Darwin vs Dawkins is a phenomenon of our times
Darwin shook the status quo but never went as far as publicly denying God. According to James Secord, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, “It is easy to make Darwin out to be like Richard Dawkins, and to see Darwin as an acid that eats through our belief and faith, but Darwin didn’t see it like that”.
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Darwin- Creation
Just incase you hadn’t noticed Creation opens next Friday. Its billed as being about the man Darwin, his life and his legacy. It’s got to be worth a look!
click here for a review
Teaching the Rwandan genocide
The charity Survivors Fund (SURF) is undertaking a preliminary survey amongst UK teachers to develop a greater understanding of if and how the Rwandan genocide is taught in schools. Your input into this research will be greatly appreciated, if you can spare the time to answer the following brief ten questions via the link here. Thank you.
Happy Campers?
The Times reports that Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, is helping to launch the first atheist summer camps. They will rival the summer holiday schemes usually run by church groups, scouts or guides. “Budding atheists will be given lessons to arm themselves in the ways of rational scepticism”.
What would Jesus Buy?
Reverend Billy Talen, a preacher from America, is launching his UK tour “The Shopocalypse” with his gospel choir called the Church of Life After Shopping.
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Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of what might be represented in the Analogy of the Cave by the
following:
1) the prisoners, the shadows, the cave itself, the
outside world, the sun, the journey out of the
cave and the return to the prisoners.
3 Links for Revision on Religious Language
Religious Language
click here for a useful ink outlining the major issues and problems arising within this topic.
click here for a briefer discussion of the issue. Very accessible. Mentions the key players in the debate.
click here for a far deeper discussion of the issues. Has useful chapters with links so that you can focus upon certain areas.
Angels and Demons
The theme of the film is the conflict between religion and science. It has met with mixed reviews. Whilst it is not as sacrilegious as The Da Vinci Code, there is still plenty to offend ones religious sensibilities. However, interestingly the Vatican describes the film as ‘harmless’.
click here to read the Times review
Origins of the Universe Revision
check this website out for a brief overview and loads of links
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The Problem of Evil Revision
Check out this web site for useful links and synopsis of the topic.
click here for the link
