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November 2020
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1A Catholic Christianity
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1B Christianity
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1C Islam
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1E Hinduism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2B Christianity
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2C Islam
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2D Buddhism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2F Judaism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3B Christianity
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3C Islam
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3G Sikhism
June 2019
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1A Catholic Christianity
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1B Christianity
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1C Islam
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1D Buddhism
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1E Hinduism
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1F Judaism
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1G Sikhism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2B Christianity
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2C Islam
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2D Buddhism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2E Hinduism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2F Judaism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2G Sikhism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3A Catholic Christianity
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3B Christianity
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3C Islam
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3D Buddhism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3E Hinduism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3F Judaism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3G Sikhism
June 2018
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1A Catholic Christianity
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1B Christianity
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1C Islam
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1D Buddhism
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1E Hinduism
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1F Judaism
Paper 1: Religion and Ethics - Option 1G Sikhism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2A Catholic Christianity
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2B Christianity
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2C Islam
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2D Buddhism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2E Hinduism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2F Judaism
Paper 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict - Option 2G Sikhism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3A Catholic Christianity
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3B Christianity
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3C Islam
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3D Buddhism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3E Hinduism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3F Judaism
Paper 3: Religion, Philosophy and Social Justice - Option 3G Sikhism