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

Personal Australian Stories

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Five Personal Stories of Faith in Australia
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Highlight key words and ideas.
Research words or ideas that are new to you.
Answer some of the questions.
How does this impact on your ideas about whether Australia is a religious country?

Community Stories

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When Amna Karra-Hassan played her first game of Aussie Rules football she was hooked. She convinced friends to start training with her & form a women's team. Five years later the Auburn Giants are top of the ladder.




WRITING ACTIVITY
5W’s - Who What When Where Why?

How were the women in this program expressing their religious beliefs and traditions in their contemporary Australian life?
What were the challenges for these women and how did they seek to overcome them?
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A look into the most ultra-Orthadox Jewish sect in Australia, who live cheek-by-jowl with Melbourne's trendy latte society and have never been filmed for television before. #UntoldAustraliaSBS

Focus note-taking on the role of religious symbols as well as sacred spaces, place, time and artifacts.

WRITING ACTIVITY
How religious are the Jews of Ripponlea?

 
Use Aspects of Religion and at least 5 keywords from the Quizlet (​quizlet.com/_2kval4) and your notes to make a summary of the Ripponlea Jewish community!
 (100 words)


A Nun's Tale: 
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Sister Angela Mary Doyle

Having grown up on a farm in Ireland during World War II, she travelled to Australia in 1947, responding to a call for more Sisters of Mercy. Despite being trained as a teacher, she was dispatched to the Mater Hospital and retrained as a nurse. However, it was the area of hospital administration, in which she would make her mark. She was eventually appointed Chief Executive of the Mater Hospitals – a position she held for 22 years. In the early ‘80s, during her tenure, complete opposition to helping those with HIV and AIDs was the norm. When the Premier of the day declared that any such illness was a punishment from God and that no help should be given, Sister Angela Mary knew that the Sisters of Mercy, an order founded for the poor, the sick and anyone disadvantaged must act.
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