Christianity in Close-Up Book 2: The Christian Church

Christianity in Close-Up Book 2: The Christian Church Synopsis

This is Book 2 of a set of 3 designed to address Objective 2 (The Christian Church) of the Core Syllabus for CCEA Religious Education at Key Stage 3. Main features: > All areas of new syllabus covered > Colourful and well-illustrated > Lively and informative text > Lots of activities > Development of Skills and Capabilities, and Learning for Life and Work strands. The authors cover all the important areas in a fresh and engaging way, encouraging pupils to explore issues from their own perspective and based on their own experience. A wide variety of stimulating activities are included, which will capture students' interest, heighten their understanding, and help them to become active learners. Each activity is designed to develop one or more of the Skills and Capabilities, and Learning for Life and Work strands, and icons appear beside the activity to show which skills are being addressed. As well as being useful for the teacher, this will also encourage students' awareness of, and involvement in, their personal development of these skills. This book is supported by a resource CD with ISBN 9781904242864. Contents: THE EARLY CHURCH The Holy Spirit The Trinity Pentecost Prejudice and discrimination Persecution of the Church An outline of Church history The modern Church THE CHURCH THROUGH THE AGES The Celtic Church Saint Patrick The Reformation Martin Luther Eighteenth and nineteenth-century Christian outreach and social reformers William Wilberforce William Booth The Church in the twentieth century Dietrich Bonhoeffer Martin Luther King Jr Archbishop Oscar Romero Corrie ten Boom Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II THE CHURCH TODAY Vocation Maud Kells Dr Bill Woods Jackie Pullinger Tolerance and harmony Archbishop Desmond Tutu Christians today Faith GLOSSARY.

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