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Learning Programme

|UNIT |SUBJECT |YEAR |
|1 |A Level Religious Studies – The Philosophy of Religion 2 |13 |
|TITLE – Body / Soul Distinctions and Life After Death |
|LEARNING OBJECTIVES |
|To understand the different viewpoints of scholars throughout history with regard to the distinction between body and soul |
|To evaluate the differences between the views held by world religions with regard to life after death |
|To understand the variety of views held on Heaven, Hell and Purgatory |
|To understand the implications that life after death has on our understanding of the Problem of Evil |
|To understand the implications that a belief in life after death may have on the way that we live our life |
|WEEK |DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE COVERED |
|1/1 |A review will be undertaken of the work done at AS Level on the theories of Aristotle and Plato with regard to the |
| |distinction between body and soul. Analysis will be made of both viewpoints and how they influenced later religious and non |
| |religious thought. |
| |HOMEWORK – Research to be undertaken on the views of Plato and Aristotle on Body & Soul.