Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of Christian teaching about judgement, forgiveness and punishment.
- Understanding of the concept of human rights.
- Understand different theories of punishment.
- Consideration of the treatment of convicted prisoners.
Author Archives: Ethos Team
The 100-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared: Listen and Learn
Assembly Objective:
- How can we best show respect and tolerance as we communicate with others? This assembly explores the Bible’s teaching that we should have open ears and open hearts.
Film:
- The 100-year-old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared, (StudioCanal, 2014, certificate 15). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Imitation Game: Making the Right Choice
Assembly Objective:
- How should we face difficult choices? The Bible teaches that the best way to live is to ‘act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.’
Film:
- The Imitation Game (StudioCanal 2014, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Boxtrolls: Etiquette
Assembly Objective:
- Since what is polite in one home may be rude in another, how can we best show respect to all people? The Bible teaches that treating people with respect comes from the attitude of our hearts.
Film:
- The Boxtrolls (Focus Features, 2014, certificate PG) Click here to buy the DVD online.
Snow White and the Huntsman: Light in the Darkness
Assembly Objective:
- How can we bring hope to those who feel that the world is a very dark place? In the Christmas story the Bible teaches that Jesus’ birth marks the dawn of a new light in a dark world.
Film:
- Snow White and the Huntsman (Universal, 2012, certificate 12). Click here to buy the DVD online.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Light vs Dark
Assembly Objective:
- Is good more powerful than evil? The Bible teaches that light will shine in the darkness.
Film:
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros, 2013, certificate 12) click here to buy the DVD online.
Khumba: A Different Kind of Beauty
Assembly Objective:
- Since we all look so different, why do we all feel pressured to conform to one narrow view of beauty? The Bible teaches us to focus our attention on the deep beauty of the way in which we treat others, rather than the superficial ‘beauty’ of how we look.
Film:
- Khumba (Kaleidoscope, 2014, certificate U) Click here to buy the DVD online.
Nativity! The First Nativity
Assembly Objective:
- What makes the Christmas story so special? The Bible teaches that God loves us so much that he gave us the gift of his son Jesus to show us how to live a life of love.
Film:
- Nativity! (E1 Entertainment, 2010) certificate U. Click here to buy the DVD online.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman: You Can’t Choose Your Family
Assembly Objective:
- Since there are different types of families, what does ‘family’ mean? The Bible teaches that all people can be adopted into God’s family.
Film:
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman (DreamWorks, 2014, certificate U). Click here to buy the DVD online.
X-Men: Days of Future Past: What makes a particular decision morally right or morally wrong?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand different concepts of right and wrong.
- Understand the Christian worldview, as it relates to making moral decisions.
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