Articles about Christianity
For the classroom 5-11
This article is for paying subscribers Why aren’t there dinosaurs in the Bible? If God made everything, who made God?
Creation, environment, faith and science: planning for better RE with bigger ideas and diverse opinions.
Last word
This article is for paying subscribers Damn the syrup!
What’s the problem with how we teach the Christmas story? It’s expected that Christmas and Easter, the two main Christian festivals, will appear on every long-term plan for RE for all year groups in the primary...
For the staffroom 16-19
This article is for paying subscribers REVIEW: Father Paul’s War
Mark Chand, Alliance Publishing 2013, 323pp, pbk, £8.99, ISBN 978-0-9569992-5-2. www.alliancepublishingpress.com This is a beautifully written and moving novel based on a true story of the life of Catholic Monks in post...
For the staffroom 16-19
This article is for paying subscribers REVIEW: Authentic Youth Bible
Nick Page, Claire Page, Liza Hoeskma, Bible League International 2013, 1401pp, £14.99, ISBN 978-1-86024-818-4. https://store.bibleleague.org If you have been waiting for a more relevant, accessible Bible, this could be...
For the staffroom 7-16
This article is for paying subscribers REWIEW: Postcard Sets by Leonie Marklew-Barrett
Postcard packs from www.christians-art- cards.co.uk, £4–£5 per set. Gallery at www.leonie-marklew.net These seven sets of postcards illustrate key scenes, symbols and ideas from the Christian scriptures and...
For the staffroom 4-7
This article is for paying subscribers REVIEW: The Christmas Book
Rita Storey, Franklin Watts 2012, 45pp, hbk, £12.99. ISBN 978-1-4451-1056-1.
For the staffroom 4-7
This article is for paying subscribers REVIEW: Christmas is Special
Anita Ganeri and Jennie Poh, Wayland 2013, 33pp, hbk, £10.99,
ISBN 978-0-7502-7704-4.
For the staffroom
This article is for paying subscribers What’s the problem?
We asked people from different religions and from atheism to explain how they see the human condition. Are we flawed, fallen and in bits, or angelic, perfectible and glorious? Maybe both? On the next six pages you will...
For the classroom 5-14
This article is for paying subscribers Planned improvement in RE through ‘Reading the Cathedral’
A year’s RE project with 12 schools in the Diocese of Exeter
Events and resources
Christian prayer: a suitable subject for study
Schools with a religious character might like to use a new resource, ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ in their spiritual life, but any school might like to study Christian prayer through this example of a global community at...
Events and resources 11-14
BBC extends Bitesize RE for 11–14s
We asked Sorcha Clifford of BBC Bitesize about the project. What does the KS3 Bitesize project offer the RE student? New Bitesize Key Stage 3 content aims to give students a great overview of key facts and community...
For the staffroom
Vision: what does it mean to you?
This issue of REtoday focuses on the idea of vision, and so we asked six thinkers from different religions and worldviews to tell us something about their vision of life as it is influenced by their beliefs or faith. A...
Instant RE
Early Years RE provocations: lots of ideas for early learning RE
Pastures Way is a nursery school in Luton, a town rich in religious diversity. In a town full of diversity, teaching of religious studies is important, but even more essential is teaching of acceptance. In the early...
For the classroom 11-16
Using sociological data in RE lessons
Jonny Lawson teaches RE in West Sussex. Some recent visions for RE have increasingly emphasised the subject’s need for multidisciplinary visions and ways of including work that uses sociology of religion with pupils....
For the classroom 7-14
A neglected hero with a vision: St Paul of the Damascus Road
St Paul wrote 13 Bible books, and founded 22 churches across the Roman world in his lifetime. Was he the first Christian hero, or perhaps a kind of ultimate visionary in Christianity? Sheila Miller provides practical...
For the classroom 5-11
Saint Teresa of Kolkata and the Beatitudes
Katie Freeman considers how the vision of Jesus from Matthew’s Gospel inspired the vision of Mother Teresa, now sainted by the Catholic Church. Could your 10-year-olds tackle this depth of learning? In the autumn term...
For the classroom 4-11
‘Without a vision the people perish.’ How RE can transform your pupils’ understanding of a school’s mission statement
Fundamental to our vision to educate for life in all its fullness, we are inspired by the Old Testament leader Nehemiah’s example for how to build our school community where all are valued, all contribute and all...
For the classroom 4-11
Learning Christianity with Persona Dolls
Helen Jones teaches at Oxton Saint Saviour’s School on the Wirral. She shares her learning journey with persona dolls as aids to teaching Christianity. I started using persona dolls after we introduced Understanding...
For the classroom 4-11
Teaching Christian diversity to primary pupils: ‘life in its fullness’
Examples from St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School Ann Marie Allchurch is Headteacher at St Andrew’s CofE Primary School in Plymouth. St Andrew’s is a voluntary aided Church of England primary school that...
Events and resources 13-16
This article is for paying subscribers Quaker Service: A Teacher’s Resource
This extensive resource pack is a valuable contribution, especially to commemorate the anniversary of the First World War. It comprises a resource book, 28 lesson plans, a DVD and quality resource cards. It is...