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Invictus: How powerful is forgiveness as a means of changing situations?

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the concept of reconciliation.
  • Understanding of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.

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John Terry and Anton Ferdinand: Can everything be sorted out with a handshake, or are some things harder to forgive?

Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness of Christian teaching on forgiveness.
  • Awareness of the importance of forgiveness and repentance in Jesus’ earthly ministry.
  • Understanding of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.
  • Awareness of the effect of forgiveness in modern situations.

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Never Let Me Go: What factors should be taken into account when deciding whether or not to create cloned human beings?

Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness of different forms of reproductive technology and genetic engineering.
  • Understanding of different arguments for and against reproductive technology.
  • Consideration of future consequences of current advances in reproductive technology.

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Philomena: Who benefits from forgiveness?

Learning Objectives:

  • Awareness of Christian teaching on forgiveness.
  • Understanding of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.
  • Awareness of the effect of forgiveness in modern situations.

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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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