Spirited Arts 2024
How do we envisage God? - 2024
This category unveils a thrilling opportunity for young minds to set sail on a creative journey, exploring the endless ways through which people from different faiths/worldviews and cultures perceive and connect with God. The term 'envisage' here embraces a rich tapestry of expressions, viewpoints, and encounters that shape peoples understanding of God from various worldviews. Atheists, agnostics and theistic pupils can all respond to this theme.
Pupils might consider the following questions as part of their work, either from their own point of view and experiences, or by reflecting on what they have learned about and from religion/worldviews in their RE lessons. Where is God? Who is God to you? Where might you/people of faith feel closest to God? When might you/people of faith seek God? Pupils may make references to prayer, places of worship, sacred texts, nature, spirituality, community, specific religious and non-religious worldviews amongst many other things. Older pupils might consider; How do the different ways we envisage , encounter, or consider (or don't consider) God connect us?
We invite pupils to channel their creativity and express their spirituality, all while embracing values of diversity and inclusion. From art and photography to poetry, short stories, music, and videos, this category warmly welcomes a range of artistic forms. The core essence of the theme lies in celebrating the diverse and unique ways in which individuals interpret and engage with God.
Some schools who have built Spirited Arts into their scheme/units of work as ‘Where is God?’ will find this theme a good match.
The theme is generously sponsored by The Church of England's Racial Justice Unit.
