RELIGION BELIEF SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA POST 1945 1

RELIGION & BELIEF SYSTEMS IN AUSTRALIA POST 1945 (1 unit: 6 weeks; 2 unit 5 weeks) 1 Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities 1 a discuss how Aboriginal Spirituality is determined by the dreaming: • Kinship • Ceremonial life • Obligations to the land people 1

2 Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities (cont’d) 2 a discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal Spiritualities in relation to: • Separation from the land • Separation from kinship groups • The Stolen Generations 2 b outline the importance of the following for the Land Rights Movement • Mabo • Native Title • Wik 2 c analyse the importance of the Dreaming for the Land Rights Movement 2

3 Religious expression in Australia – 1945 to the present 3 a outline the changing patterns of religious adherence from 1945 to the present using census data 3 b account for the present religious landscape in Australia in relation to: • Christianity as the major religious tradition • Immigration • Denominational switching • The rise of New Age religions • Secularism 3

4 Religious dialogue in multi-faith Australia 4 a describe the impact of Christian ecumenical movements in Australia: • The National Council of Churches • The NSW Ecumenical Council 4 b evaluate the importance of interfaith dialogue in multifaith Australia 4 c examine the relationship between Aboriginal spiritualities and religious traditions in the process of Reconciliation 4