STRAND C – God, Religion and Life
Human beings seek meaning, value, and happiness in life, both individually and in relationships with others. Many religious traditions propose that this search is met and responded to by a transcendent power. From this encounter with the transcendent come worldviews, rituals and ethical norms that characterise a religious tradition (link to Prayer, Liturgy and Sacrament). Christians recognise this transcendent other in the relational Trinitarian God (link to Scripture and Jesus) who is both the source and fulfilment of the human quest for unity, truth, beauty and goodness (link to Morality and Justice). This content area grapples with the questions, ‘What is life? How do I find meaning?’
"Live as children of light - for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true."
Ephesians 5:8-9
STRAND C UNITS
C3 - Christian Goodness
Outcomes
Value: appreciates how the Eucharist and prayer nourishes our Christian life.
Knowledge: describes how the actions and teaching of Jesus guide us to be witnesses of God’s love.
Skills: identifies that created by God, we have gifts and talents to share for the good of all.
Value: appreciates how the Eucharist and prayer nourishes our Christian life.
Knowledge: describes how the actions and teaching of Jesus guide us to be witnesses of God’s love.
Skills: identifies that created by God, we have gifts and talents to share for the good of all.
C3 - Christian Goodness
View UnitC4 - Faith, through Prayer and Action
Outcomes
Value:appreciates prayer as a way of building a relationship with God.
Knowledge: describes how Jesus demonstrated faith through prayer and action.
Skills: identifies different ways of praying.
Value:appreciates prayer as a way of building a relationship with God.
Knowledge: describes how Jesus demonstrated faith through prayer and action.
Skills: identifies different ways of praying.
C4 - Faith, through Prayer and Action
View UnitC5 - Good Stewards of Creation
Outcomes
Value: appreciates God’s goodness and grace in the gift of creation.
Knowledge: understands that humanity is called to take responsibility for caring for God’s creation.
Skills: explains environmental stewardship and ecological conversion.
Value: appreciates God’s goodness and grace in the gift of creation.
Knowledge: understands that humanity is called to take responsibility for caring for God’s creation.
Skills: explains environmental stewardship and ecological conversion.
C5 - Good Stewards of Creation
View UnitC6 - The Eastern Catholic Churches
Outcomes
Value: values the heritage, contemporary experience and cultural diversity of Australian Catholics.
Knowledge: explains the Universal Catholic Church in Australia and the distinctive traditions of some Eastern Churches.
Skills: investigates the contributions that the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to the Catholic Church in Australia.
Value: values the heritage, contemporary experience and cultural diversity of Australian Catholics.
Knowledge: explains the Universal Catholic Church in Australia and the distinctive traditions of some Eastern Churches.
Skills: investigates the contributions that the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to the Catholic Church in Australia.
C6 - The Eastern Catholic Churches
View UnitC7 - Stewards of Creation
Outcomes
Value: appreciates God’s creative presence and activity in the world.
Knowledge: understands that human beings participate in, contribute to and are responsible for God’s creation.
Skills: explores and identifies ways by which people may be stewards of creation.
Value: appreciates God’s creative presence and activity in the world.
Knowledge: understands that human beings participate in, contribute to and are responsible for God’s creation.
Skills: explores and identifies ways by which people may be stewards of creation.
C7 - Stewards of Creation
View UnitC8 - Striving for Goodness
Outcomes
Value: appreciates the Christian belief that good triumphs over evil.
Knowledge: articulates an understanding of how aspects of Christian living can assist people to grow in goodness.
Skills: explores and draws meaning from examples of good and evil in life and in the Scriptures.
Value: appreciates the Christian belief that good triumphs over evil.
Knowledge: articulates an understanding of how aspects of Christian living can assist people to grow in goodness.
Skills: explores and draws meaning from examples of good and evil in life and in the Scriptures.
C8 - Striving for Goodness
View UnitC9 - The Search for Meaning
Outcomes
Value: appreciates the inherent need of human beings to seek explanations/ask why.
Knowledge: examines the Catholic belief that ‘truth’ consists of knowledge and meaning.
Skills: analyses the Catholic Church’s response to evil, suffering and death.
Value: appreciates the inherent need of human beings to seek explanations/ask why.
Knowledge: examines the Catholic belief that ‘truth’ consists of knowledge and meaning.
Skills: analyses the Catholic Church’s response to evil, suffering and death.
C9 - The Search for Meaning
View UnitC10 - Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue
Outcomes
Value: appreciates both the challenges and opportunities associated with religious diversity.
Knowledge: details the core beliefs and practices of the major Christian denominations and some of the non-Christian Faith Traditions.
Skills: analyses and classifies aspects of commonality ( and difference) between the Christian denominations, and also between the Abrahamic faiths.
Value: appreciates both the challenges and opportunities associated with religious diversity.
Knowledge: details the core beliefs and practices of the major Christian denominations and some of the non-Christian Faith Traditions.
Skills: analyses and classifies aspects of commonality ( and difference) between the Christian denominations, and also between the Abrahamic faiths.
C10 - Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue
View UnitCK - God Made the World and Us
Outcomes
Value: appreciates creation as a reflection of God’s goodness and love.
Knowledge: describes God’s covenant with all creation.
Skills: identifies ways we can respect and care for God’s creation.
Value: appreciates creation as a reflection of God’s goodness and love.
Knowledge: describes God’s covenant with all creation.
Skills: identifies ways we can respect and care for God’s creation.
CK - God Made the World and Us
View UnitC3 - Christian Goodness
Outcomes
Value: appreciates how the Eucharist and prayer nourishes our Christian life.
Knowledge: describes how the actions and teaching of Jesus guide us to be witnesses of God’s love.
Skills: identifies that created by God, we have gifts and talents to share for the good of all.
Value: appreciates how the Eucharist and prayer nourishes our Christian life.
Knowledge: describes how the actions and teaching of Jesus guide us to be witnesses of God’s love.
Skills: identifies that created by God, we have gifts and talents to share for the good of all.
C3 - Christian Goodness
View UnitC4 - Faith, through Prayer and Action
Outcomes
Value:appreciates prayer as a way of building a relationship with God.
Knowledge: describes how Jesus demonstrated faith through prayer and action.
Skills: identifies different ways of praying.
Value:appreciates prayer as a way of building a relationship with God.
Knowledge: describes how Jesus demonstrated faith through prayer and action.
Skills: identifies different ways of praying.
C4 - Faith, through Prayer and Action
View UnitC5 - Good Stewards of Creation
Outcomes
Value: appreciates God’s goodness and grace in the gift of creation.
Knowledge: understands that humanity is called to take responsibility for caring for God’s creation.
Skills: explains environmental stewardship and ecological conversion.
Value: appreciates God’s goodness and grace in the gift of creation.
Knowledge: understands that humanity is called to take responsibility for caring for God’s creation.
Skills: explains environmental stewardship and ecological conversion.
C5 - Good Stewards of Creation
View UnitC6 - The Eastern Catholic Churches
Outcomes
Value: values the heritage, contemporary experience and cultural diversity of Australian Catholics.
Knowledge: explains the Universal Catholic Church in Australia and the distinctive traditions of some Eastern Churches.
Skills: investigates the contributions that the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to the Catholic Church in Australia.
Value: values the heritage, contemporary experience and cultural diversity of Australian Catholics.
Knowledge: explains the Universal Catholic Church in Australia and the distinctive traditions of some Eastern Churches.
Skills: investigates the contributions that the Eastern Catholic Churches have made to the Catholic Church in Australia.
C6 - The Eastern Catholic Churches
View UnitC7 - Stewards of Creation
Outcomes
Value: appreciates God’s creative presence and activity in the world.
Knowledge: understands that human beings participate in, contribute to and are responsible for God’s creation.
Skills: explores and identifies ways by which people may be stewards of creation.
Value: appreciates God’s creative presence and activity in the world.
Knowledge: understands that human beings participate in, contribute to and are responsible for God’s creation.
Skills: explores and identifies ways by which people may be stewards of creation.
C7 - Stewards of Creation
View UnitC8 - Striving for Goodness
Outcomes
Value: appreciates the Christian belief that good triumphs over evil.
Knowledge: articulates an understanding of how aspects of Christian living can assist people to grow in goodness.
Skills: explores and draws meaning from examples of good and evil in life and in the Scriptures.
Value: appreciates the Christian belief that good triumphs over evil.
Knowledge: articulates an understanding of how aspects of Christian living can assist people to grow in goodness.
Skills: explores and draws meaning from examples of good and evil in life and in the Scriptures.
C8 - Striving for Goodness
View UnitC9 - The Search for Meaning
Outcomes
Value: appreciates the inherent need of human beings to seek explanations/ask why.
Knowledge: examines the Catholic belief that ‘truth’ consists of knowledge and meaning.
Skills: analyses the Catholic Church’s response to evil, suffering and death.
Value: appreciates the inherent need of human beings to seek explanations/ask why.
Knowledge: examines the Catholic belief that ‘truth’ consists of knowledge and meaning.
Skills: analyses the Catholic Church’s response to evil, suffering and death.
C9 - The Search for Meaning
View UnitC10 - Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue
Outcomes
Value: appreciates both the challenges and opportunities associated with religious diversity.
Knowledge: details the core beliefs and practices of the major Christian denominations and some of the non-Christian Faith Traditions.
Skills: analyses and classifies aspects of commonality ( and difference) between the Christian denominations, and also between the Abrahamic faiths.
Value: appreciates both the challenges and opportunities associated with religious diversity.
Knowledge: details the core beliefs and practices of the major Christian denominations and some of the non-Christian Faith Traditions.
Skills: analyses and classifies aspects of commonality ( and difference) between the Christian denominations, and also between the Abrahamic faiths.
