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supercurriculars for theology and religion?

hi ! im currently in year 12 studying english lit, philosophy and sociology. im hoping to apply for
theology and religion at oxford
joint honours english lit and religious studies at edinburgh and glasgow
theology and religion for my other choices which im not sure about yet

does anyone have any advice or resources for supercurriculars ? im already part of my college's programme for oxbridge/rg applicants, and will be writing an essay on the portrayal of religion in dracula for the essay competition they run as part of that. obviously theres books and podcasts and stuff, i was just wondering if there was anything else thats a bit different :smile:

Reply 1

McGinger

Extra reading etc suggestions form Oxford and Cambridge (good for all Unis) :
super-curricular_suggestions.pdf
Suggested Subject Resources | University of Oxford

Look at doing some Moocs - short free online Uni courses :
Religious Literacy and Diversity Online Course - FutureLearn
Exploring the Book of Kells - Online Course - FutureLearn
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief - Online Course - FutureLearn
Religious Studies: The Qur'an, Judaism and Christianity - FutureLearn

Reply 2

sillysparrow

Original post by McGinger

Extra reading etc suggestions form Oxford and Cambridge (good for all Unis) :
super-curricular_suggestions.pdf
Suggested Subject Resources | University of Oxford
Look at doing some Moocs - short free online Uni courses :
Religious Literacy and Diversity Online Course - FutureLearn
Exploring the Book of Kells - Online Course - FutureLearn
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief - Online Course - FutureLearn
Religious Studies: The Qur'an, Judaism and Christianity - FutureLearn

i hadnt thought of moocs, thank you ! :smile:

Reply 3

djberlin2

Hi,

I‘m a final year at Glasgow, so any questions about the course then just shoot me a message! But, here are a couple of websites which have articles written by academics on really interesting, and particularly relevant, topics… I hope you find them interesting 😊

https://popularcultureandtheology.com
https://shilohproject.blog

Reply 4

sillysparrow

Original post by djberlin2

Hi,
I‘m a final year at Glasgow, so any questions about the course then just shoot me a message! But, here are a couple of websites which have articles written by academics on really interesting, and particularly relevant, topics… I hope you find them interesting 😊
https://popularcultureandtheology.com
https://shilohproject.blog

thank you for the suggestions! :smile:

Reply 5

snh-vampradio

Hi, I’m unsure if this will be useful to you particularly but I thought I’d chime in anyway. I watched BBC’s ‘Pilgrimage’ for one of my supercurriculars for Philosophy and Religion (so slightly different course).

It follows celebrities of different faiths and backgrounds while they go on a pilgrimage. I watched the most recent series and learnt about religions and faiths I’d known about before, which I mentioned in my personal statement.

Reply 6

sillysparrow

Original post by snh-vampradio

Hi, I’m unsure if this will be useful to you particularly but I thought I’d chime in anyway. I watched BBC’s ‘Pilgrimage’ for one of my supercurriculars for Philosophy and Religion (so slightly different course).
It follows celebrities of different faiths and backgrounds while they go on a pilgrimage. I watched the most recent series and learnt about religions and faiths I’d known about before, which I mentioned in my personal statement.

ive just had a look and it sounds interesting, thanks for the recommendation ! :smile:

Reply 7

jasmineva3128

Original post by sillysparrow

hi ! im currently in year 12 studying english lit, philosophy and sociology. im hoping to apply for
theology and religion at oxford
joint honours english lit and religious studies at edinburgh and glasgow
theology and religion for my other choices which im not sure about yet
does anyone have any advice or resources for supercurriculars ? im already part of my college's programme for oxbridge/rg applicants, and will be writing an essay on the portrayal of religion in dracula for the essay competition they run as part of that. obviously theres books and podcasts and stuff, i was just wondering if there was anything else thats a bit different :smile:

There's a philosophy writing competition for teenagers called the Think Essay Prize. It's organised by the Royal Insitute of Philosophy, and you have to pick one of the questions they have provided and then write an essay on it. It closes late April 2025, so you've still got plenty of time to write and apply. The winning essay gets published in their journal 'Think'.

There's also the Young Poets Religious Poetry Competition, which may take your fancy. I don't know quite as much about it yet as I haven't started working on an entry, but it sounds like it would be useful for you.

I hope this helps. 😊

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