| Religion |
General |
Ways of Worship |
History |
Festivals |
People |
|
Year 7 |
|
Religion in Hong Kong
|
Introduction to religion in Hong Kong |
Religious buildings in Hong Kong |
History of religions in HK |
Introduction to the major religious holidays practiced in HK |
Key
religious figures in HK |
| Hinduism
|
Introduction to Hinduism |
Gods and Goddesses
Worship in the Temple
Pilgrimage |
Hindu History
Caste System |
Divali
Holi |
Special occasions
|
| Buddhism
|
Introduction to Buddhism |
Worship in the temple
Worship in the home and at the shrine |
The Buddha and his life |
The Buddha's Birthday |
Special
occasions |
| Chinese Faith
|
Introduction to the Chinese
Religion |
Worship in the Temple
Worship at the Shrine |
Lao Tzu
Confucius |
Chinese New Year
Grave Sweeping
Hungry Ghosts |
Religion in Hong Kong
Feng Shui
Chinese Astrology |
| Sikhism
|
Introducing Sikhism |
The 5 Ks
The Gurdwara
Worship in the Gurdwara
Guru Granth Sahib |
Sikh Gurus
The Khalsa |
Birthday of Guru Nanak |
Sikh life
The Langar |
|
Year 8 |
| Judaism
|
Introduction to Judaism |
The synagogue
Worship in the Synagogue
Holy Books |
Jewish History
Abraham
Moses
Persecution and Modern History |
Shabbat
Hanukkah
Passover |
Judaism in the Home
Special occasions |
| Christianity
|
Introduction
to Christianity |
Worship at the Church
Worship in the home |
Jesus |
Christmas
Easter |
Key Christians
and events through history |
| Islam
|
Introducing Islam |
The Qur'an
The Mosque
The 5 Pillars
Hajj |
Muhammed (pbuh) |
Ramadan |
Role of the family
Women and Men in Islam
|
|
People of Faith |
Introducing Key people of faith |
How
religion has impacted the lives of key figures |
Brother Andrew Queen Noor |
Jordan China |
Ghandi Mother Teresa
Richard Gere |
| |
Knowledge |
Understanding |
Evaluation |
| Term One -
Philosophy, religion and popular culture
|
Why do people
believe in God?
What is faith?
How has philosophy and religion impacted on
modern society through the media?
|
What are the
traditional arguments for the existence of God?
Why does evil pose such a problem for a
believer?
How do different forms of popular culture
address key philosophical questions?
|
What are the
strengths and weaknesses of the arguments for the existence of God?
What are the solutions to the problem of
evil?
Case study of a form of media and its attempt
to address a philosophical question.
|
| Term Two - The Problem of Evil
as seen through the Holocaust and Genocide
|
What is the Holocaust?
What is Genocide? |
What are the different reactions
of people to the holocaust ? Is evil
still present today in the form of genocide?
What should our response be? |
Is it possible to resolve to
believe in a loving and powerful God after studying the holocaust? |
