BA Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion
Entry requirements
A level: A*AA IB: 41-42 points, with 776 at Higher Level . We don't ask for any specific subjects to apply to Theology. We recommend these subjects for a strong application: an essay-based subject Religious Studies English (language or literature) History Languages (ancient or modern)
About this course
BA (Hons) in Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion, a theology and religion degree focused on the academic study of faith, ethics, and philosophical analysis. Core topics include Research Methods. Students can choose to write a dissertation in the final year. The first year covers foundational subjects through modules such as Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Studying World Religions, and The Question of God. The second year builds upon this with topics explored in modules like Theology and Literature, Introduction to Islam, Ethics and Faith, and Philosophy of Religion: God, Freedom and the Soul. The third year offers advanced study across diverse areas, featuring modules such as Truth, God and Metaphysics, Theology and Natural Sciences, New Testament Christology, and Disputed Questions from Medieval and Early Modern Theology.
Modules
- a paper in biblical studies, either David: Israel’s Greatest Hero? or Jesus and the Origins of the Gospel. You can take the other in place of one of the choices below
- one scriptural language studied from the very beginning, Hebrew, New Testament Greek, Qur’anic Arabic or Sanskrit (no prior knowledge is expected)
- Understanding Contemporary Religion, an introduction to the sociological study of religion
- Philosophy of Religion
- Ethics, 2 papers which introduce key questions in philosophy of religion and ethics, ranging from antiquity to contemporary controversies
- Studying World Religions, history, comparison, dialogue
- The Question of God, exploring some of the major themes of Christian theology
- Christianity and the Transformation of Culture, the study of processes of conversion and Christianization in the late Roman world
- Theology and Literature
- Themes in World Christianities
- Introduction to Islam
- Ethics and Faith
- Philosophy of Religion: God, Freedom and the Soul
- Christianity in Late Antiquity
- Life and Thought of Religious Hinduism and of Buddhism
- Israel in Exile: Literature, History and Theology
- The Letters of Paul
- Christianity in Late Antiquity (to c.600)
- Truth, God and Metaphysics
- Theology and Natural Sciences
- World Christianity Decolonising Christendom: The Complex Legacies of Global Christianity
- Self and Salvation in Indian and Western Thought
- New Testament Christology
- Disputed Questions from Medieval and Early Modern Theology
- Charity in Christian Theology
- You can choose to write a dissertation of 10,000 words instead of one paper.