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Life after death: fact or fiction?
Life after death: fact or fiction (9.06 mins) is a student’s work submitted to You Tube. This is a interesting example of an investigation by a student as a piece of video. If You Tube is not accessible in school, suggest students complete the task outside the classroom if possible.
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Muslim beliefs about death and the afterlife
How do Muslims view death? is part of an Islamic guide for non-Muslims who would like to understand Islam, Muslims, and the Qur’an. It is rich in information, references, bibliography, and illustrations. It has been reviewed and edited by many professors and educators.
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Email a believer provides a facility for students to email a member of one of the six main religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism) with a question. Alternatively, they can check through a long list of previous questions to see if the answer they are looking for has already been provided. This provides an excellent opportunity for students to access authentic viewpoints from the community of faith, and to develop a deeper understanding of differences of emphasis and the reasons for this.
£CALL Out of stockFaith and responses to the environment
Burnley Interfaith Question Panel is a video on the CLEO website of a question and answer session at the end of a young people’s conference. Four people, representing Christian, Atheist, Muslim and Agnostic points of view answer 8 questions put to them through the chairperson. The question in focus here is: ‘How does your faith affect your attitude to the environment?’ The Christian, Agnostic and Muslim panel members respond.
£CALL Out of stockReligions and the Environment
The Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) website is a vast but tightly and logically structured resource which covers 11 religions and many projects, each in the same way. Choosing a particular religion leads to information presented in sections such as the following: quotes, new, beliefs, ecology, statement; links. The site is text-based, and works best if students are given a sharply focused task rather than a general ‘research-based’ one.
£CALL Out of stockEuthanasia - two different Christian views
Christian views on euthanasia is a short clip (5.52 mins) which presents two Christians with opposing views on euthanasia. Both views are backed up by Biblical references, which raises the question of how the Bible can be interpreted in different ways. Arguments for and against legalising euthanasia are presented.
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It is useful for those who are looking for non-religious viewpoints on euthanasia. It includes definitions of key terms, the legal position, arguments for and against and some questions to provoke thought and discussion.
£CALL Out of stockA Short History of Evil
A short history of evil is a 4-minute mini-documentary. Some big questions, illustrated by perspectives and snippets from the history of religion, are posed. The resource is aimed specifically at GCSE, is fast-paced and provocative. It enables students understand aspects of the topic, and also leads them to consider their own response to the issue in the light of their learning in RE.
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Visual learning from Hajj
A classroom resource from RE Today. Looking at a persons journey from Manchester to Makkah to complete the Muslim Hajj, the pilgrimage that makes the fifth pillar of Islam.
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What is belief?
Five simplified writing frames to enable pupils to access the work on beliefs, to complement the copiable sheets in the book (pages 3, 4, 17, 21 & 24).
£CALL Out of stockGood & Evil - some Christian perspectives
BBC Bitesize Religious Studies provides a brief overview of Christian beliefs about good and evil. There is a short test activity to consolidate learning.
£CALL Out of stockHow can the problem of evil & suffering be explained?
Burnley Interfaith Question Panel is a video from CLEO of a question and answer session at the end of a young people’s conference. Four people, representing Christian, Atheist, Muslim and Agnostic points of view answer 8 questions put to them through the chairperson. The question in focus here is: ‘How do you explain the problem of evil and suffering?’
£CALL Out of stockRE Today Story Collection
A collection of 50 key stories from six religious traditions which are included in many agreed syllabuses. Each story is set out on a single side of A4, with the themes of the story and the religious tradition clearly identified. Each story comes with either some key questions to engage students in discussion, or some suggested classroom activities to develop the meaning and themes of the story in ways appropriate to RE.
£CALL Out of stockSikh Stories
Sikh Stories for Children is a vast searchable database of stories from the Sikh tradition told for young people of all ages. Stories can be downloaded onto your computer and there is also the facility to subscribe via iTunes to receive them as podcasts.
£CALL Out of stockA mother's forgiveness for her son's killers (Christianity)
A Mother’s Forgiveness for her Son’s Killers is a short clip (6.16 mins) from the BBC’s Learning Zone Broadband Clips Library which tells the story of 18-year-old Anthony Walker through interviews with his mother and sister, and using news footage. They describe their feelings at the loss of Anthony, and also how forgiving his killers, following Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness, has helped them to release their feelings of anger, bitterness and revenge.
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The Forgiveness Project
The Forgiveness Project collects and shares stories from both victims/survivors and perpetrators of crime and conflict who have rebuilt their lives following hurt and trauma.
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