© Diocese of Guildford 2012 Other Faiths Session 4 Other Faiths.

© Diocese of Guildford 2012Other Faiths

Session 4Other Faiths


Today

• Introductions

• Being of another faith in Britain

• Dialogue

• Wrap up


Living Faith

Tool: Asking questions

This module explores how faith fits into 21st century culture:• How does my job fit in? • What’s going on in contemporary culture? • How can the Gospel transform society?

Five sessions1. Faith and Work2. Faith and culture3. Faith and the media4. Other faiths5. Sharing my faith


Keys

• Key Point

– Listening to those from other faiths

• Key Skill

– Listening


Being of another faith in Britain

• Introductions

• A personal perspective (Guest)– Plus questions

• Facilitated discussion

• Reflection


Facilitated Discussion

1. God / the ‘holy’2. Salvation and forgiveness3. Death and afterlife4. Moral action/ethical codes5. Prayer and meditation (human responses)6. Gender and religion (or another egalitarian issue)7. Mysticism/religious experience8. Scripture/sacred text

Eight aspects of religion from Linda EdwardsBrief Guide to Beliefs WJK Press, 2001


Reflection

• What have I got to learn from those with a different faith to my own?

• What have I got to share with those from a different faith to my own?

• What are the benefits of ‘Appreciative Inquiry’?


Wrap-Up

• Reflection“Describe the Christian faith and why you are a

member of it, to someone of another faith or of no faith.”

– What from this session will help you describe your faith?

• Feedback • Close

© Diocese of Guildford 2012 Other Faiths Session 4 Other Faiths.

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