Religion, History, and Culture
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Easter East and WestLearn about Easter, Christianity’s most important festival, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. |
9-12 |
Video |
Karmapa Lama This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly highlights the life and responsibilities of the Karmapa Lama, a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism. |
9-12 |
Video |
MadrasahsThis video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly gives a primer on the history and evolution of madrasahs, institutes of higher learning in Islamic studies. |
5-12 |
Video |
Roman Catholic -- Eastern Orthodox DialogueThe thousand-year divide between the Orthodox Church in the East and the Roman Catholic Church in the West, known as the Great Schism, is the topic of this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. |
9-12 |
Video |
Scholarship and Learning in IslamIn this lesson, students look at several aspects of lslamic learning and scholarship. They are introduced to the madrasah (Islamic religious school), learn about the history of Timbuktu and explore Muslim contributions to math and science. |
5-12 |
Lesson Plan |
TimbuktuThis video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly features Timbuktu, one of the most remote and inaccessible places on the planet and a former thriving center of Islamic learning. |
5-12 |
Video |
Turkey's Early Christian Roots In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the essential role Turkey played in the early history of Christianity. |
9-12 |
Video |
Women in IslamStudents explore basic beliefs and practices of Islam and examine the different views of women's roles in Islam and modern American society in this lesson. They look closely at two issues that affect American Muslims: hijab and prayer. |
5-12 |
Lesson Plan |
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