Learning Objectives:
- Consideration of what the Christian faith teaches about concepts of judgement, sin and forgiveness.
- Awareness of how moral values shape behaviour towards others.
Category Archives: Crime and Punishment
Bridge of Spies: Does everybody have human rights?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concepts of justice and injustice.
- Understanding of the concept of human rights.
Ant-Man: To what extent should helping ex-convicts not to reoffend be a priority for the penal system?
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.
The Amazing Spider-Man: What is a Christian response to vigilante action against criminals?
Learning Objectives:
- Consideration of the tension between personal conviction and authority.
- Understand the concepts of justice and injustice.
- Consideration of society’s obligation to protect its weaker members.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: Why do some people choose prison or death rather than recant firmly held beliefs?
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding of the concept of prisoner of conscience.
- Awareness of the case of one prisoner of conscience arrested for their Christian beliefs.
- Consideration of what, if anything, the students feel strongly enough about to go to prison for.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier: To what extent are justice and security incompatible with one another?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concepts of justice and injustice.
- Awareness of Christian teaching about judgement, forgiveness and punishment.
- Understanding the concept of human rights.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom: What basic human rights do convicted criminals retain despite being sentenced to prison?
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding of the concept of human rights.
- Consideration of the treatment of convicted prisoners.
Carnage: What is the significance of an offender’s attitude to his actions when deciding an appropriate punishment or consequence?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of Christian teaching about judgement, forgiveness and punishment.
- Understand different theories of punishment.
The Ides of March: What factors influence Christians in their attitude towards capital punishment?
Learning Objectives:
- Consideration of whether capital punishment is ever justifiable.
Doctor Who: A Town Called Mercy: Which crimes, if any, are so great that they warrant the death of the perpetrator?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand different theories of punishment.
- Consideration of the treatment of convicted prisoners.
- Consideration of whether capital punishment is ever justifiable.
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