Christians Vol. 2
This is the second volume on Christians in the series. Both volumes provide resources for studying institutional and personal dimensions of Christian believing and living.
This book examines: teachings about the kingdom of God through the parables, perspectives of Christians for whom their faith is something upon which they lean – sometimes in the most dramatic and threatening of circumstances, and how faith contributes towards dreams of wholeness and helps people manage guilt. It also explores ‘ritual and community and … other stuff’, with sections on the typical routine of a Catholic parish priest and marriage. A ‘scholarly view’ considers arguments for the existence of God.
Authentic sources deepen students’ knowledge and understanding of Christians and Christianity, and give them opportunities to consider their own ways of thinking and living.
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Christian Aid
- ExternalThe Christian Aid appeal, introducing us to Morsheda and her family in their flood-ravaged home
- ExternalHow Christian Aid helped Morsheda
- ExternalUpdate on above project: Living with floods in Bangladesh
- ExternalRange of well-resourced and ready to use GCSE and Standard Grade lessons for teachers from Christian Aid’s agenda, dealing with mission, global Christianity, salvation, the kingdom of God and related themes
Riding Lights Theatre Company film: Baked Alaska
Roman Catholic Christians and ecology
- ExternalExamples: Catholic Ecology
Links
- ExternalMAF commissioned Lat Blaylock of RE Today to create and trial eight learning packs, each of several lessons – four each for younger and older pupils. Those for older pupils are suited to GCSE and Standard Grade study, or for 12-14-year olds as well. These are free to download and use from the link below, including video clips, PowerPoints and lesson plans, copiable worksheets and a range of activities for students. The lesson packs provide for suitable critical engagement with key Christian ideas about global mission, and model good practice in examination teaching. Free, ready to use resources on Christian mission, kingdom of God, salvation, evangelism, etc.
- ExternalWomen for Women International website
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Case study: Mission Aviation FellowshipCase study about MAF working with Women for Women - 'A medical emergency: facing the future with dignity' (2 pages), to support pages 6-7 in ERB Christians vol. 2
External links
External links
- ExternalFor more about North Korea, look at the Open Doors Lent resource, Live Like a North Korean
- ExternalYoung-Sik’s story Note the data on the infographic, pp. 16-17. There is some discussion about how the numbers are arrived at, with the Gordon Conwell Centre for the Study of Global Christianity counting more martyrs than Open Doors. This All-Party Parliamentary Group report explains the different methodologies:
- External2019 commentary on the current state of freedom of religion or belief
- ExternalJohnson, T.M. & Zurlo, G.A. (2014) 'Christian Martyrdom as a Pervasive Phenomenon' - abstract and key findings from article in Society 51(6) 679-685
- ExternalPew Research Center: A closer look at how religious restrictions have risen around the world
- ExternalHumanists International: Freedom of Thought Report 2019
- ExternalUN declaration of human rights (English)
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Topical film: using SilenceA resource for using the film "Silence" to explore faith, suffering, and religious persecution in a religious education context.
Christian social impact
- External2016 Cinnamon Faith Action Audit approached 6,537 of the 60,761 faith groups in UK in 2016. 3007 responded from 87 cities, towns and villages in UK. 94.4% of responses were from Christian groups. Data in infographic extrapolated – 94.4% of total.
- External‘New report shows Christian social action projects having massive impact’ Evangelical Alliance, 26 May 2015
- ExternalStatistical Yearbook of the Church 2016
- ExternalAdditional information: ‘Catholic hospitals comprise one quarter of world’s healthcare, council reports’ Catholic News Agency, 10 February 2010
Persecution
- ExternalOpen Doors World Watch List 2020
- ExternalWorld Watch List Report 2020
- ExternalAll Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (2018)
Additional information: note the challenge of counting martyrs
- External‘Counting the Cost (Accurately)’ Christianity Today, 21 August 2013
- External'More than 4000 Christians killed in 2018’, Plataforma, 18 January 2019
- ExternalCommentary on the current state of Freedom of Religion or Belief, APPG 2019
- ExternalThe Bishop of Truro's report for the Foreign Office, 2019
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- Internal
Data on Christians in UK and beyond (vol 2)Statistical resource on Christian demographics in the UK and worldwide, covering beliefs, practices, and regional diversity.
Perceptions of Jesus
- ExternalPerceptions of Jesus: Barna Group Surveys
- ExternalData for UK adults surveyed
- ExternalData for practising Christians surveyed
The surveys also asked about people’s perceptions of Christians, and Christians’ attitude to and practice of evangelism
- ExternalCommentary on the results
- ExternalTalking Jesus website presents data from the Barna Group surveys in infographic format
New Monasticism
Communities
- ExternalCommunity of St Anselm, Lambeth, London
- ExternalWellspring Community, Peckham, London
- ExternalNorthumbria Community, Felton, Northumberland
- ExternalScargill Movement, Skipton, West Yorkshire
- ExternalCommunity of the Tree of Life, Leicester
- ExternalA week in the life of the Tree of Life Community (YouTube clip)
- ExternalYoung Franciscans, West London
Conservative links
- ExternalReligious Studies and Theology magazine, Themelios
- ExternalChristian hip hop: The Gospel Coalition
- ExternalTop 20 Christian hip hop downloads in 2018
- ExternalArticles about Kanye West: The Gospel Coalition, Time magazine, and Christianity Today
- ExternalArticles about Kanye West: The Gospel Coalition, Time magazine, and Christianity Today
- ExternalArticles about Kanye West: The Gospel Coalition, Time magazine, and Christianity Today
- ExternalReview of Richard Dawkins Outgrowing God
- ExternalFilms of faith in the 2010s
- ExternalFilm analysis: Ad Astra
- ExternalChristians and horror films: A Quiet Place
- ExternalJesus at the movies: The Last Temptation
- External13 films capturing the themes of Ecclesiastes
- ExternalEsther and #MeToo
- ExternalPolitics, law, gender and identity
- ExternalAfrican re-telling of the Bible
- ExternalA pastor's response to witchcraft
Over-reliant on Mother Teresa ...? Case studies of other Christians with impact
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: Berkley Center for Religion
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: Peace and World Affairs
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: YouTube films, 2008 Opus Prize Winner
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: YouTube films, 'Love made me an inventor'
- ExternalSister Stan Terese Mumuni - article from: Opus Prize website
- ExternalSister Stan Terese Mumuni - article from: YouTube film: 2017 Opus Prize Finalist
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - Women Without Walls Initiative (WOWWI)
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - YouTube: To counter Boko Haram
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - Vanguard article: Garlands for a caregiver
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - Niwano Peace Prize 2015
Using the infographic - supplementary data inc other religions/non-religious beliefs
- ExternalAPPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief 2019 Commentary
- ExternalPew Research Center
- ExternalHumanists International
Using the cover art
- ExternalBuckfast Abbey, East window in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel: Christ at the Last Supper
- ExternalCoventry Cathedral, tapestry of Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland (as used on cover of ERB Christians 1) - Graham Sutherland, Beneath the Tapestry
- ExternalCoventry Cathedral, tapestry of Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland (as used on cover of ERB Christians 1) - Schools Team Resources: Graham Sutherland and the Tapestry
External links
Member Only Content
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- Internal
What is God’s Kingdom Like?Resource on the values and vision of God ís Kingdom in Christianity.
Select a topic to explore resources
Case study: Christians and climate justiceCase study: Mission Aviation Fellowship – belief in actionChristian voices: a Quaker chaplain behind barsChristians facing persecutionData on Christians in Britain and beyondDiving in: thoughtful starting pointsWhat did Jesus teach about the kingdom of God?
Christian Aid
- ExternalThe Christian Aid appeal, introducing us to Morsheda and her family in their flood-ravaged home
- ExternalHow Christian Aid helped Morsheda
- ExternalUpdate on above project: Living with floods in Bangladesh
- ExternalRange of well-resourced and ready to use GCSE and Standard Grade lessons for teachers from Christian Aid’s agenda, dealing with mission, global Christianity, salvation, the kingdom of God and related themes
Riding Lights Theatre Company film: Baked Alaska
Roman Catholic Christians and ecology
- ExternalExamples: Catholic Ecology
Links
- ExternalMAF commissioned Lat Blaylock of RE Today to create and trial eight learning packs, each of several lessons – four each for younger and older pupils. Those for older pupils are suited to GCSE and Standard Grade study, or for 12-14-year olds as well. These are free to download and use from the link below, including video clips, PowerPoints and lesson plans, copiable worksheets and a range of activities for students. The lesson packs provide for suitable critical engagement with key Christian ideas about global mission, and model good practice in examination teaching. Free, ready to use resources on Christian mission, kingdom of God, salvation, evangelism, etc.
- ExternalWomen for Women International website
Member Only Content
Links
- Internal Case study: Mission Aviation FellowshipCase study about MAF working with Women for Women - 'A medical emergency: facing the future with dignity' (2 pages), to support pages 6-7 in ERB Christians vol. 2
External links
External links
- ExternalFor more about North Korea, look at the Open Doors Lent resource, Live Like a North Korean
- ExternalYoung-Sik’s story Note the data on the infographic, pp. 16-17. There is some discussion about how the numbers are arrived at, with the Gordon Conwell Centre for the Study of Global Christianity counting more martyrs than Open Doors. This All-Party Parliamentary Group report explains the different methodologies:
- External2019 commentary on the current state of freedom of religion or belief
- ExternalJohnson, T.M. & Zurlo, G.A. (2014) 'Christian Martyrdom as a Pervasive Phenomenon' - abstract and key findings from article in Society 51(6) 679-685
- ExternalPew Research Center: A closer look at how religious restrictions have risen around the world
- ExternalHumanists International: Freedom of Thought Report 2019
- ExternalUN declaration of human rights (English)
Member Only Content
Links
- Internal Topical film: using SilenceA resource for using the film "Silence" to explore faith, suffering, and religious persecution in a religious education context.
Christian social impact
- External2016 Cinnamon Faith Action Audit approached 6,537 of the 60,761 faith groups in UK in 2016. 3007 responded from 87 cities, towns and villages in UK. 94.4% of responses were from Christian groups. Data in infographic extrapolated – 94.4% of total.
- External‘New report shows Christian social action projects having massive impact’ Evangelical Alliance, 26 May 2015
- ExternalStatistical Yearbook of the Church 2016
- ExternalAdditional information: ‘Catholic hospitals comprise one quarter of world’s healthcare, council reports’ Catholic News Agency, 10 February 2010
Persecution
- ExternalOpen Doors World Watch List 2020
- ExternalWorld Watch List Report 2020
- ExternalAll Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (2018)
Additional information: note the challenge of counting martyrs
- External‘Counting the Cost (Accurately)’ Christianity Today, 21 August 2013
- External'More than 4000 Christians killed in 2018’, Plataforma, 18 January 2019
- ExternalCommentary on the current state of Freedom of Religion or Belief, APPG 2019
- ExternalThe Bishop of Truro's report for the Foreign Office, 2019
Member Only Content
Links
- Internal Data on Christians in UK and beyond (vol 2)Statistical resource on Christian demographics in the UK and worldwide, covering beliefs, practices, and regional diversity.
Perceptions of Jesus
- ExternalPerceptions of Jesus: Barna Group Surveys
- ExternalData for UK adults surveyed
- ExternalData for practising Christians surveyed
The surveys also asked about people’s perceptions of Christians, and Christians’ attitude to and practice of evangelism
- ExternalCommentary on the results
- ExternalTalking Jesus website presents data from the Barna Group surveys in infographic format
New Monasticism
Communities
- ExternalCommunity of St Anselm, Lambeth, London
- ExternalWellspring Community, Peckham, London
- ExternalNorthumbria Community, Felton, Northumberland
- ExternalScargill Movement, Skipton, West Yorkshire
- ExternalCommunity of the Tree of Life, Leicester
- ExternalA week in the life of the Tree of Life Community (YouTube clip)
- ExternalYoung Franciscans, West London
Conservative links
- ExternalReligious Studies and Theology magazine, Themelios
- ExternalChristian hip hop: The Gospel Coalition
- ExternalTop 20 Christian hip hop downloads in 2018
- ExternalArticles about Kanye West: The Gospel Coalition, Time magazine, and Christianity Today
- ExternalArticles about Kanye West: The Gospel Coalition, Time magazine, and Christianity Today
- ExternalArticles about Kanye West: The Gospel Coalition, Time magazine, and Christianity Today
- ExternalReview of Richard Dawkins Outgrowing God
- ExternalFilms of faith in the 2010s
- ExternalFilm analysis: Ad Astra
- ExternalChristians and horror films: A Quiet Place
- ExternalJesus at the movies: The Last Temptation
- External13 films capturing the themes of Ecclesiastes
- ExternalEsther and #MeToo
- ExternalPolitics, law, gender and identity
- ExternalAfrican re-telling of the Bible
- ExternalA pastor's response to witchcraft
Over-reliant on Mother Teresa ...? Case studies of other Christians with impact
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: Berkley Center for Religion
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: Peace and World Affairs
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: YouTube films, 2008 Opus Prize Winner
- ExternalMarguerite Barankitse - article from: YouTube films, 'Love made me an inventor'
- ExternalSister Stan Terese Mumuni - article from: Opus Prize website
- ExternalSister Stan Terese Mumuni - article from: YouTube film: 2017 Opus Prize Finalist
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - Women Without Walls Initiative (WOWWI)
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - YouTube: To counter Boko Haram
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - Vanguard article: Garlands for a caregiver
- ExternalPastor Esther Ibanga - Niwano Peace Prize 2015
Using the infographic - supplementary data inc other religions/non-religious beliefs
- ExternalAPPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief 2019 Commentary
- ExternalPew Research Center
- ExternalHumanists International
Using the cover art
- ExternalBuckfast Abbey, East window in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel: Christ at the Last Supper
- ExternalCoventry Cathedral, tapestry of Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland (as used on cover of ERB Christians 1) - Graham Sutherland, Beneath the Tapestry
- ExternalCoventry Cathedral, tapestry of Christ in Glory by Graham Sutherland (as used on cover of ERB Christians 1) - Schools Team Resources: Graham Sutherland and the Tapestry
External links
Member Only Content
- Internal What is God’s Kingdom Like?Resource on the values and vision of God ís Kingdom in Christianity.
