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Religious Education Curriculum for 2011-12: World Religions

Posted on March 17, 2012

Unitarian Universalist announces Religious Education Curriculum for 2011-12: World Religions.

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2012 Interfaith Calendar

Posted on February 23, 2012

The Huffington Post’s Religion section presents an interfaith, inclusive religious calendar, –along with photos — for nine major world religions: Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Paganism, Shinto and Sikhism.

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Access Islam

Posted on December 10, 2011

This website provides ten expert-developed, media-rich lesson plans for teaching students in grades 4-8 about Islamic holidays, traditions and cultures. The multimedia is taken from the award-winning PBS series ‘Religions and Ethics Newsweekly’ and provides an effective and thorough introduction … Continue reading →

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Scriptural Reasoning

Posted on December 10, 2011

Scriptural Reasoning (SR) represents a text study between Christians, Muslims and Jews. It is a practice whereby members of these faiths, in small groups, study together their own and each other’s sacred scriptures. The space created by the three faiths … Continue reading →

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A First Amendment guide

Posted on December 10, 2011

Knowledge about religions is not only a characteristic of an educated person, but it is also absolutely necessary for understanding and living in a world of diversity. Knowledge of religious differences and the role of religion in the contemporary world … Continue reading →

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DiversityAn Educational Advantage Online Teacher Support Material

Posted on December 10, 2011

Diversity—An Educational Advantage Online Teacher Support Material (TSM) has been developed for use by teachers. A 2009 publication by Fethi Mansouri, Louise Jenkins, Michael Leach and Lucas Walsh, entitled Building Bridges: Creating a Culture of Diversity was distributed to all … Continue reading →

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Three Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Posted on December 10, 2011

This website gives an overview of the many activities by the New York Public Library that provide artistic, religious, educational and other aspects of the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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Agreed Syllabi for Religious Education

Posted on December 10, 2011

This publication of the Brent Council offers guidance on education about religions/religious education at the Foundation stage (ages 3-5), as well as programmes of study for Key Stages 1-4 (ages 5-16). Following National curriculum standards, they clarify the types of … Continue reading →

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Fundamentals of religious cultures and secular ethics

Posted on December 10, 2011

This is the website for the pilot program teaching about religious cultures and secular ethics in 19 regions of the Russian Federation. This course started on the 1st of April 2010. This website has the purpose and objectives of the course, … Continue reading →

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European Holocaust Research Infrastructure

Posted on December 10, 2011

The European Holocaust Research Infrastructure has been launched recently. Twenty organizations have come together in a project financed by the European Union to open a portal to give online access to dispersed sources relating to the Holocaust all over Europe … Continue reading →

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