The course integrates the study of two religions with the study of four themes in philosophical and ethical studies in the modern world. Students will be challenged with questions about belief, values, meaning and purpose, enabling them to develop their own attitudes to lifes big questions as well as exploring those of many Christians and Jews.

Over the three year course students will study a number of topics, including:

Christian and Jewish beliefs about:

- The nature of God

- Creation

- Afterlife

- Festivals

- The role of religion in the wider community

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• Sex/sexuality, marriage and divorce

• Families and gender equality

• The origins of the universe and humanity

• The value of human life

• Philosophical arguments for and against the existence of God

• Crime and punishment, including capital punishment.

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Students will be required to sit two exams, each lasting 1 hour 45 minutes.