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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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Rupite
Rupite, Bulgaria
RELIGIONS Orthodox, New age
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION
In modern times the area was made famous by the clairvoyant Vanga who lived here in the last years of his life. The area is situated at the foot of the ancient volcano Kojuh. The land is rich with healing mineral springs and pools. It is regarded as a place with high spiritual energy.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE
Baba Vanga (1911–1996) was a revered Bulgarian mystic, clairvoyant, and herbalist. Many believed in her prophetic visions and supernatural abilities. Some of her predictions include historical events, universal peace and the second coming of Christ.
Vanga was also a famous healer. Sick and suffering people flocked to her doorstep to receive remedies and blessings. They were so many, that one had to wait for hours or even days to meet Vanga.
Baba Vanga has been the subject of numerous research projects, books and movies.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE
Vanga claimed that God spoke through her and also that she communicated with invisible spirits in the state of trance. She held a pantheistic worldview and spread the doctrine of reincarnation. Some elements of folk religion are evident in her teachings. She held an authority bestowed by the community of believers. Some of her esoteric teachings are recognized by New age devotees as parts of the common spiritual knowledge. While she was a professed Christian, she is regarded as a holy person by people of different congregations.
Some Orthodox theologians explain Vanga's abilities as the result of the impact of demonic powers. Its manifestations, bordering on the occult, the induction of trance and the rejection of the afterlife contradict Christian doctrine.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE
In the last years of her life Vanga donated a charitable fund for the building of the St. Petka church in rupite. The saint revealed her will to her in a dream.
Vanga said:
"I want to erect a white church in Rupite that is a home to all believers, a place where people can pray and purify themselves. With the money that people of all religions and nationalities have given me, I want to build a temple of God for human salvation."
Today Saint Petka church and the resting place of Vanga are popular destinations for pilgrims of various faiths.
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS
- Direct visit
- Virtual visit: See the photo galleries in the media resources section.
- Discussion: What was the most interesting or surprising thing learned?
- Virtual visit: See the photo galleries in the media resources section.
- Discussion: What was the most interesting or surprising thing learned?
REFERENCE TO THE GUIDELINE
- Multidisciplinary Pedagogical Approaches to Teach History of Religions - Teaching Religion through the Personal Experiences of Prophets and Saints
- Managing Multicultural and Multi-Religious Classes - Interpretative Approach
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