Exploring Different Religious and Secular Traditions and Worldviews MQF 2

Entry Requirements

No specific entry requirements and no previous experience in the field are needed for this level

Duration

100 hours

Learning outcomes

This course will seek to deliver a basic but clear understanding of different religious and secular worldviews that exist in present Western societies, and that affect the ways in which people think and act and relate to each other. They shape who they are, including their attitudes, values and behaviour. Thus, the course will start by defining a worldview, explain what it is constituted of and how it is formed, and how it could be modified due to the impact of several factors on it. Then, several world views will be explored through their beliefs, values, morality, and perspective on life.

The religious world views are those associated with:

·       Christianity
·       Islam
·       Judaism
·       Hinduism
·       Buddhism
·       Confucianism
·       Taoism

The secular world views that will be covered are:

·       Atheism
·       Agnosticism
·       Naturalism
·       Moral Relativism
·       Monism (Self-actualization)
·       Neo-Darwinian Evolution
·       Liberalism and Progressivism
·       Interventionism
·       Positive Law
·       Historical Evolution

Delivery method

Online