Holdet 2024 reC/2c - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25
Institution Rungsted Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Religion C
Lærer(e) Maria Ahmed
Hold 2024 reC/2c (2c reC)
Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Defining Religion
Titel 2 Christianity
Titel 3 Islam
Titel 4 Buddhism
Titel 5 Criticism of Religion

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Defining Religion

An attempt to define religion including the introduction of central concepts and phenomena like myth, ritual, creation, cosmos, chaos, etiology, mana, taboo, animism.
Indhold

Total sum of pp: App. 10 pp.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 4 moduler
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Titel 2 Christianity

We will take a close look at texts from the Old and New Testament and a brief look at the history of Christianity During the course we will work with the following topics: The Myths of Creation, Fall of Man, Jewish Easter / Pesach, Christian Easter, Messiah / Jesus, Parable of The Good Samaritan, Parables, the Sermon on the Mount, Passion of the Christ, Pentecost, The Creed, The Christian Calendar, History of Christianity, Luther & the Reformation, Homosexuality and Christianity (USA).

Material:

Creational myths and the Fall: Genesis Chp. 1-3
The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luk chp.. 10 v. 25-37)
Messiah and prophesies about the Messiah (Book of psalms chp. 2; Isaiah's prophesy chp. 52, v.13 - chp. 53 (also in Isaiah's prophesy); Daniel chp. 7, v. 13-15, Joh Chp. 12, v. 20-50)
Decalogue (Exodus (second book of Moses), chp. 20, vers 1-17)
Pentecost: Acts Chp. 2, v.1-47 and Genesis (first book of Moses) Chp. 11,v.1-9
The Sermon on the Mount (excerpt from Matt chp 5-7)
Excerpts from the Synoptic Gospels (Matt Chp. 21 v. 23-27; Mark chp. 11 v. 27-33; Luke Chp. 20 v. 1-8)
Genesis (first book of Moses) Chp. 19


Text book: English translation of: Ahle, Andersen, Hvithamer, Jensen: Horisont — Grundbog i religion, Gyldendal, 2013. pp. 72-107.

Total sum of pp.: app. 70 pp.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 15 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 3 Islam

An introduction to Islam in its formative years by studying canonic texts (the Quran and Hadith) and trying to define the Islamic ideal way of life. The course deals with:
- The History of Islam: from Jahilliyya to today.
- Muhammed's life
- The Five Pillars
- Gender roles in Islam
- Jihad
- Judgement Day
- Islamic mysticism (Sufism)

Material:
Texts 1 and 4 in Horizon (Islam):
Text 1: About the Quran, Surah 26, ayah 192-200, surah 75, ayah 16-19, surah 2, ayah 185
Text 4: Excerpt about Judgement Day, surah 45, ayah 23-35 og surah 69, ayah 13-17
An Interview with Llewelyn Vaughn on Sufism.

Text book: English translation of: Ahle, Andersen, Hvithamer, Jensen: Horisont — Grundbog i religion, Gyldendal, 2013, pp. 146-180

Total sum of pp.: app. 50 pp.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 4 Buddhism

An introduction to Buddhism: the world view, beliefs, and practices. A focus on Tibetan buddhism (Vajrayana) and buddhism in a modern secular world. The course deals with:
- The three central branches within buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
- Buddha's life
- Core concepts and ideas (Karma, samsara, nirvana, the four noble truths, the twelve linked chain of causation etc.)
- Core rituals
- Buddhism in the West.


Course Material:
Text 1: The Buddha Legend (text 1 in horizon pp. 265-266)
Text 7: Anna Von Sperling: “Buddhism is not only a religion of peace”, the news- paper Information, 29 May 2009.
(Text 7 in Horizon, pp. 273-375).
An excerpt from the Tibetan Book of the Dead (http://www.onelittleangel.com/wisdom/quotes/book.asp?mc=471)
Analysis of a Tibetan Sky Burial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUp4jUMIy68)

Text book: English translation of: Ahle, Andersen, Hvithamer, Jensen: Horisont — Grundbog i religion, Gyldendal, 2013, pp. 244-264

Total sum of pp.: app. 30 pp.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 8 moduler
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Titel 5 Criticism of Religion

We are going to take a close look at secular views on the role of religion in modern time. During the course the students will analyse three different, but classical, explanations for why we have religion: the economic explanation by Karl Marx, the psychological explanation by Freud, and the sociological explanation by Emilé Durkheim.


Total sum of pp.: app. 7 pp.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 5 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer