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Local People, Global Faiths Book 2: Muslims, Buddhists and Baha'is in Northern Ireland
Category: KS3 RE
Given that one of the issues in the ongoing
review of the core syllabus for RE in Northern
Ireland is the study of world religions, we have
produced these innovative resources.
They are designed especially for Key Stage 3
RE students, but will also be of interest to other
young people both inside and outside the
classroom.
This pair of textbooks is designed to introduce
young people to some of the major world
religions and their presence in Northern
Ireland.
Students will learn about:
> Islam, Buddhism and Baha'i as world religions
> Local Muslim, Buddhist and Baha'i communities
> How those communities worship
> Their important festivals
> Their key beliefs
> Their teachings on right and wrong
The books are accompanied by a set of Web Quests, one for each religion, accessible by clicking here.
The books are written by Stranmillis University
College lecturers James Nelson and Norman
Richardson, in conjunction with the Northern
Ireland Inter-Faith Forum and with contributions
from members of our local faith communities.
The authors have worked extremely closely
with these communities to ensure accurate
representation and a high level of participation.
It is the authors’ belief that a local perspective
should be central to education about world faiths.
Northern Ireland has become a place where there
is an increasingly rich mix of different ethnic
groups and religious traditions, and young people
must understand and appreciate that these faiths
are practised within their own community by their
neighbours and peers.
These books are the first of their nature to be
designed and written from a specifically local
context.
James Nelson has been a Head of RE and is now a lecturer in Religious Studies at Stranmillis University College, Belfast. He has written several RE textbooks for schools.
Norman Richardson teaches Religious Studies at Stranmillis University College, Belfast. He has a long-standing involvement in inter-church and inter-faith issues and has written and lectured regularly in the field of religious and cultural diversity.
Click here to download a set of sample pages from this book in PDF format. |
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