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| TEACHING WORLD RELIGIONS CD INCLUDES 1) ‘POWERPOINTS’: a. EXTENSIVE OVERVIEW OF JUDAISM b. EXTENSIVE OVERVIEW OFISLAM c. EXTENSIVEOVERVIEW OF BUDDHISM d. TRUTH IN WORLD RELIGION POWERPOINT (this goes through different theories of truth and their relevance to religious truth claims. Peter Vardy’s book ‘What is Truth?’ [University of NSW Press, 1999 expands on this]). e. THREE MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS (this is a short presentation on the similar origins and differences between Judaism, Christianity and Islam) . 2) VIDEO CLIPS This includes two files: a. JUDAISM (containing a 15 minute basic introduction to Judaism) b. ISLAM YOUNG WOMEN (containing interviews with three young western women who take their Islamic faith seriously. This is not academic but is intended to give some young, female perspectives on Islam) |
| TEACHING SILENCE AND STILLNESS These meditations are intended to compliment a broad based academic approach to values education called the 5 Strand Approach. Stillness and Silence can give an alternative perspective to materialism and help students to gain inner confidence and to recognise the value of silence, gentleness, compassion, concern for others and personal responsibility. These recordings and associated web resources should provide teachers with some helpful ideas to use with their classes. ‘RELAXATION AND VISUALISATIONS’ 1. A Breathing Exercise. 2. The Garden - This meditation enables students to deal with fears or anxieties. 3. The Beach -This meditation is useful for students worrying about things from home or at school. It is also useful for students to deal with issues such as a lack of self-confidence or self-discipline. 4. Preparing for Learning - This meditation allows students some space to work on their goals and encourages them to achieve their goals. 5. Overcoming Obstacles - Difficult situations arise in student’s lives from time to time and this meditation is designed to help students overcome these obstacles. ‘DEVELOPING FAITH AND ASSURANCE’ 6. Loneliness “Come to me and Rest” 7. An introduction to Christian Meditation -Fr Laurence Freeman OSB 8. An Introduction to a Buddhist Meditation 9. Guided Loving Kindness - Buddhist Meditation ‘MUSIC FOR STILLNESS AND SILENCE’ 10. Background music for meditations |
| TEACHING ETHICS CD INCLUDES 1. Extensive Powerpoint Presentations Natural law - Aristotle, Aquinas & Today.ppt, Situation Ethics.ppt, Virtue Ethics1.ppt,Abortion, Ethical theories.ppt , Abortion - What is a person.ppt , Euthanasia.ppt , Globalisation.ppt , IVF.ppt , Just War.ppt , 2. Extensive notes on each of the main ethical theories Articles. The ARTICLES were first published in DIALOGUE – the leading British magazine for year 11 to 13 students and teachers which was the forerunner of DIALOGUE AUSTRALASIA. a.Ought Euthanasia to be allowed? b. Is there a Natural Law? c. Proportionalism The VIDEO clips can be played from within Microsoft’s programme using either WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER or REAL PLAYER. There are three video clips: 1. A short introduction to ETHICAL THEORIES by Peter Vardy (this is about 25 minutes long). This covers the most basic essentials of Utilitarianism, Natural Law, Virtue Ethics and Situation Ethics. However this is a really simple introduction and needs to be supplemented with the Powerpoint presentations and the notes. 2. Two interviews with Bp. William of Stockholm, Sweden on Just War and Globalisation. Bp. William knows Iraq very well and was the former European head of CARITAS. He is a good example of the Church engaged with the complexities of the modern world. |
| TEACHING THE BIBLE CD INCLUDES EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON THE HEBREW STORIES AND NEW TESTAMENT STORIES NOTES WITH HEBREW STORIES These are notes on the following stories which look at their background. These are, possibily, the most important stories from the Hebrew scriptures with which all young people should be expected to be familiar. They underpin European culture, art and literature apart from their religious significance to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Creation and Flood , Abraham , Joseph , Moses , Elijah , Ruth , Saul and David , Daniel , Jonah NOTES FOR N.T. STUDIES These include general notes with can be read using Microsoft WORD ™ or compatible word processing programmes. THE PUZZLE OF THE GOSPELS & POWERPOINTS FOR VIDEOS ON HEBREW STORIES". These are specifically intended for use with the TESTAMENT series of videos and are intended to be run at the same time as the videos. |
| TEACHING ABOUT GOOD AND EVIL CD INCLUDES The following Powerpoints programs are inlcuded; The Augustinian tradition.ppt , The Irenaean tradition.ppt , Ivan Karamazov.ppt , Evil in the Bible.ppt , Institutional evil.ppt Three articles on; An Islamic Perspective on the Problem of Evil.doc Dialogue UK article - Augustinian theodicy.doc Dialogue UK article - Hicks Irenaean theodicy.doc There are also two video interviews: 1. With Rabbi Albert Friedlander who is the Rabbi Emeritus of the Westminster Synagogue and one of the two most influential Jewish Rabbis in England (the other being the Chief Rabbi who comes from the Orthodox Jewish tradition).Albert Friedlander comes from the Liberal/Reformed wing of Judaism and talks on the problem of evil from a Jewish perspective. 2. With Professor Ann Mortimer, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Hull. Ann Mortimer talks of the possibility of a source of evil independent of the human psyche – perhaps an unusual position for a front rank psychiatrist to argue for today. |
| *Please note these CD ROM presentations can be loaded onto school intranet systems so multiple teachers can access them but they cannot be loaded onto the internet. |
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