 Science and Philosophy
- 04.4.2 Gender Equality
- 04.5 Society
- 04.5.1 Tolerance
- 04.5.2 Justice and Liberation
- 04.6 Challenges
- 04.6.1 Islam and the State
- 04.6.2 Islam in Europe
05 Developments in Jewish thought
- 05.1 Foundations
- 05.1.1 Jewish Oral and Written Law
- 05.1.2 Covenant in the Torah
- 05.2 Insight
- 05.2.1 Maimonides: Jewish Theologian and Philosopher
- 05.2.2 Suffering and hope
- 05.3 Living
- 05.3.1 Halakhah
- 05.3.2 Conversion
- 05.4 Development
- 05.4.1 The Jewish Haskalah and Jewish Emancipation
- 05.4.2 Zionism
- 05.5 Society
- 05.5.1 State of Israel and the Biblical Promised Land
- 05.5.2 Rethinking Women: Jewish Feminism
- 05.6 Challenges
- 05.6.1 Post-Holocaust theology
- 05.6.2 Chagall: art as resistance
06 Developments in Buddhist thought
- 06.1 Foundations
- 06.1.1 The Buddha
- 06.1.2 Taking Refuge
- 06.2 Insight
- 06.2.1 Samsara
- 06.2.2 The Three Marks of Existence
- 06.3 Living
- 06.3.1 Four Noble Truths
- 06.3.2 Meditation
- 06.4 Development
- 06.4.1 The Development of Mahayana Buddhism
- 06.4.2 Madhyamaka and Prajnaparamita
- 06.5 Society
- 06.5.1 Buddhism in the Far East
- 06.5.2 Buddhism in the West
- 06.6 Challenges
- 06.6.1 Engaged Buddhism and Activism
- 06.6.2 Buddhism and Gender
07 Developments in Hindu thought
- 07.1 Foundations
- 07.1.1 Development and Diversity
- 07.1.2 Wisdom and authority
- 07.2 Insight
- 07.2.1 Brahman and the Self*
- 07.2.2 Samsara and Karma
- 07.3 Living
- 07.3.1 The Concept of Dharma
- 07.3.2 Living in Accordance with Dharma
- 07.4 Development
- 07.4.1 Vedanta
- 07.4.2 Hinduism as ‘Religion’
- 07.5 Society
- 07.5.1 Hinduism and India
- 07.5.2 Hinduism and the West
- 07.6 Challenges
- 07.6.1 Hinduism, Equality and Discrimination
- 07.6.2 Hinduism and Social Reform