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1. Make up a prayer about an event, person, landscape or situation that is important to you.

2. These following Australian pictures might inspire you:

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What makes someone an hypocrite?

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Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

PhilosophyPhilosophy

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1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, you are to read the following article from The Conversation 1 October 2018 Reading

The Conversation

In your group, list the beliefs of Pentecostals from the article.

2. From the article, list the discrepancies between beliefs and political actions.

3. Reflection

Reflection.

Discuss the following questions as a group and then as a class conduct a Community of Inquiry:

Community of Inquiry

Do the discrepancies of belief and action make someone an hypocrite? When does a person become an hypocrite? Or are they just sinners needing forgiveness? Or weak people who don't stand up for their acknowledged beliefs?

"Should there be a separation of Religion and State? Why? Why not?" Give reasons.





Should Charities accept donations from .... everyone?

High SchoolSecondary

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

LiteracyAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Ethical Understanding Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

PhilosophyPhilosophy

Cooperative LearningCooperative Learning Activity

 

1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, read the following article from The Conversation 27 July 2015 as it discusses the dilemna of using donations ethically but knowing the donations themselves have Reading been raised from profits that have physically hurt people.

The Conversation

2. You are going to conduct a Community of Inquiry using this article as your stimulus material.

Community of Inquiry

3. Each group of students is to create 5 questions for each of the Question Quadrants.  

4. Conduct a Community of Inquiry and list all the Philosophy or Thinking questions on a whiteboard. Discuss the question that has occurred numerous times from each group.

 

Studies of Sacred Texts - Connect Three (created by Kenneth Beaton, ACU Education student)

CriticalAustralian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking
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Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability
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Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

High SchoolSecondary

1. This is a revision exercise for those students who have been studying "Sacred Texts" in Years 11 - 12. Word doc here.

You can decide whether to complete the task as a group of 3 students or individually. You or your group is to select one row (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) and complete the activities.

Plan an essay discussing a definition of "what is a sacred text?". Identify what makes them sacred, with particular reference to the Torah, the Qur'an, and the Gospels. Give a couple of dot points for each section.
   
Create a short game or activity to explain the synoptic problem. Include instructions and an explanation. Prepare a slideshow illustrating how the Hebrew Scriptures are read or understood by Judaism, Christianity and Islam. What are their differences and similarities?
Draw a short comic that illustrates the similarities in interpretation between Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Make sure to also include two differences, and a short explanation of the comic. Compile a list of at least four rules for interpreting Sacred Texts within Judaism, Christianity and Islam. What differences and similarities are there between these traditions? If you could create an extra rule for each of these, what would it be? Why?
  
Create a mindmap for "Sacred Texts". Identify and explain links between the three Sacred Texts studied over the semester (The Torah, the Gospels, and the Qur'an). What differences or unique qualities or aspects does each text have?
Create a diagram to illustrate the differences between Luke's Gospel and the other synoptic gospels. Note which differences affect Luke's Christology, and whether it reflects a low or high Christology. "Sacred Texts are those written by the founder of a religion." List strengths and weaknesses of this definition when discussing the Torah, the Gospels, and the Qur'an. Afterwards, create your own definition and explain why it is better than this definition.
  
Prepare a short - 2 min - talk on the differences in interpreting Sacred Texts between Judaism and Christianity. Include authorities, decisions on canon, and one similarity.

2. Share with another group of 3 - 4 students and provide them with feedback about what you have learnt. Which activity helped you most to revise Sacred Texts? Why?

 

 

 

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