Young people and religion: creative learning with history
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Enhance young people’s understanding of religious toleration and peace through this course. Develop their critical thinking skills and empower them to express their ideas on religion. Access online resources to explore the historical and contemporary role of religion in society. Gain confidence in leading and creating short films that promote religious tolerance. Reflect on the valuable learning experience with workshop participants.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Demonstrate awareness of the attitudes of young people to matters of religious toleration and peace both in a local context and in wider European perspective
Help young people articulate and reflect on their own ideas and attitudes regarding religion and religious diversity
Find online resources designed to stimulate and inform young people’s thinking about religion through increased awareness of its role in history and in present-day politics, media and culture
Confidently lead a group of young people in planning and making short films to put forward their own ideas about religious toleration and peace
Reflect critically with the workshop participants on what everyone has learned from the experience.
