Module 5
What matters most to Christians and Humanists?
We have:
Expressed our own ideas about some big moral concepts, such as fairness, honesty; comparing them with the ideas of others they have studied
Suggest reasons why it might be helpful to follow a moral code and why it might be difficult, offering different points of view
Module 4
What difference does it make to believe in ahimsa (harmlessness), grace and/or ummah (community)?
During this module we learnt to:
Make connections between belief in the Ummah and teachings and sources of wisdom in Islam
Describe some of the impacts of religious commitments on life
Our identity and how others identify
Outline the challenges and benefits of being part of the Ummah in Britain today
Module 3
What can be done to reduce racism? Can religion help?
During this lesson we discussed different events that have occurred throughout history, as well as events in the present that have involved racism.
Module 2
Is it better to express yourself in art and architecture or charity and generosity?
This term we explored how different religions show the value of buildings and art, which can demonstrate religious creativity. We considered our own thoughts on the concept of the unit question and could suggest some reasons why believers may consider charity and generosity more important than art. We can:
• Show an understanding of the value of sacred buildings and art.
• Suggest reasons why some believers see generosity and charity as more important than buildings and art.
• Apply ideas about values from scriptures to the title question.
• Examine the title question from different perspectives
Module 1
What do religions say to us when life gets hard?
What happens when we die?
We discussed that some questions are easy to answer, while others are more complicated. One of those questions was 'what happens when we die? We read the book Heaven by Nicolas Allen and discussed the key message. During the lesson, we showed we could raise thoughtful questions and suggest some answers about life, death and what matters most in life. We also listened respectfully to others thoughts and opinions.
We have learnt that people of faith groups and non-faith groups may differ in how they view death, for example:
Beliefs about death and dying, and life after death
Rituals and customs around death and dying
Who can attend funerals and other ceremonies and their roles
Expression of grief
Length of and expectations around a mourning period
Ways of remembering someone or a pet who has died
We considered what were good qualities and which were less desired. By plotting them on a ladder we could determine what values were important to us.
We discussed and drew our own concept of our spirit or soul. We thought about how characteristics/personality could represent, what is known by many people, as a person’s spirit or soul. We also discussed how religion and non-religions can help believers when times are hard.
We reflected on balancing the good against the bad and debated in class our opinions respectfully.