Year 8

Source to Summit – Year 8 - Course Overview

Chapter 1: Creation and Covenant

• The story and meaning of the Fall, The nature of sin and moral responsibility, God’s commandments and why moral rules exist, Conscience and making moral decisions, The Sacrament of Baptism, Loving your neighbour in the modern world

Chapter 2: Prophecy and Promise

• Understanding prophetic texts, The message of prophets such as Jeremiah, Calls to repentance, justice and care for the poor, Warnings and promises in prophecy, John the Baptist and preparing for Christ, Prophecy and the season of Advent

Chapter 3: Galilee to Jerusalem

• How to interpret Scripture, Jesus’ teaching about the Kingdom of God, Encounters with the marginalised, Parables and miracles, What Jesus’ ministry reveals about God, The Anointing of the Sick

Chapter 4: Desert to Garden

• The meaning of suffering, Jesus as the Suffering Servant, Christian preparation during Lent, The Easter Triduum, The Sacrament of Reconciliation, Christian responses to suffering

Chapter 5: To the Ends of the Earth

• The Resurrection of Jesus, The importance of the empty tomb, The reaction of the disciples, Christian belief in life after death, The soul and the end of human life, Catholic funeral rites

Chapter 6: Dialogue and Encounter

• The importance of the Second Vatican Council, Teaching from Ecclesiam Suam, Unity and diversity within the Catholic Church, Encounter and dialogue with other Christian tradition