Learning Objective:
- Different Christian attitudes towards homosexuality.
Author Archives: Ethos Team
Made in Dagenham: What is a Christian approach to the subjects of employment, labour relations and trade unions?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of reasons why Christians might be concerned about issues of social justice.
- Understanding of Christian teaching about how Christians relate with the State.
- Consideration of the tension between personal conviction and authority.
- Awareness of different forms of protest.
- Awareness of the role of local, national and international pressure groups.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: What kind of God would make a world full of pain and suffering?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand some of the reasons for believing (or not believing) in the existence of God.
- Knowledge of the ways in which, according to believers, God can be known.
- Understanding arguments that seek to reconcile a powerful, loving God with a suffering world.
Chronicle: Are rules a help or a hindrance in making the most of life?
Learning Objectives:
- Identify different sources of authority for Christians.
- Reflect on influence of worldview in making moral decisions.
Looper: How do we decide whether it is right to do morally questionable things for good motives?
Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on influence of worldview in making moral decisions.
- Awareness of how students make their own moral decisions.
- Assess the value of Christian moral decision making.
- Evaluate how to make moral decisions.
Prayers for Fabrice Muamba: What is the point of praying for people who are facing extreme danger?
Learning Objectives:
- Knowledge of what prayer is and what it is for, as understood by Christians.
- Awareness of Jesus’ example and teaching about prayer.
- Consideration of the relationship between prayer and faith.
Up in the Air: Is marriage better than being single?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand Christian beliefs about the roles, commitments and responsibilities of husbands and wives.
- Awareness of the importance of family and the changing nature of family life.
The Hunger Games: What is the significance of Jesus’ death?
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding of what Christians believe about the identity of Jesus.
- Consider key moments in the ministry of Jesus.
Paul: How do we decide what we believe?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand some of the reasons for believing (or not believing) in the existence of God.
- Knowledge of the ways in which, according to believers, God can be known.
The Nativity: In what ways did Jesus both fulfil and confound expectations about the Messiah?
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding of what Christians believe about the identity of Jesus.
- Consider key moments in the ministry of Jesus.
