Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of Christian teaching about judgement, forgiveness and punishment.
- Understand different theories of punishment.
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Whatever Works: What are human beings like?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand Christian teaching about the concept of sin.
- Understand what Christians believe about the consequences of sin in people’s lives today.
- Understand what Christians believe about the eternal consequences of sin.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: What is the point of a funeral?
Learning objectives:
- Understanding Christian beliefs about the soul and the body.
- Understanding Christian beliefs about eternal life.
- Understanding the hope of resurrection for Christians, and how this is reflected in funeral rites.
Paul: What is the relationship between Christian faith and a belief in a scientific understanding of the world?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of the similarities and differences of Christianity and science.
- Understanding of different accounts (scientific and Christian) of how the world was made.
The Good Book: How do Christians attempt to understand and interpret the Bible?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of different Christian beliefs about the authority, inspiration and interpretation of the Bible.
- Understanding of the concept of God revealing himself through scripture.
The World’s End: How did the Bible get written and put together?
Learning Objectives:
- Knowledge of different parts of the Bible.
- Understanding of how the Bible was written.
- Understanding of how the books of the Bible were chosen.
- Awareness of different Christian beliefs about the authority, inspiration and interpretation of the Bible.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: What reasons are there for not eating meat?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand different views about the relative value and differences between humans and animals.
- Awareness of different Christian views about animal rights.
Limitless: What are the pros and cons of taking drugs?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the difference between legal and illegal, medically prescribed and socially acceptable drugs and to explore some of their effects, both positive and negative.
- Understand different religious attitudes towards the use of all these types of drugs (including caffeine, alcohol and tobacco).
High Finance Monks: What makes us valuable?
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding of the concept of calling for a Christian.
- Awareness of different Christian responses to the world and to suffering.
Learning Outcomes:
- Consider what escapism is and what drives people to escape.
- Discuss a community that has chosen separation and what motivates and sustains their lifestyle.
- Find out about a contemporary monastic community and their reasons for choosing such a lifestyle.
- Consider the role that separation and retreat had in the life of Jesus.
- Assess different Christian responses to the rest of the world.
The Pillars of the Earth: How do church buildings reflect Christian beliefs about God and his people?
Learning Objectives:
- To raise awareness of different church architecture and its significance in corporate worship.
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