Policy pages
This article is for paying subscribers Generalisation about a religion can offend
Chris Boxley, of the RE Today Editorial Team, has a warning about diversity.
Articles by Chris Boxley
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Last word
This article is for paying subscribers ‘I–Thou’: the world, our students, ourselves
Words, words, words. They assault our ears. Long ones, short ones. Teacher talking, children shouting. They can deafen us, they can distract us. Yet, they can soothe us and inspire us. Where do they come from and what...
Opinion
Form criticism and understanding: teaching the Gospels
I made an uncritical start. I was a third-generation priest. I went to a Church of England primary school before starting at the age of 10 at a religious foundation public school. The given was that everything to do with...
Events and resources 11-18
This article is for paying subscribers The Spirituality of Bono The Spirituality of Richard Gere The Spirituality of Carlos Santana
These are three books which, as the titles indicate, reveal the overlap in the lives of artists, singers and performers between creativity and spirituality.
For the classroom 14-19
This article is for paying subscribers The only world you know is your world – but can you be open enough to see another world?
For the student: read this page together with your teacher. It is a serious way of getting to grips with the biggest ideas in your worldview or philosophy. Discussing the ‘big questions’ is an important part of RE...
For the classroom 11-19
This article is for paying subscribers Peace at the last
Chris Boxley, as well as being a member of the REtoday editorial team, is a Christian minister. He describes how his work taking funerals sharpens up questions about the meaning of life.
For the classroom 14-19
New study finds that ‘Religion is good for your mental health’
(and ‘Cream really does remove wrinkles’) Well-known producers of cosmetics adverts appeal to our search for well-being. Being strongly religious could significantly improve your physical and mental well-being,...
Last word
This article is for paying subscribers Suspension of belief
Is taking a worldviews approach to RE on board opening up Pandora’s box, inviting a surfeit of honesty? What is my worldview? Chris Boxley, RE Today editorial team member, reflects on the personal and the...
For the staffroom
This article is for paying subscribers Singers and spirituality: Katy Perry, Bono, David Bowie, Richard Thompson …
One of the most prized albums in my vinyl collection is the History of Fairport Convention published in 1972, and the most memorable song is the first track: ‘Meet on the Ledge’, written in 1969 by Richard...
For the classroom 14-19
This article is for paying subscribers Losing my identity:
the story of life as it fades away Of others there is no memory; they have perished as though they had never existed; they have become as though they had never been born … Ecclesiasticus 44:9 In an issue focusing on...
For the classroom 14-19
This article is for paying subscribers Do you learn wisdom at school?
RE Today sent Chris Boxley, a member of our Editorial Team, to talk to pupils at Brockwood Park School. The place is deeply inspired by Hindu sage Krishnamurti’s teachings, which encourage academic excellence,...