Week 3 Monday's lesson

Read the article on Blackboard by Archbishop Desmond Tutu about Nelson Mandela.

What might we learn about how to deal with pain and suffering from a knowledge and understanding of Nelson Mandela? Write a brief personal reflection on this and post to your blog.

Week 2 Friday's lesson

RE Pain and Suffering

Go to the link below and watch Isabelle Allende being interviewed by Andrew Denton.
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/elders/

Respond to the following:
How has the author suffered in her life?
How has she coped with the pain and suffering?
How has she benefited from the pain and suffering?
Is pain and suffering always a bad thing? Explain.

Set up a blog for your RE work  and post your responses to your blog by the end of the lesson. Email Mrs Grehan your blog address.

The Help

Answer the following questions and post responses to your blog:

As the women's stories emerge, what examples of suffering do we see?
How did the women respond to this? Give some examples.
What part did their Christian faith play?
How did you respond to the issues raised in the movie?

Nelson Mandela

Read the article by Archbishop Desmond Tutu about Nelson Mandela.

 

 

 

What might we learn about how to deal with pain and suffering from a knowledge and understanding of Nelson Mandela? Write a brief personal reflection on this and post to your blog. 

RE Pain and Suffering
Isabelle Allende Interviewed by Andrew Denton
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/elders/
Watch the interview and respond to the following:
How has the author suffered in her life?
How has she coped with the pain and suffering?
How has she benefited from the pain and suffering?
Is pain and suffering always a bad thing? Explain.

Term 1 Introductory Activities

Task One

Natural Disasters: Victorian Bushfires,Haiti Earthquake and Queensland Floods

Visit the following websites:
a. http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/bushfires/
b. http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/haiti.quake/
c. http://www.abc.net.au/news/infographics/qld-floods/beforeafter2.htm

Watch the video material relating to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, the Haitian Earthquake and the recent floods. Complete the following tasks:

1. Write down your thoughts and feelings about each tragedy.

2. How can we explain these events?

3. Do you think people hold God responsible in any way? Explain

4. Where do you see God in the aftermath? Explain

5. Is pain and suffering a large part of the human experience for many? Explain

6. How has the preoccupation with happiness in the modern developed world blinded its inhabitants to the reality of life? Explain