A Spectator’s Guide to World Views

Why teach on world views?

Ten visions of life and truth as seen through the lenses of the dominant world views of our age. Every day we are confronted with messages, both subtle and direct, that emanate from a particular world view. This unit gives students valuable tools to navigate these messages and the implications for life if they are true.

How does A Spectator’s Guide to World Views fit within a broader RE program?

The critical thinking skills developed within this unit will prove of value to students when engaging with issues of faith and belief both now and beyond the school gates as they negotiate the dominant voices of our culture.

Unit outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: understand what a world view is and be able to identify significant differences between various world views

• express their own world view and give a coherent defence of it

• critique different world views from a Christian perspective and articulate the areas of ‘overlap’ and the areas of divergence.

Duration

10 lessons offering 1–2 terms’ worth of work.

Teacher’s manual $59.95 Code 8102

Student handbook $10.95 Code 8103

Digital student handbook $9.95 Code e8103

A Spectator’s Guide to World Views (textbook)* $26.95 Code 8101

* NB: Students will require access to this book—either as a class set or their personal copy—as well as their own Student handbook.