Christians
Original source material and thoughtful classroom activities contribute to students gaining a wider understanding of the complexity of Christian faith and traditions, helping them to begin evaluating its world-changing impact.
This book allows students to explore:
- interviews with teenagers about living their faith, and with Revd Rachel Mann about issues to do with gender and Christianity
- conservative perspectives (on reading the Old Testament) and liberal perspectives (a summary of the thinking of John Shelby Spong)
- case studies in Christian living, including an introduction to Pope Francis, and the responses of Martin Luther King and Robert Beckford to racism
- art by Graham Sutherland and Dinah Roe Kendall
- theological beliefs and atonement theories
- day-to-day issues faced by Christian ministers
Select a topic to explore resources
- Essential case study: Pope Francis
- Christian voices: living as a Christian teenager
- What do we mean when we say ‘Christianity’?
- Infographic: data on Christians in the UK and beyond
- What does a Christian minister do all night? The minister’s in-tray
- How does Jesus save? Christian ideas about salvation and atonement
External links
- ExternalPope Francis (2016), ‘Visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Headquarters of World Food Programme (WFP)’, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- ExternalCollins, M. (2013), Francis, Bishop of Rome: A Short Biography (Minnesota: Liturgical Press)
- ExternalPope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (2017), ‘Joint Message of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the World Day of Prayer for Creation’, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
External Links
External links
- ExternalONS (2013)
- ExternalOffice for National Statistics (ONS); National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2013), ‘Full story: What does the Census tell us about religion in 2011?’, ONS. This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
- ExternalBrierley, P. (2017), ‘Where is the Church Going?’, Brierley Consultancy.
- ExternalChristian Research (2005), ‘The 2005 English Church Census’, Christian Research.
- ExternalCrabtree, V. (2012), ‘Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline’, Vexen.
- ExternalBullivant, S. (2018), ‘Europe’s Young Adults and Religion’, Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society.
- ExternalPew Research Centre (n.d.), ‘Religious composition of 18-29 year olds’, Pew Research Centre.
- ExternalONS (2018) Office for National Statistics (ONS); National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2013), ‘Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional’, ONS. This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence
- ExternalChurch of England (2016), ‘Statistics for Mission’, Research and Statistics.
- ExternalOffice for National Statistics (ONS); National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2013), ‘Births in England and Wales: 2015’, ONS. This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
External links
- ExternalThe fresco of Anastasis at Holy Saviour in the Fields, Constantinople, with explanation
- ExternalAgnus Dei by Francisco de Zurbarán
Hymns that express the different models of atonement:
- External‘For Freedom, Christ Has Set Us Free’
- External‘When I Survey the Wondrous Cross’
- External‘May the Mind of Christ, My Saviour’
- External‘“Man of Sorrows”, What a Name’
- ExternalKS3 resource Understanding Christianity
- ExternalSign up for Understanding Christianity training
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Extended information sheets on the pictures of atonementVisual and textual insights into Christian atonement concepts.
Select a topic to explore resources
Essential case study: Pope FrancisChristian voices: living as a Christian teenagerWhat do we mean when we say ‘Christianity’?Infographic: data on Christians in the UK and beyondWhat does a Christian minister do all night? The minister’s in-trayHow does Jesus save? Christian ideas about salvation and atonement
External links
- ExternalPope Francis (2016), ‘Visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Headquarters of World Food Programme (WFP)’, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- ExternalCollins, M. (2013), Francis, Bishop of Rome: A Short Biography (Minnesota: Liturgical Press)
- ExternalPope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (2017), ‘Joint Message of Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the World Day of Prayer for Creation’, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
External Links
- ExternalONS (2001)I
- ExternalNatCen Social Research (2017)
External Links
External links
- ExternalONS (2013)
- ExternalOffice for National Statistics (ONS); National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2013), ‘Full story: What does the Census tell us about religion in 2011?’, ONS. This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
- ExternalBrierley, P. (2017), ‘Where is the Church Going?’, Brierley Consultancy.
- ExternalChristian Research (2005), ‘The 2005 English Church Census’, Christian Research.
- ExternalCrabtree, V. (2012), ‘Religion in the United Kingdom: Diversity, Trends and Decline’, Vexen.
- ExternalBullivant, S. (2018), ‘Europe’s Young Adults and Religion’, Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society.
- ExternalPew Research Centre (n.d.), ‘Religious composition of 18-29 year olds’, Pew Research Centre.
- ExternalONS (2018) Office for National Statistics (ONS); National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2013), ‘Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional’, ONS. This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence
- ExternalChurch of England (2016), ‘Statistics for Mission’, Research and Statistics.
- ExternalOffice for National Statistics (ONS); National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (2013), ‘Births in England and Wales: 2015’, ONS. This information is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence.
External links
- ExternalBible Gateway
External links
- ExternalThe fresco of Anastasis at Holy Saviour in the Fields, Constantinople, with explanation
- ExternalAgnus Dei by Francisco de Zurbarán
Hymns that express the different models of atonement:
- External‘For Freedom, Christ Has Set Us Free’
- External‘When I Survey the Wondrous Cross’
- External‘May the Mind of Christ, My Saviour’
- External‘“Man of Sorrows”, What a Name’
- ExternalKS3 resource Understanding Christianity
- ExternalSign up for Understanding Christianity training
Member Only Content
- Internal Extended information sheets on the pictures of atonementVisual and textual insights into Christian atonement concepts.
