Workshop 15: The 1800s: Five New Religions

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Part of Building Bridges, Grades 8-9: A World Religions Program

In This Section

Introduction
From Building Bridges

To live and let live, without clamour for distinction or recognition; to wait upon divine love; to write truth first on the tablet of one’s own heart—this is the sanity and perfection of living. — Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science This workshop introduces five faiths that emerged…
Workshop-at-a-Glance
From Building Bridges

Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 15 Activity 1: Story – The Mormon Trail 20 Activity 2: Going Door to Door 15 Activity 3: Multicultural and Multiracial 25 Activity 4: Fact Sheet 10 Activity 5: Time Line 3 Faith in Action: Faithful Eating Closing 2 Alternate Activity 1: Engagement…
Spiritual Preparation
From Building Bridges

Humility is our friend. Variety and adaptability are the friends of humankind. These are related issues. Be at peace with how little or much you know about the faiths presented in this workshop. Appreciate the different forms in which spiritual nourishment is embodied….
Welcoming and Entering for The 1800s: Five New Religions
From Building Bridges

Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1, If You Believed Handout 1, Then What Would You Do or Believe? Pens or pencils Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants. Make several copies of Leader Resource 1, If You Believed, and place them on the…
Opening for The 1800s: Five New Religions
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Leader Resource 2, 1800s Background Religions Time Line Newsprint, markers, and tape Map of the United States World map or globe Preparation for Activity Read Leader Resource 2, 1800s Backgrou…
Activity 1: Story - The Mormon Trail
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Story, “The Mormon Trail” Preparation for Activity Read the story until you are comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Participants hear and discuss the story of the Mormon Trail. Tell participants that you need their help to tell the…
Activity 2: Going Door to Door
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of the pamphlet, “To the Point: 15 Unitarian Universalist Elevator Speeches” Description of Activity Participants role-play conversations with those seeking to convert them. Ask youth what comes to mind when they think of the Church of Jesus…
Activity 3: Multicultural and Multiracial
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Baha’i music selections, and a music player Handout 2, Excerpts from Community Cohesion — a Baha’i Perspective Optional: Computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Obtain samples of Baha’i music. One way is to visit the Divine Notes…
Activity 4: Fact Sheet
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, 1800s Religions – Five Faiths Grid Poster of Unitarian Universalist Principles and Sources Description of Activity The basic tenets of the five religions founded in the 1800s are summarized. Distribute Handout 3, and point out that…
Activity 5: Time Line
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 3 minutes Materials for Activity Religions Time Line Sticky notes and fine point markers World map or globe Preparation for Activity Post the Religions Timeline. Have map or globe handy. Create sticky notes saying, “Latter-day Saints, 1830,” “Baha’i, 1863,” “Seventh-day Adventists,…
Closing
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 2 minutes Materials for Activity Poster with closing words Chalice Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Copies of Taking It Home for all participants. Post Closing Words if needed. Description of Activity Distribute the handout. Invite the group to form a circle, join…
Leader Reflection and Planning
From Building Bridges

Review today’s workshop with your co-leader. Did participants engage the subject with respect? Do you feel you were able to at least touch on all five faiths so that participants are more familiar with them? Now that you are well into the program, discuss how well the group is forming….
Faith In Action: Faithful Eating
From Building Bridges

Materials for Activity Leader Resource 3, Dr. Kellogg Boxes of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (TM) Boxes of miscellaneous other Kellogg’s (TM) cereals Pocket-sized notebooks and pens or pencils Optional: If cereal will be eaten have bowls, milk, spoons, and napkins Preparation for Activity Read Leader…
Alternate Activity 1: Engagement - A Baha'i Gathering
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 90 minutes Preparation for Activity Baha’i Contact Us toll-free: 1-800-22-Unite; or, Contact Baha’i can help you find a Baha’i community. Contact the group and ask to attend a gathering open to the public. Ask what visitors should know before attending the service….
Alternate Activity 2: Religion and Media Bias
From Building Bridges

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Articles covering an event involving one of the five faiths in this workshop, such as Mormons Torn Over FLDS Raid, http://messengerandadvocate.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/flds-texas-raid-on… Messenger Retrospective, or articles about other religions,…
Taking It Home: The 1800s: Five New Religions
From Building Bridges

To live and let live, without clamour for distinction or recognition; to wait upon divine love; to write truth first on the tablet of one’s own heart—this is the sanity and perfection of living. — Mary Baker Eddy IN TODAY’S WORKSHOP… we heard about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
The Mormon Trail

Greta Anderson

From Building Bridges

How did an American religion that began with a boy praying in the woods become, in less than 200 years, a major world religion? How did a story as surprising as his—of Jesus visiting the Americas and modern-day Native Americans descending from the Hebrews—gain acceptance by 13 million people…
Handout 1: Then What Would You Do or Believe?
From Building Bridges

First, read Leader Resource 1, If You Believed. Circle one choice for each item….
Handout 2: Excerpts from Community Cohesion: A Bahai Perspective
From Building Bridges

Public response by the Baha’i Community of the United Kingdom to government studies about the race-related riots in the UK in summer, 2001….
Handout 3: 1800s Religions - Five Faiths Grid
From Building Bridges

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Baha’i Faith Seventh-day Adventists Church of Christ, Scientist Jehovah’s Witnesses Known as… Mormons Baha’is Adventists Christian Scientists Witnesses Year 1830 1863 1863 1879 1879 Founder/ Prophet P/F-Joseph Smith P/F-Baha’u’llah F-Ellen G. White,…
Leader Resource 1: If You Believed
From Building Bridges

If You Believed the Bible was the inerrant word of God and everything in it was there for a reason and that……
Leader Resource 2: 1800s Background
From Building Bridges

Our exploration of religions took us back thousands of years, and we have now arrived at a point on our timeline that is relatively recent—the middle of the 19th century. The Protestant Reformation began the break from the Catholic Church in 1517, and this major religious outburst began just over…
Leader Resource 3: Dr. Kellogg
From Building Bridges

John Harvey Kellogg was born in 1852 in Michigan. He grew up in a devout Seventh-day Adventist family and believed strongly the Seventh-day Adventist teachings about healthy living. He attended medical school and returned to Michigan to begin a long and stellar surgical practice….
Find Out More
From Building Bridges

Here are the official sites of the religions featured in the workshop: Seventh-day Adventist Church; The Church of Christ, Scientist; The Baha’i Faith; Worldwide Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses Other sites about the Baha’i faith include Baha’i International Community Reference Library and…