This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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History of Religions
History of the 3 Monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and of the main different Christianity confessions (Roman Catholicism, Eastern Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and Protestantism)
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Pedagogical Approaches
New pedagogical approaches to teach history of religion
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Role of Religions in Civilization
How to didactically promote among students of different confessions, the capacity of a critical analysis and understanding of the role played by religions in the history of mankind
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Interreligious Students’ Competences
Set of teaching contents, to be used by teachers to highlight and valorize the universal values of tolerance and universalisms that all Monotheistic religions and religious texts contain to promote and sustain mutual understanding among students
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Managing Multi-Religious Classes
Teaching Sources to help teachers dealing with multicultural and multi-religious classes
Map
An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.-
Introduction
A comparative review of the liturgical celebrations, ceremonies and dietary rules existing in the different religions.
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Celebrations
Description and comparative analysis of the celebrations of different religions and confessions
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Ceremonies
Description and comparative analysis of the ceremonies of different religions and confessions
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Dietary Rules
Description and comparative analysis of the dietary rules of different religions and confessions
Events
The Pathway through Religions project has been promoted trough conferences and articles.
Conferences
The Pathway through Religions project was presented in a number of events in order to report about the activities carried out and the results achieved
Press Review
The Pathway through Religions project partnership made contacts with web sites focusing on the fields of educationPartnership
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Contractual Partners
From this section it is possible to access to a description of each contractual partner of the Pathway through Religions project.
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Schools
From this section it is possible to access to the information about the schools involved in the Pathway through Religions Project in the European countries involved.
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Associated Partners
As a result of the exploitation activity a number of associated partners officially joined the project in order to contribute to the improvement of the project impact on their target groups and to ensure the project sustainability by continuing using the project deliverables in the next years.
This section of the Pathway through Religions portal provides administrative information for the project contractual partners and for the European Commission and it is password protected.
Map
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An interactive didactical map interactive didactical map giving access to sites with a religious relevance.
Back to the Religious Sites List
Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II The John Paul II Foundation
via del Proconsolo, 16 50122 Firenze
RELIGIONS Judaism, Catholic, Protestant, Islam, Orthodox
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
The Foundation aims to represent an instrument to foster dialogue among people, cultures and religions, and offers an opportunity to promote international cooperation projects. Its main intention is to play a relevant role as a connection between lay and religious authorities operating in the development field in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern environment, by means of tangible and durable interventions able to consistently weigh on the targeted economical, social and cultural contexts. The John Paul II Foundation is recognized as an official member organization with general consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and it is also officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to operate in the field of international cooperation in accordance with art. 28 L. 49/1987
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
The John Paul II Foundation for the dialogue, cooperation and development originates in 2007 from the decennial commitment of Fiesole, Montepulciano, Chiusi, Pienza and several other Dioceses, in cooperation with other lay and catholic institutions, in favour of Middle Eastern Countries and similarly disadvantaged areas in the world.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
All the Projects carried out by the Foundation are related to dialogue and interreligious aspects, especially in those areas where the dialogue is more difficult ( because of wars, poverty and so on)
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
The Foundation and its Board of Directors can collaborate with top-level professional profiles and experts organized as follows: Scientific Committee composed of national and international professionals in several thematic sectors. Its members avail the Foundation of their competences for initiatives’ planning and management. The Programmes Office is in charge of planning, management and evaluation of emergency and development initiatives. It works in close cooperation with local and international partners to elaborate project proposals responding to local population’s needs. The Technical Office is composed by engineers, in charge of infrastructures’ planning and design. The Administration & Finance Offices are located both in Italy and in the countries where the Foundation operates. They coordinate economical and financial management providing donors with precise accounting of the initiatives they support. The Fundraising and Communications office is specialized and responsible for the promotion of John Paul II Foundation’s works in order to raise funds from community and private sectors.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
Virtual visit: reading about projects and events, collection of videos, debate about main aims of the Foundation
CONNECTION WITH OTHER RELIGIOUS SITES
Associazione La Tenda - Prato, via Francesco Ferrucci, 607
CEFID Centro Francescano Internazionale per il dialogo - Piazzetta Spagnoli 1, Assisi, Italy
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- Role of Religions in Civilization - Religion and Religious Structures as Incentives for Education and Enlightenment
- Role of Religions in Civilization - Religion and Politics
MEDIA RESOURCES
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The first meeting of the Foundation (2007)http://www.fondazionegiovannipaolo2.org/?p=4706 Here it is possible to find pictures of the first meeting of the Foundation in 2007
VIDEOS
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Video of the foundation
http://www.fondazionegiovannipaolo2.org/?page_id=3052#ENG In this section of the website it is possible to look at videos, categorized by years.
