1st Edition

Religious Education 5-12

By Derek Bastide Copyright 1987
206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1987. The book is intended for class teachers (and trainee teachers) in primary schools who wish to teach religious education well but are unclear as to how they might. Firstly, this book maps out the changes that had taken place with regard to changing aims and objectives in the subject; children and their understanding of religion; and the broadening understanding of the... Read more

Acknowledgements;  1. Introduction  2. What Are We Trying To Do: Some Aims and Objectives  3. Children and Religion: Age and Understanding  4. What Do We Mean by Religion?  5. An Implicit Approach Through Themes  6. An Introduction to Five Religions  7. Teaching World Religions  8. An Extended Topic: Pilgrimage  9. Christian Festivals  10. Teaching Festivals  11. The Bible  12. An Approach Through Bible Background  13. Understanding the Bible  14. Teaching About Jesus  15. An Extended Topic: The Dead Sea Scrolls and Masada  16. Belief in Action  17. Resources;  Index

Biography

Derek Bastide