Roadmap
Component 1: Philosophy of religion and ethics (7062/1)
Section A: Philosophy of religion
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: Design argument (Paley)
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: Design criticism (Hume)
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: Ontological argument (Anselm)
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: Ontological criticisms (Gaunilo and Kant)
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: Cosmological argument (Aquinas' Way 3)
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: Cosmological criticisms (Hume and Russell)
3.1.1 - Arguments for God: proof, faith and reason
3.1.1 - Problem of evil: natural and moral evil
3.1.1 - Problem of evil: logical and evidential forms
3.1.1 - Responses to evil and suffering: theodicy framework
3.1.1 - Hick's soul-making theodicy
3.1.1 - The free will defence
3.1.1 - Process theodicy as presented by Griffin
3.1.1 - Theodicies: strengths and weaknesses of each response
3.1.1 - The nature of religious experience
3.1.1 - Visions: corporeal, imaginative and intellectual
3.1.1 - Numinous experiences: Otto and the wholly other
3.1.1 - Mystical experiences: William James and Walter Stace
3.1.1 - Verifying religious experiences: challenges
3.1.1 - Religious experience and scientific challenges
3.1.1 - Religious responses to verification challenges
3.1.1 - Swinburne's principles of credulity and testimony
3.1.1 - Religious experiences: influence and value for faith
3.1.1 - Religious language: cognitive and non-cognitive views
3.1.1 - Religious language: verification and falsification challenges
3.1.1 - Religious language response: Hick and eschatological verification
3.1.1 - Religious language response: R.M. Hare and Bliks
3.1.1 - Religious language response: Wittgenstein and language games
3.1.1 - Religious language as symbolic: Tillich
3.1.1 - Religious language as analogical: Aquinas
3.1.1 - Religious language: Via Negativa
3.1.1 - Religious language: strengths and weaknesses of differing understandings
3.1.1 - Miracles: realist, anti-realist, law-violation and natural-event views
3.1.1 - Miracles: David Hume and Maurice Wiles compared
3.1.1 - Miracles: significance of these views for religion
3.1.1 - Soul: nature, existence and Descartes' argument
3.1.1 - The body and soul relationship
3.1.1 - Continuing personal existence after death
Section B: Ethics and religion
3.1.2 - Natural moral law and the principle of double effect
3.1.2 - Proportionalism
3.1.2 - Situation ethics with reference to Fletcher
3.1.2 - Virtue ethics with reference to Aristotle
3.1.2 - Differing approaches to moral decision making
3.1.2 - Applying ethical theories to theft and lying
3.1.2 - Strengths and weaknesses of ethical decision-making theories
3.1.2 - Embryo research, cloning and designer babies
3.1.2 - Abortion
3.1.2 - Voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide
3.1.2 - Capital punishment
3.1.2 - Animals as food and intensive farming
3.1.2 - Animals in scientific procedures and cloning
3.1.2 - Blood sports
3.1.2 - Animals as a source of organs for transplants
3.1.2 - Meta ethics: the meaning of right and wrong
3.1.2 - Divine Command Theory
3.1.2 - Naturalism and Utilitarianism
3.1.2 - Non-naturalism and Intuitionism
3.1.2 - Meta-ethical strengths and weaknesses
3.1.2 - Conditions of moral responsibility
3.1.2 - Libertarianism, hard determinism and compatibilism
3.1.2 - Moral responsibility, reward and punishment
3.1.2 - The nature of conscience: religious and non-religious ideas
3.1.2 - Conscience in moral decisions: lies, promises and adultery
3.1.2 - The value of conscience as a moral guide
3.1.2 - Bentham and Kant: key ideas about moral decision making
3.1.2 - Bentham, Kant and religious moral decision making
Component 2, option 2A: Buddhism (7062/2A)
Section A: Study of Buddhism
3.2.1 - The Buddha
3.2.1 - Dukkha and pessimism
3.2.1 - The Pali Canon
3.2.1 - Theravada, Mahayana and Trikaya
3.2.1 - Anicca and emptiness
3.2.1 - Nirvana
3.2.1 - The meaning and purpose of life
3.2.1 - Anatta (no-self)
3.2.1 - Samsara
3.2.1 - Good conduct
3.2.1 - Five precepts and six perfections
3.2.1 - Ahimsa
3.2.1 - The Sangha
3.2.1 - Devotion and its purposes
3.2.1 - Meditation
3.2.1 - Gender and sexuality in Thailand: historical and social context
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3.2.1 - Revival of the Theravada order of nuns
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3.2.1 - Female ordination and the role of women
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3.2.1 - Celibacy, marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.1 - Science and Buddhism: influence and response
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3.2.1 - Karma, miracles and scientific challenge
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3.2.1 - The value of science
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3.2.1 - Buddhist responses to genetic engineering
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3.2.1 - Secularisation in the British context
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3.2.1 - Buddhist responses to materialistic secular values
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3.2.1 - Traditional and new forms of Buddhism
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3.2.1 - Engaged Buddhism: contribution to society
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3.2.1 - Stephen Batchelor and David Brazier
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3.2.1 - Migration, diversity and religious pluralism
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3.2.1 - Contrasting Buddhist traditions
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3.2.1 - Ashoka, Nichiren Buddhism and pluralism
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3.2.1 - Buddhist responses to issues of freedom of religious expression in society
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Section B: Dialogue with philosophy of religion
3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: ultimate reality
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: self, death and afterlife
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: sources of wisdom and authority
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: religious experience
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: science and religious discourse
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: the truth claims of other religions
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with philosophy: miracles
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Section C: Dialogue with ethical studies
3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: Kant and deontological approaches
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: Bentham, teleological and consequential approaches
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: character-based approaches and virtue ethics
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: classifying Buddhist ethics
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: human life and death issues
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: animal life and death issues
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: theft and lying
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: genetic engineering
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: wealth
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: tolerance and freedom of religious expression
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: free will, moral responsibility and conscience
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3.2.1 - Dialogue with ethics: impact of ethical studies on Buddhist views
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Component 2, option 2B: Christianity (7062/2B)
Section A: Study of Christianity
3.2.2 - The Bible
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3.2.2 - The Church
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3.2.2 - The authority of Jesus
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3.2.2 - Christian Monotheism
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3.2.2 - God as Personal, God as Father and God as Love
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3.2.2 - The concept of God in process theology
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3.2.2 - The meaning and purpose of life
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3.2.2 - Resurrection
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3.2.2 - Judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory
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3.2.2 - Good conduct
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3.2.2 - Sanctity of life
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3.2.2 - Dominion and stewardship
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3.2.2 - Baptism
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3.2.2 - Holy Communion
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3.2.2 - The mission of the Church
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3.2.2 - Historical and social context for gender and sexuality
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3.2.2 - Female ordination in the Church of England
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3.2.2 - Daphne Hampson and Rosemary Radford Ruether on patriarchy
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3.2.2 - Celibacy, marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.2 - Science's influence on Christianity and Christian responses
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3.2.2 - God of the gaps, evolution and Big Bang
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3.2.2 - Science compatibility and John Polkinghorne
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3.2.2 - Christian responses to genetic engineering
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3.2.2 - Secularisation in the British context
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3.2.2 - Christian responses to materialistic secular values: wealth and possessions
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3.2.2 - McGrath, Collicutt McGrath and Dawkins
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3.2.2 - Fresh Expressions and House Church movement
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3.2.2 - Social relevance and liberationist approaches
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3.2.2 - Migration, diversity and religious pluralism
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3.2.2 - Christian attitudes to other faiths
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3.2.2 - Pluralism with reference to John Hick
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3.2.2 - Christian responses to issues of freedom of religious expression in society
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Section B: Dialogue with philosophy of religion
3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: God
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: self, death and the afterlife
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: sources of wisdom and authority
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: religious experience
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: science and religious discourse
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: the truth claims of other religions
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with philosophy: miracles
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Section C: Dialogue with ethical studies
3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: deontological approaches with Kant
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: Bentham and consequential approaches
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: character-based approaches and virtue ethics
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: ethical theory classification
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: human life and death issues
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: animal life and death issues
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: theft and lying
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: genetic engineering
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: wealth
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: tolerance and freedom of religious expression
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: free will, moral responsibility and conscience
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3.2.2 - Dialogue with ethics: impact on Christian views
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Component 2, option 2C: Hinduism (7062/2C)
Section A: Study of Hinduism
3.2.3 - The Vedas
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3.2.3 - The smrti texts
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3.2.3 - Gurus in the modern world: Swami Sivananda
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3.2.3 - God and gods in the Rig Veda
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3.2.3 - The Trimurti
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3.2.3 - Nirguna and Saguna Brahman
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3.2.3 - The meaning and purpose of life
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3.2.3 - Atman, body and Brahman
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3.2.3 - Samsara
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3.2.3 - Good conduct
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3.2.3 - Dharma
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3.2.3 - Ahimsa
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3.2.3 - The paths of Yoga
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3.2.3 - Bhakti Yoga
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3.2.3 - The changing role of ashrams
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3.2.3 - Gender and sexuality: historical and social context
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3.2.3 - Women's role and status: Ram Mohan Roy
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3.2.3 - The work of the Manushi organisation in modern India
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3.2.3 - Celibacy, marriage, divorce, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.3 - Science's influence on Hinduism and Hindu responses
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3.2.3 - Evolution, Big Bang and ISKCON
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3.2.3 - Science compatibility and Radhakrishnan
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3.2.3 - Hindu responses to genetic engineering
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3.2.3 - India, western values and reformers
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3.2.3 - Practical Vedanta and the Ramakrishna Mission
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3.2.3 - Secularisation in Britain and new forms of Hinduism
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3.2.3 - Hinduism in Britain: migration, diversity and religious pluralism
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3.2.3 - Vedanta as religion
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3.2.3 - India, diaspora and sacred sites
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3.2.3 - Freedom of religious expression and Hindutva
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3.2.3 - Indian secular context and Sangh Parivar
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Section B: Dialogue with philosophy of religion
3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: ultimate reality
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: self, death and afterlife
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: sources of wisdom and authority
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: religious experience
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: science and religious discourse
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: the truth claims of other religions
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with philosophy: miracles
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Section C: Dialogue with ethical studies
3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: deontological approaches with Kant
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: teleological and consequential approaches with Bentham
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: character-based approaches and virtue ethics
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: ethical theory classification
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: human life and death issues
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: animal life and death issues
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: theft and lying
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: genetic engineering
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: wealth
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: tolerance and freedom of religious expression
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: free will, moral responsibility and conscience
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3.2.3 - Dialogue with ethics: impact of ethical studies
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Component 2, option 2D: Islam (7062/2D)
Section A: Study of Islam
3.2.4 - The Qur’an
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3.2.4 - The Prophet
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3.2.4 - Imams
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3.2.4 - Tawhid
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3.2.4 - Personal aspects of God
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3.2.4 - Aspects of the Sufi concept of God
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3.2.4 - Worship, moral test and afterlife preparation
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3.2.4 - Al-Qadr
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3.2.4 - Akhirah (afterlife)
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3.2.4 - Good conduct
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3.2.4 - Sanctity of life
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3.2.4 - Stewardship
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3.2.4 - The concept of Muslim
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3.2.4 - The Pillars of Islam
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3.2.4 - The mosque
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3.2.4 - Historical and social influences on Muslim gender and sexuality
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3.2.4 - Qasim Amin on the veil
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3.2.4 - Women, Qur'an 4:34 and Amina Wadud
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3.2.4 - Celibacy, marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.4 - Science's influence on Islam and Muslim responses
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3.2.4 - Evolution, Big Bang and Muslim responses
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3.2.4 - The importance of science in early Muslim thought
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3.2.4 - Muslim responses to genetic engineering
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3.2.4 - Secularisation in the British context
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3.2.4 - Materialistic secular values
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3.2.4 - Emphasis on the preservation of Muslim identity with reference to dress
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3.2.4 - Social relevance and liberationist approaches
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3.2.4 - Migration, diversity and religious pluralism
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3.2.4 - Exclusivism and Qur’an 3:85
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3.2.4 - Inclusivism and Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic faiths
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3.2.4 - Muslim responses to issues of freedom of religious expression in society
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Section B: Dialogue with philosophy of religion
3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: God
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: self, death and afterlife
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: sources of wisdom and authority
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: religious experience
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: science and religious discourse
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: the truth claims of other religions
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with philosophy: miracles
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Section C: Dialogue with ethical studies
3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: deontological approaches with Kant
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: Bentham and consequential approaches
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: character-based approaches and virtue ethics
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: ethical theory classification
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: human life and death issues
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: animal life and death issues
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: theft and lying
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: genetic engineering
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: wealth
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: tolerance and freedom of religious expression
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: free will, moral responsibility and conscience
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3.2.4 - Dialogue with ethics: impact of ethical studies
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Component 2, option 2E: Judaism (7062/2E)
Section A: Study of Judaism
3.2.5 - The Tenakh
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3.2.5 - The Babylonian Talmud
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3.2.5 - Rabbis
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3.2.5 - Monotheism
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3.2.5 - God as personal
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3.2.5 - Martin Buber
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3.2.5 - The meaning and purpose of life
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3.2.5 - Life after death
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3.2.5 - Reincarnation in some kabbalistic thinking
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3.2.5 - Good moral conduct
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3.2.5 - The sanctity of life
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3.2.5 - Stewardship
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3.2.5 - The concept of Jew
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3.2.5 - Expressions of Jewish identity in daily life
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3.2.5 - The changing role of the synagogue
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3.2.5 - Social change, Torah and Halakhah in gender and sexuality debates
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3.2.5 - Ordination of women as rabbis
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3.2.5 - Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, agunot and minyan
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3.2.5 - Celibacy, marriage, same-sex relationships and transgender matters
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3.2.5 - How science influences Judaism and how Judaism responds
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3.2.5 - Maimonides on nature and the glory of God
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3.2.5 - How science can challenge religious beliefs
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3.2.5 - Judaism and science: genetic engineering
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3.2.5 - The challenge of secularisation
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3.2.5 - Ghettoism
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3.2.5 - Wealth, possessions and materialistic secular values
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3.2.5 - Political Zionism and Religious Zionism
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3.2.5 - Social relevance and liberationist approaches
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3.2.5 - Migration, diversity and religious pluralism
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3.2.5 - Pluralistic Judaism
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3.2.5 - Chosen people and relationships with other faiths
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3.2.5 - Jewish responses to issues of freedom of religious expression in society
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3.2.5 - Maybaum and Rubenstein after the Holocaust
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Section B: Dialogue with philosophy of religion
3.2.5 - Dialogue with philosophy: God
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3.2.5 - Dialogue with philosophy: sources of wisdom and authority
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3.2.5 - Dialogue with philosophy: the truth claims of other religions
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3.2.5 - Dialogue with philosophy: miracles
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Section C: Dialogue with ethical studies
3.2.5 - Dialogue with ethics: deontological approaches with Kant
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3.2.5 - Dialogue with ethics: character-based approaches and virtue ethics
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3.2.5 - Dialogue with ethics: theft and lying
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3.2.5 - Dialogue with ethics: free will, moral responsibility and conscience
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