Useful Websites
Details of the OCR Religious Studies specification can be found at: http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/as-a-level-gce-religious-studies-h173-h573-from-2016/
General
A general online encyclopaedia but always use with caution as some articles are more reliable than others
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_bang
An article about the Big Bang theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
Comprehensive article on Bonhoeffer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hick
Summary of the life and work of John Hick
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
University of California, Berkeley, website giving a scientific account of the theory of evolution
The highly respected Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://studyspiritualexperiences.weebly.com/
There is a wealth of information about religious experiences available on the Alister Hardy Trust website.
Regularly updated details of BBC associated programmes and articles on ethics
http://www.creationism.org/articles/index.htm
A Creationist website containing a range of articles expressing Creationist views
Website devoted to the life and works of Bonhoeffer
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
An account of the theory of evolution
Articles and links on Philosophy and Business Ethics, etc.
http://www.harryhiker.com/exercise.htm
Online exercises on philosophy and ethics
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/Kant.html
Countless resources and articles on Kant with links to other related websites
http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com
Articles on philosophy and ethics based on the work of Ayn Rand
http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/charles_darwin/origin_of_species/
Full text of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6024.html)
Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences, 2nd ed. (Free Executive Summary)
Roman Catholic website that covers all aspects of the faith including philosophical and ethical issues
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/
Aquinas, Thomas (2008 [1920]), The Summa Theologica of St. Thomas Aquinas, Second and Revised Edition, 1920 Literally translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province (Online Edition Copyright © 2008 by Kevin Knight).
http://www.nobunaga.demon.co.uk/htm/kant.htm
Kant’s works online
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/ownwords/future2.html
Online chapters of Freud’s From the Future of an Illusion (1927)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/ownwords/future2.html
Texts by Sigmund Freud and others
http://www.religion-online.org/
Online texts from recognised scholars on many issues including ethics and philosophy
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
Site working for religious tolerance across faiths and also looking at current ethical issues
http://www.rep.routledge.com/article/DB047
Scholarly article on Kant from the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.rsrevision.com/contents/aboutus.htm
Useful revision site covering all the main topics of philosophy and ethics
http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php/articles/6968
Lawsuit Claims Children Punished for Not Praying
The Church of Scotland’s Science, Religion and Technology Project focusing on ethics
A Roman Catholic site for Teachers’ Enterprise in Religious Education
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1114992
A student discussion room on philosophy and ethics
Award-winning free resources for RE
http://www.uri.edu/personal/szunjic/philos/util.htm
A detailed survey of Utilitarianism
http://www.utilitarian.org/utility.html
Materials on Utilitarianism
http://www.utilitarianism.com/mill1.htm
Online version of Mill’s Utilitarianism
http://www.victorianweb.org/philosophy/utilitarianism.html
A critique of Mill’s Utilitarianism from the National University of Singapore
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFaithTube
An indispensable source of video clips on religious, philosophical and ethical issues