Religious Studies: Unit 1 - Area of Study 3: Religious Identify and Life Experience

Key Knowledge

• The impact of life experiences on identity
• The personal meaning and identity that is found and further developed through engagement with relevant 8 aspects of religion.
• The ways selected aspects of religion may assist members to find and then further develop personal meaning and identity.
• The ways in which the religious traditions can assist members through important life passages and events.
• Specific occasions when members have been challenged by their religious tradition to change and grow.
• The tension that can occur between members and a religious tradition over issues of authority, freedom, interpretation of beliefs and teaching, and behaviour.
• The extent to which the expectations, judgments and involvement of members can contribute to the development of a religious tradition.

Key Skills

• Identify how a range of life experiences may have an impact on identity.
• Describe how religious traditions can contribute to the life experience and search for personal meaning and identity of members.
• Analyse points of tension between members and their religious tradition.
• Evaluate the extent to which the expectations, judgments and involvement of members can contribute to the development of a religious tradition
• Interpret and synthesise source material.

Study Design - http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/religion/religionsocietysd2011.pdf

Les Miserables - When Valjean is caught fleeing with the Bishop’s stolen silver, the Bishop vouches for Valjean and gives him more valuables.

http://www.wingclips.com/movie-clips/les-miserables-2012/release-him

Jean Valjean's Soliloquy - What Have I done? (Voice Over to Images) 

Jean Val Jean - (Early film) 

Christian Mystics

Julian of Norwich 

Biography

Catholic Encyclopedia

Hildegard of Bingen 

Biography - Part 1 Part 2 

Trailer for Visions film 

Francis of Assisi 

Biography

Others 

Martin Luther

Biography Video

SisterHelen.org - Biography

PSB Short Biography

Architects of Peace - Biography

Further Information

Catholic Weekly Article: Conversation: Sr Helen Prejean, author, death-row spiritual adviser and death penalty opponent - There but for the grace of God ...

Feature Article: The Real Woman Behind Dead Man Walking

Video: Interview with Sister Helen Prejean on Enough Rope (6 mins) Transcript here. 

Video: PBS Interview with Sr Helen Prejean (26 mins)

Dead Man Walking Script: http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/d/dead-man-walking-script-transcript.html

An article titled 'The Challenge of Religious Diversity and Revitalisation to the Secularity of Australian Universities' by Professor Gary D Bouma from The University of Western Sydney.
This article, whilst focused on the role of universities, provides many ideas for looking at religious diversity in Australian society.