Religion and Society @ Damascus College Ballarat
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  • Unit 1
    • Early Start >
      • Spirituality
      • Can Religion Be Defined?
    • Outcome 1 The nature and purpose of religion >
      • Truth Narrative
      • Understanding Human Need
      • Theories Explaining Religion
      • World Distribution Of Major Belief Systems
      • The Nine Aspects of Religious Traditions >
        • Rituals in Society
        • Religious Festivals of Life
        • Islam (Sunni)
        • Judaism (Orthodox)
    • Outcome 2 Religion through the ages >
      • The Nature of Religion In the Ancient World
      • Ancient Religions Research
      • Australian Indigenous Religion
    • Outcome 3 Religion in Australia >
      • History, Statistics and Relationships >
        • Historical Perspectives
        • Sacred Spaces
        • Statistics of Religion
        • Government Policies
        • Religious Leaders
        • Australian Spirituality
        • Personal & Community Stories
        • Ecumenism
        • Interfaith Dialogue
        • Future of Religion in Australia
      • Personal Meaning / Tensions >
        • Personal Religious Identity
        • Who is your God?
        • Stages of Faith Development
        • Tensions and Ethical Positions
    • Revision and Exam Preparation
  • Unit 3
    • Early Start R&S 3/4 >
      • Holiday Homework
    • AREA OF STUDY 1 Responding to the search for meaning
    • AREA OF STUDY 2 Expressing meaning
    • AREA OF STUDY 3 Significant life experience, religious beliefs and faith
  • Unit 4
    • AREA OF STUDY 1 Challenge and response
    • AREA OF STUDY 2 Interaction of religion and society
    • Unit 3&4 Exam Preparation
  • Year 12 Certificate
    • Early Start Certificate 12
    • Term 1
    • Term 2 & 3
  • VCAL RE
    • VCAL 11
    • VCAL 12

Certificate of Religious Education - Early Start


Goal 1: Being Grounded in Year 12

Prayer of Saint Francis
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​Lord make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy

O divine master grant that I may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console
to be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we receive
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it's in dying that we are born to eternal life
Amen
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​Retreat
CPDA
Setting up RE book


​Goal 2: Being Philosophical

Step 1: Introduction

Play the YouTube & make notes on the chief concerns of philosophy.

Step 2: Those Ancient Greeks

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Click on the image and complete the activities in the PowerPoint
or
​Click on the words below and follow another learning process

​The Greek Philosopher's Webquest

For those who like notes, here are some ...
Greek Philosophers Notes
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Step 3: Modern Philosophies

Step 4: My Philosophy

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Click on the image to see the pics. Read through the modern philosophies and highlight anything that you agree with.
Modern Philosophies Pics
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Modern Philosophies Single Sheet.doc
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Can you identify the philosophy from the quotation?
Modern Philosophies Quotes
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Write your own philosophical position by answering a few simple questions in a coherent manner. Use quotes that you have underlined and you own words to develop an approach to these existential questions?

  • Where does truth ultimately lie? How can this be known?
  • Why does the universe exist?
  • What is the purpose of human life?
  • How should humans treat each other and other elements of the planet?

The statement could take the shape of a personal shield using images to identify your particular position on the big questions of life.

Coat of Arms Blanks
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