Building Bridges: A World Religions Program
A Tapestry of Faith Program for Youth8th-9th Grades
Mary K. Isaacs
Building Bridges is a world religions program to deepen youth's understanding of the dynamic, fascinating, and varied world in which they live. It seeks to broaden their knowledge of humanity and embolden their spiritual search.
Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Workshop 1: Treasure Everywhere
- Workshop 2: Unitarian Universalism: The Journey Starts at Home
- Workshop 3: Indigenous Religions—The Earth Speaks
- Workshop 4: Hinduism—One God, a Thousand Faces
- Workshop 5: Judaism 1—The Birth of the Abrahamic Tradition
- Workshop 6: Judaism 2—People of the Law
- Workshop 7: Introduction to Eastern Religions
- Workshop 8: Taoism
- Workshop 9: Buddhism 1—Waking Up
- Workshop 10: Buddhism 2—Right Living
- Workshop 11: Christianity 1
- Workshop 12: Christianity 2
- Workshop 13: Islam 1—Peace by Surrender
- Workshop 14: Islam 2—Contemporary Issues
- Workshop 15: The 1800s—Five New Religions
- Workshop 16: Evangelical Christianity
- Workshop 17: The Quakers—Lamb and Lion
- Workshop 20: Atheism and Agnosticism—Not in Temples Made with Hands
- Workshop 21: Cults—Lose Your Will, Lose Your Soul
- Workshop 22: Neo-Paganism—The Sacredness of Creation
- Workshop 23: Wider and Stronger
- List of Stories
- List of Handouts
- List of Leader Resources
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Last updated on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.
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