Sacred Texts Sacred Objects CREATING INTERFAITH RESOURCES USING
Sacred Texts & Sacred Objects CREATING INTER-FAITH RESOURCES USING SACRED TEXTS JENNY SIUNG AND JUSTYNA CHMIELEWSKA, CHESTER BEATTY 11 MARCH 2020
Using Sacred Texts Seeing and using ‘real objects’ Respect Awareness Value Inter-cultural dialogue Visual and religious literacy Citizenship Cross-curricular approach – history, art, literacy, maths, music
What do we mean by Sacred? Choose ONE colour and create a mind map Sacred
What is a Sacred Text? Why do we use the word ‘text’? Choose ONE colour and ADD to your mind map Sacred Texts
Look at your picture Is it a sacred text? How? Why? How was it used? Who was it used by?
How do we ‘read’ a Sacred Text? Choose ONE colour and ADD to your mind map Sacred Texts Read
Gallery activity
Turning the pages Thai Collection Chester Beatty (access online) https: //viewer. cbl. ie/viewe r/object/Thi_1361/5/
How were Sacred Texts used?
What do Sacred Texts contain? Choose ONE colour and ADD to your mind map Sacred Texts Read Contents
Ethiopian manuscript
Armenian Bible
Torah
Armenian Scroll
Buddhist/East Asian Collection – Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Bhagavad Gita (Song of the Lord)
Hindu Amulet
How were they made? Look inside your bag. What does it contain? How were the objects used in creating one of the texts?
What do we mean by value? Choose ONE colour and ADD to your mind map Sacred Texts Read Contents Value
Geometry in Islamic Art Ruzbihan Qur’an
Islamic Geometry Youtube video
Creating a faith box resource
Links Chester Beatty Teacher and Educator Resources: https: //chesterbeatty. ie/learning/resources-for-educators/ Chester Beatty World Faiths Collection https: //chesterbeatty. ie/explore/world-faiths/ British Library Teachers’ Resources: http: //www. bl. uk/learning/citizenship/sacredintro. html Metropolitan Museum of Art and Geometric Design: http: //www. metmuseum. org/~/media/Files/Learn/For%20 Educators/Publications%20 for %20 Educators/Islamic_Art_and_Geometric_Design. pdf V&A Maths in Islamic Art: http: //www. vam. ac. uk/content/articles/t/teachers-resource-maths-and-islamic-art-anddesign/
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Upcoming date: Ø Jenny Siung and Justyna Chmielewska “Sacred Texts and Sacred Objects”. Creating Inter-faith Resources using Sacred Texts with Chester Beatty Library Ø 25 th March Athlone Education Centre 5 – 7 pm Ø https: //www. athloneeducationcentre. com/cpd-courses/postprimary-courses/213 -lc 20 -36 sp-junior-cycle-arts-elective. html
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