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Reviews
As I read the reviews below I was reminded of the writings of philosopher Maria Lugones¹ and her use of the metaphor of ‘worldtravelling’. She describes how by travelling to the ‘worlds’ of others we can...
‘The Bible says …’ Reflections on classroom hermeneutics
RE and National Poetry Day
At St Matthew’s we are keen to show the contribution rich RE can make to other areas of the curriculum. National Poetry Day gave us the perfect opportunity for cross-curricular links. Here is just one example of how...
This article is for paying subscribers Losing my identity:
This article is for paying subscribers On reading the Gospel of Mark as if it were fiction
This article is for paying subscribers A baby called Peace
Emma Harwood is an RE teacher and a Christian mother. She faced an agonising dilemma when she was pregnant in 2015. Generously, here she shares her experience to open up moral and spiritual questions about the...
Retelling the Bible in comic-book style
Sergio Cariello has drawn for Marvel and for DC Comics. Now he has created The Action Storybook Bible: key stories from Christian scripture in comic-book style for children aged 4–8. It is drawn for those inside the...
This article is for paying subscribers Using the Methodist Modern Art Collection with schools:
The exhibition has been organised by the Believe in Hull church partnership as part of its contribution toward Hull City of Culture celebrations 2017, with funding support from the Methodist Church.
This article is for paying subscribers Singing the faith
Here, Julie Grove reflects on the meanings of hymns. She is a member of the REtoday editorial team.
This article is for paying subscribers We asked people from different religions and beliefs to tell us what it means to them to ‘sing their own song’
Here are replies from a Buddhist, a Humanist, a Christian, a Jewish person and a Muslim. Read these with your older pupils, and ask them to think of their own answers to the interview questions we used. The questions...
This article is for paying subscribers Hermeneutics for RE teachers
Joseph and the amazing multidimensional story – Genesis 37
THE BIG PICTURE ‘Man gave names to all the animals’
Stephen Guyon Bird is an artist and former teacher. His exhibition ‘Genesis: a visual exploration’ was created in partnership with the Farmington Institute, and opened in Durham Cathedral in 2016. More than 30...
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A compilation of psalms, poetry, stories and prayers to mark the centenary of the First World War, beautifully illustrated with contemporary artwork, this is testament to the men who faced death on the battlefield....
Christian Aid:
Will the movie of The Shack help you teach Christian theodicy?
The Shack is a 2008 multi-million-selling religious book, and a movie of it is available now on DVD and as a digital download. The DVD release features a host of extras, including a previously unseen scene and...
Free Bibles for your pupils
The Gideons International is a charity that works to give away free Bibles. It has 5,000 volunteers in the UK, who each year give more than 400,000 school pupils – usually 11-year-olds beginning secondary school –...
Faith in science? Faith in God?
This term’s theme is about the nature of faith and about the frontiers and borders between science and religions. We invited people from different religions and beliefs to contribute a personal perspective on the...
Lesson spinning in RE
How and why a teacher might make use of contemporary popular culture, or popular items that could be classed as a craze, is always potentially controversial. Here Neil McKain satirises the potential use of them as...
This article is for paying subscribers Helping 4-year-olds with the true meaning of Christmas
Sophie Nicholls, from Ferncumbe CE Primary School, in Warwickshire, shares how the Forest School experience was used to help children in the reception class understand the festivities. They all made a team sculpture...