While these are good reviews, they are always in the process of change.
Sixth Part of Faith Course:
Jesus: Model of Faith, Model of Humanity.
Section Review and Test Preview
Content assigned: Section on Religious Faith in the Readings Book. To begin this section we will read the Gospel of Luke and some parts of the epistles. We may read:
- William O'Malley S.J.'s: "Understanding Jesus" and "The Moral Practice of Jesus"
- Monika Hellwig's "Finding God in All Things"
NPR This I Believe Ernesto Haibi,
Joshua Yuchasz, John Updike , Jon Carroll, Helen Keller, Catherine Royce,
Videos:
Section Review Questions:
- How does the Readings answer the question, "Are there reasons to believe?"
- Summarize "knowledge of God via the natural world." Be able to describe each.
Are any of these convincing? Which for you are most persuasive?
- Summarize "knowledge of God via the human person." Be able to describe each.
- argument from religious experience
- argument from conscience
- argument from natural law
Images of faith: The Good Samaritan, the Prodigal Son, Jesus. Cite five passages in which Jesus shows us what faith/Faith is. He may do this by words or actions.
- Give three major ideas from William O'Malley's articles: "Understanding Jesus."
- Know these key teachings of Jesus'
- Summarize what Jesus shows us in his life and teachings about God, about the meaning of life, about reason, about morality, and about what it means to be human.
- You should have read, marked, learned from these two articles:
- Monika Hellwig's Finding God in All Things
- The Jews News
Web assignment: Choose ONE
- from the last section but a fitting ending to this Faith course: Write a "This I Believe" segment. If you want record it and put it on your web site. Read and follow the essay writing tips. Make this a learning experience.
- Person of Jesus web assignment
- Two part reflection/essay:
(1) What does it really mean to be a Christian? What are the essentials that have to be there for a person really to be a Christian?
(2) Are you a Christian? Explain.
Journal
- Five parts, rubric grading: 1) One paragraph summary of the key idea summarizing the topic of the section. 2) List and explain three of the most important ideas you want to remember from this section. week. Explain in a clear and complete manner. Explain in a way that someone reading would be able to know and understand the ideas appreciate its worth. Make it clear why you think these are worth remebering. 3) One image of that reminds you of Jesus. Share a favorite image. Attribute, link, your source. 4) Short reflection on "who do you say" that Jesus is.
Let me know if you have another idea rather than a journal. I like creative and self chosen assignments.
IMPORTANT WEB SITES FOR CATHOLICS:
Archdiocese of St. Louis Prayer & Faith Resources | The Catholic Encyclopedia | Catechism of the Catholic Church | Theology Library
REALLY GOOD WEB SITES FOR PHILOSOPHY, ETHICS & CURRENT ISSUES
National Catholic Bioethics Center |
Ethics Update | Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
Good, informative media: PBS | NPR | PBS NOW | Frontline on PBS | Speaking of Faith on NPR | Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
NPRs This I Believe
source apple.com
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