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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.
Interreligious Students’ Competences
Homepage > Teachers’ Guide > Interreligious Students’ Competences
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
Building Students’ Interreligious Competences in Communication
and Adaptation in a Cross-Cultural Environment
4. Interfaith Map of the Local Community
The aim of this section is to evaluate what is known and how much we need to learn about the presence of religious and spiritual traditions in the area in which we operate, considering the local and regional communities, laying the foundations for positive relations between different people and religious groups. According to the different age groups, the starting point might be research carried out in the group-class first, in a group of classes later, and in the whole school at the end. The research might then be extended to the relationships in the appropriate community (condominium, district, country) and in the wider area. The mapping of the different religious expressions should also take into consideration those who do not belong to any religious community, or do not practice any religion.
Obviously it is of utter importance to foster active learning by students, either through an internal debate, or through a survey in other classes (oral or written questionnaires) and adults (family members, relatives, neighbours). Thus, students can - individually and in groups - directly discover the existing differences and build a frame of reference.
The survey should consider the places of worship present in the area and their types (whether in buildings exclusively or specifically used for worship, the period in which the presence of that religious community began), the size, composition and characteristics of the identified religious community, the presence of a religious hierarchy and the type of internal organization. The analysis will then have to cover the activities carried out by the identified religious communities, the relations with other religious groups, the role of women, the presence of educational, cultural and welfare activities.
The research aimed at building the map should be appropriate to the age of the participating students; if the school organization allows, it might be really useful to involve students of different ages.
The research carried out in order to build this map is also of particular relevance for the development of the next steps of the guide.
Obviously it is of utter importance to foster active learning by students, either through an internal debate, or through a survey in other classes (oral or written questionnaires) and adults (family members, relatives, neighbours). Thus, students can - individually and in groups - directly discover the existing differences and build a frame of reference.
The survey should consider the places of worship present in the area and their types (whether in buildings exclusively or specifically used for worship, the period in which the presence of that religious community began), the size, composition and characteristics of the identified religious community, the presence of a religious hierarchy and the type of internal organization. The analysis will then have to cover the activities carried out by the identified religious communities, the relations with other religious groups, the role of women, the presence of educational, cultural and welfare activities.
The research aimed at building the map should be appropriate to the age of the participating students; if the school organization allows, it might be really useful to involve students of different ages.
The research carried out in order to build this map is also of particular relevance for the development of the next steps of the guide.
Online Resources
- Religion in ItalyItaly is usually considered a Christian country. The following two resources try to show all the aspects of religion in Italy
- Enzo Pace, Giuseppe Giordan, L'Italia e le sue Regioni (2015)The text, edited by Enzo Pace and Giuseppe Giordan, faces the transition from a condition with a large Catholic majority (religious monopoly) to a new situation characterized by religious pluralism and the presence of institutionalized forms of other religions. It then examines the various policies implemented by local governments in the face of the new phenomenon.
- Nicola Pedrazzi, L’Italia e le religioni nel 2016The article, by Nicola Pedrazzi, is taken from the magazine of the Protestant communities in Italy. It summarizes the data of the Eurispes survey on the religions present in the territory, also with reference to the migratory phenomenon.
- Eurispes-Cesnur, Rapporto sulle religioni in ItaliaSummary of the Eurispes and Cesnur relations on the presence of religious groups in Italy, with quantitative data and references to local distribution
- Maria Maciotti, Religioni a RomaThe text, by Maria Maciotti, is part of the survey made by Enzo Pace on "Religious pluralism in Italy. For a mapping and interpretation of the different socio-religious presences in Italian society". It describes the research method carried out on the religions that can be found in Italy, and in particular in Rome; it seems quite useful for developing research in high school.
- Dossier Statistico ImmigrazioneThe text introduces the updated data on the migratory phenomenon in religious matters, by IDOS - Immigration studies and research centre, connected to the European network belonging to the EU Commission, European Migration Network (EMN)
- Materiali per la gestione dell’assemblea studentescahttp://msac.azionecattolica.it/materiali-utili-0The two sites report the materials used to organize school assemblies of students on the topics involved
Practical Activity
- Do we know our community?The results of the research are presented to the school in a public assembly, through a video presentation with drawings, graphics and images and an evaluation and comment on the results. Representatives of local religious communities and civil authorities are also invited to the assembly.
