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Understanding Religion's Role in Society

Ms. Campos introduces herself as the teacher for the Religion and Society unit. She outlines four classroom rights for students: the right to feel safe, the right to learn, the right to be treated with respect, and the right to a clean learning space. She asks students to reflect on what religion and spirituality mean to them and what they want to get out of the course. The unit will examine the nature and purpose of religion, both past and present, considering the questions and experiences that shape religious identity and the role of religion in society from Australian to local levels.

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Understanding Religion's Role in Society

Ms. Campos introduces herself as the teacher for the Religion and Society unit. She outlines four classroom rights for students: the right to feel safe, the right to learn, the right to be treated with respect, and the right to a clean learning space. She asks students to reflect on what religion and spirituality mean to them and what they want to get out of the course. The unit will examine the nature and purpose of religion, both past and present, considering the questions and experiences that shape religious identity and the role of religion in society from Australian to local levels.

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Religion and Society

Unit 1

Ms Campos
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I am Ms. Campos
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Office: Year 9 office

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I want to enable you to:

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● Respect others’ rights feelings and needs
● Build workable relationships with me and with each other
● Enable positive learning opportunities

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Some questions to think about …
2 minutes free writing time. Some prompts to help you:
(You don’t have to share this with anyone)
𖤓 What is religion?
𖤓 What is spirituality?
𖤓 What is prayer?

And so … what do you want to get out of RAS this year?


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AOS1
● The nature and purpose of religion, past and present, considering:
● The questions and life experiences which shape religion and religious
identity
Discuss
What is the role of religion in our Australian society?

Look more closely: What about in Victoria? In the south-eastern suburbs of


Melbourne? In Clyde North?
Nature and Purpose
What is the nature of religion?

What is its purpose?


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“ Why is defining religion not as easy as
we may think?

What do the previous memes reveal about


religion?
Nature of Religion

❖ Fundamentally a religion is the sum of the nine aspects of religion. At the centre of
this are the beliefs of a tradition about the ultimate reality, often a god or gods.
❖ These beliefs are expressed in the other aspects and as such create a community of
adherents who should live out the ideals of the faith.
❖ Religions are not static or fixed, but are engaged in a dynamic interplay with the
societies in which they exist, both contributing to and being formed by them.
❖ Religion stands as a bridge between the ordinary and the divine, providing adherents
with the ritual and spiritual means to transcend the ordinary.
Purpose of Religion
Many different purposes some examples include:

❖ Religion came to be seen as a system for organising and expressing the worship of God.
❖ Express what the whole community believes to be the meaning and purpose of life. Provide a
way of belonging
❖ Metanarrative (truth narrative) of making sense of the world (origins and end)
❖ Ethical principles and moral values that guide human behaviour
❖ Rituals/symbols that designate significant moments of the individual or community
❖ Objects that are sacred and inspire the community
❖ A worldview that gives individual’s life meaning and purpose.
❖ Addressing social issues eg poverty
First SAC Date

Term 1 – 22/3/21
Recap
What can you remember from last term?
5 Major Religions
(where they began, when they began, main
founders/creators
▪ 1. Hinduism: Began in approximately 3000BCE. Originated in India. Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu.

▪ 2. Judaism: Began in approximately 2000BCE. Originated in Canaan (Palestine/Israel). God.

▪ 3. Buddhism: Began in approximately 600 BCE. Originated in India. Siddhartha Gautama.

▪ 4. Christianity: Began in approximately 3CE. Originated in Judea (Israel). The Triune God (Father,
Son, Holy Spirit)

▪ 5. Islam: Began in approximately 600 CE. Originated in Mecca. Muhammad.

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