Good and Evil Unit
Joseph tells his story of suffering
We had none other than Joseph from the Old Testament
in the classroom along with his brothers to tell us
all about his life of suffering and how it was used
for the saving of many lives - including his own
undeserving family.
An amazing story.
Thanks to Jo, Sam, Ralph and Connor for participating in my nonsense!
An amazing story.
Thanks to Jo, Sam, Ralph and Connor for participating in my nonsense!
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More Evil (and some good)
wiyw podcast 20 -
22ndOct08
10set2 yak attack on Good and Evil.
Also available on the audio podcasting page!
10set2 yak attack on Good and Evil.
Also available on the audio podcasting page!
Two new podcasts!
Here you go!
wiyw podcast 18 - 21stOct08
9D have a free-ranging chat about the Nature of God unit. They are happy, they know it and they clap their hands.
wiyw podcast 19 - 21stOct08
10set1a have a jawbone about the Good and Evil unit. So much to discuss, so little eardrum security.
Also available on the audio podcasting page!
wiyw podcast 18 - 21stOct08
9D have a free-ranging chat about the Nature of God unit. They are happy, they know it and they clap their hands.
wiyw podcast 19 - 21stOct08
10set1a have a jawbone about the Good and Evil unit. So much to discuss, so little eardrum security.
Also available on the audio podcasting page!
Exam feedback - Good and Evil
a. Explain Christian beliefs about why there is evil in the world. (8 marks)
- Adam and Eve, original sin/a virus out in the open on all of our world, the devil - personal/other, psychological damage
- explain your ideas clearly. No opinions needed.
b. Explain how a Christian might find out the right way to behave. (7 marks)
- not enough to say 'read the Bible'... what is in it? Sermon on the Mount?
- just saying 10 commandments isn't adequate - how do they try to obey? Is there anything you can say about how in reality this sort of thing works... what are their motives? Sister Anne Brittain? Jesus? Sermon on the Mount?
- home influences, church community? church leaders?
- give us a sense of what the reality is like for people who really do believe and follow this... waffle and blagging are easy to spot
c. ‘Being happy is more important than being good.’ Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer, and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. (5 marks)
- which is more important? Good or happy? Can you have both? What if you had to choose?
- what do Christians think? Any specific examples you could use? What about Jesus? Joseph? Sermon on the mount?
- examples and specifics are the key... give us grounds for a decent higher grade by showing you know...
- have you included all the ingredients?
- concluded a clear perspective?
Interview with Sister Anne Brittain about flash floods in the Philippines
15/10/07 11:49 Category: Podcasting
| Year 10
We had a memorable assembly with Sister Anne this
morning. You can find a further interview on the podcast page which
delves deeper into the experience of facing
flash floods in 2004 and how she processes this
sort of tragedy as a christian believer. There
are also a number of photos of the
people involved for you to see. Below are two
paintings representing the flash floods.
Just after:
After some of the restoration work had been completed.
More images here.
Just after:
After some of the restoration work had been completed.
More images here.
Evil Robot Attacks Pea Farm: is it a moral issue?
Homework:
Finish the A3 sheet and don't forget these reflection questions.
Reflections section:
What things have you learnt from this unit - things that might actually help you in your life to deal with suffering and evil?
Have any views been radically different from your own?
What do you think about where evil comes from?
Summing up those little units and preparing for a podcast discussion
What better way of preparing for the near future revision times: preparing A3 revision sheets and having a fantastic discussion in class that will then be used for a podcast! Please get your notes together and complete any undone homeworks before we wrap up this half term.
Extra help?
If you need any help getting stuff finished then please just ask ask (although preferably out of class - why not use this contact page?).
Even more help?
Why not get this book and download these notes. Lots of people have and even more people are doing it. They are finding that it gives them good skin and a greater life expectancy. Some of them even smile a bit more, although this hardly helps if you suffer from great ugliness.
hey it's a joke - don't take me to court over it...
PS. Thanks for the birthday well wishers and respect to KA who has probably already looked at this page AND printed it out AND laminated it for a rainy day...
Where does right and wrong come from (and why bother)?
We covered this topic in class and concluded that for
Christians:
1. God has shown them what right and wrong is about through revealing it in history and Bible writings.
2. Behaving in a good/moral way and rejecting evil is a way of saying thankyou to Jesus who died to open up the doors of heaven.
Homework:
To read some or all of the 'sermon on the mount'* and bring back 7 quotes or specific examples that Jesus gives for Christian living.
*this a famous section of the Bible and lives in Matthew chapter 5 to 7.
1. God has shown them what right and wrong is about through revealing it in history and Bible writings.
2. Behaving in a good/moral way and rejecting evil is a way of saying thankyou to Jesus who died to open up the doors of heaven.
Homework:
To read some or all of the 'sermon on the mount'* and bring back 7 quotes or specific examples that Jesus gives for Christian living.
*this a famous section of the Bible and lives in Matthew chapter 5 to 7.
Independent Learning
This little baby:
...is the A3 sheet we will be using at the end of each unit to fill in summary notes and also crib any further information from the text book:
Your task will be to go over everything we have covered and make your own workable revision sheet for when we get near the end of the course and start doing the heavy recaps.
...is the A3 sheet we will be using at the end of each unit to fill in summary notes and also crib any further information from the text book:
Your task will be to go over everything we have covered and make your own workable revision sheet for when we get near the end of the course and start doing the heavy recaps.
Origins of Evil: the Garden of Eden.
This week it is all about looking at the way in which the Bible explains the origins of evil in the world.
Homework:
1. Read the Genesis text (chapters 2 and 3) for yourself.
2. Present your own version of this story (notes/diagrams/whatever).
3. How far do you agree with this view of the origins of evil?
LOST? There is a whole section on the garden of eden story here.
Year 10: FOSSIP/the problem for believers in God
The Homework involves two activities*:
1. Remember the FOSSIP thing?
- faith: it builds your faith (or trust) in God
- others: can be helped by you if you have experienced suffering.
- success: cannot happen without it. No pain, no gain is what they say...
- strength: lots of people who face suffering find that it makes them strong in unusual ways
- isn't pointless: there is a reason for you to go through it.
Rate these responses in order of importance, saying why.
Include if you think any aren't worth bothering with.
Have you ever seen them happening?
2. The problem of being a believer in God when suffering and evil affect you.
Explain (in your own words) the problem that was outlined for you in class and the 'solution' that Rama provided. Don't forget to say what you think.
*of course - they might have been partially covered in class, so just go along with it.
1. Remember the FOSSIP thing?
- faith: it builds your faith (or trust) in God
- others: can be helped by you if you have experienced suffering.
- success: cannot happen without it. No pain, no gain is what they say...
- strength: lots of people who face suffering find that it makes them strong in unusual ways
- isn't pointless: there is a reason for you to go through it.
Rate these responses in order of importance, saying why.
Include if you think any aren't worth bothering with.
Have you ever seen them happening?
2. The problem of being a believer in God when suffering and evil affect you.
Explain (in your own words) the problem that was outlined for you in class and the 'solution' that Rama provided. Don't forget to say what you think.
*of course - they might have been partially covered in class, so just go along with it.
Unit 5: Good and Evil - Year 10 homework
11/09/07 17:29
Having listened to the majority of the difficult
interview, please go away and write a reflection on
how you would have responded to the same situation.
Some of the points from the lesson to consider:
1. This is a real case study which is useful to your grasp of this unit.
2. If God is all-knowing/all-powerful* then does that mean that He is unloving?
3. If God is all-loving, does that mean that He isn't in control?
4. Is the Christian worldview easy to understand when it says that God is both loving and powerful...? How hard is it to reconcile this statement in the face of such suffering?
*omniscient/omnipotent remember?
Some of the points from the lesson to consider:
1. This is a real case study which is useful to your grasp of this unit.
2. If God is all-knowing/all-powerful* then does that mean that He is unloving?
3. If God is all-loving, does that mean that He isn't in control?
4. Is the Christian worldview easy to understand when it says that God is both loving and powerful...? How hard is it to reconcile this statement in the face of such suffering?
*omniscient/omnipotent remember?