Religious Studies Reflective Essay

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Religion takes the forefront in many current crises, and in order to understand the role of religion you must first understand the history of it then look at the effects of which it has in a modern environment; this is something I am looking forward to delving into at university. As an agnostic applying for theology I believe this leaves me fully open to ideas, and currently I feel that I can argue either for or against the idea of God depending on what presents the strongest argument. My enthusiasm for Religious Studies was enhanced greatly at GCSE where the ethical debates proved to me that I can argue and back up my point successfully, whilst still listening to the variety of opinions put across by others. It is through Religious Studies that I have learnt that no opinion should ever be regarded to be wrong so long as it is backed up; it is with this mind-set that I will enter university and hopefully this will allow me to provide well rounded essays that take every account into consideration. At AS-level I found the rigorous essays were something that I enjoyed, I predominantly liked having to search for the different scholars and philosophers and then analyse the different perspectives to come to the strongest conclusion possible. Though experience has shown me that no …show more content…

Currently we are studying the prologue which I believe represents the open minded approach that theology offers, from the 18 verses endless possibilities can be devised. The New Testament offers a variety of different angles on many issues within religion, through studying it you can see things such as; the different perspectives on women in the Gospel, the nature of Jesus, life after death and conflict between different groups at the time. The fourth Gospel is rich in theological and philosophical thinking, when you examine it further you are exposed to a new horizon of

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