During GCSE REP you will study a range of ethical and philosophical issues, considering the views of religious and non-religious people.

Topics studied:

1. Human relationships – marriage, divorce, roles of men and women, sexuality
2. Medical ethics – abortion, euthanasia, suicide, animal research
3. Poverty and wealth - causes of poverty, moral and immoral occupations, charity
4. Belief about deity – the nature of god, the nature of belief
5. Religious and spiritual experience – miracles, prayer, worship
6. The end of life – heaven and hell, the afterlife
7. Peace and justice – crime and punishment, war, social justice
8. Equality – racism, sexism, religious freedom
9. Media – portrayal of God, Jesus and Christians in film, tv, books and the news
10. Good and Evil – the existence of suffering
11. Religion, reason and revelation – miracles, conversion, reasons for belief
12. Religion and science – creation of the world, stewardship