Social Harmony

(C4)

Aim:

To appreciate the value of social harmony in the world, particularly between sexes different ethnic and religious groups.

Objectives:

· To consider the role of Women in society in the past and today.

· The gender roles outlined in Gen 1:27, Eph 5:21-33, Gal 3:26-29, 1 Tim 2:9-15 and the subsequent teaching of the Catholic Church.

· To explore the differing attitudes and reasoning to the role of women in ministry.

· Exploration of Britain as a multi-ethnic society.

· Issues of prejudice, racism and discrimination in the U.K. today.

· Catholic teaching on racial harmony as expressed in Acts 10:1-35, Luke 10:25-37, Galatians 3:26-29.

· A Christian response to racial harmony.

· Britain as a multi-faith society and related issues.

· Attitudes of Catholics to other religions and the reasons for it.

(exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism)

Lessons:

1. Women’s roles today and in the past.

2. Women in the Catholic Church and Christian ministry in general.

3. Multi-ethnic Britain.

4. Racism in Britain.

5. A Catholic response to racial harmony.

6. Multi-Faith Britain.

7. The Catholic response to other religions.

8. Assessment.

Key Words:

Equality, Sexism, Multi-ethnic society, Prejudice, Racism, Discrimination, Multi-faith society, Religious Freedom, Religious Pluralism.