Guest Post: Journeys in Film and Jennifer Fischer, Co-Founder, Think Ten Media Group Film offers an engaging way to bring the stories of notable women to your classroom, particularly during March, which is Women’s History Month. Documentaries take that one step further by focusing on real-life figures. The women in these films are young and […]
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Art as the Foundation for Multifaith Conversations
Guest Post: Madeleine Hollenbeck, Undergraduate College Fellow, Elon University When I began my undergraduate career at Elon University, I knew I had to complete a multi-year research project as part of the Elon College Fellows program. I was nervous at first, as I did not understand how my passions of art and Italian could translate [...]
Learning Religions Through the Arts: Five Uniquely Religious Operas
Guest Post: Jane Fitzpatrick, Contributing Writer for Religion Matters Religion is no stranger to the opera world. Richard Wagner’s musical devotion to Norse mythology and endless operatic retellings of ancient Greek myths are just a few examples. A variety of tales driven by sins and divine justice have also graced the world’s stages for centuries. […]
Religion in the Ethics Classroom: What Are Our Relationships with the Land?
Guest Blog: Elsa Kunz, History Department, The Webb School Overview Ethics is typically characterized as an inquiry into right and wrong dispositions and behaviors. However, the high school ethics classroom is about much more than simply answering the question, “What should I do?” It’s also about how we understand the world. Tackling this broader endeavor […]
Inter-Religious History and Common Values: Guidelines for Syllabus Development
Guest Post: Prof. Rev. ‘Public Friend’ Felipe Ribeiro, Latin American Permanent Forum on Religious Teaching (CLAECIR FONAPER), Interfaith Religious Teaching Association of Brazil (ASSINTEC), Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA), Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) Since its colonization, America has been a multi-religious continent. When operating at their best, these various religious and belief traditions have […]