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Adult Curriculum Conversations with the Bible
I've used this with Adults and I believe that it would work with only some modification with Youth. It is based on the work of Walter Wink.
I have also taught a class I designed myself relooking at the Bible stories we heard as children (Moses and the burning bush, Jonah, Noah, etc.) to see if they held any meaning for our lives today. I used the educational design of the Centerquest Curriculum when designing the class. The Timeless Themes curriculum for children does deal with timeless/ageless themes which might also give you ideas for designing a program for Youth.
from Liz Jones, First Unitarian Universalist Church, San Diego
How to be a Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies
edited by Arthur J. Magida
Other beliefs/practices/rituals/services.
What to expect if you go to a Catholic wedding, a Jewish funeral, a Muslim prayer service, etc. I recommend it.
From: Marie Houck <mehouck@netgate.net>
Inside Catholocism: Rituals and Symbols Revealed
published by CollinsPublishersSanFrancisco.
Recommended for those of you doing Faith Accross the Street programs. The photographs and text are magnificent! Especially for those of us not raised Catholic, it covers a lot of the nuts and bolts; for example, it has a list of what the stations of the cross are (including some photographs of one church's), and the text of the rosary prayers.
Ramadan
Author/editor: Suhaib Hamid Ghazi
Specific catagories: Islam, Ramadan
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0-8234-1254-5
| Brief Description: | A terrific introduction to Ramadan for little kids. Useful for adding Ramadan to the "Special Times" curriculum. |
(Tuesday, March 02, 1999 at 08:32:32 (CST))
Celebrating the Great Mother: A Handbook of Earth-Honoring Activities for Parents and Children
Author/editor: Cait Johnson and Maura D. Shaw
Publisher: Destiny Books ISBN: 0-89281-550-7
| Publisher's address: | Destiny Books One Park Street Rochester, VT 05767 |
| Brief Description: | Wonderful resource for celebrating pagan holidays with kids! You can use the ideas and activities to add pagan holidays to the "Special Times" curriculum, which includes only Christian and Jewish holidays. Lots of background about the eight major pagan holidays, along with directions for how to celebrate them with kids. |
(Tuesday, March 02, 1999 at 08:26:44 (CST))
Author/editor: Sandol Stoddard
Publisher: Doubleday ISBN: 0-385-18521-9
| Brief Description: | Over 100 stories from the Old and New Testaments, with nice pictures. Good for teaching "Special Times," because you can read these stories to explain many Christian and Jewish holidays. |
(Tuesday, March 02, 1999 at 08:18:47 (CST))
How to Be a Perfect Stranger Vol. II.
by Matlin and Magida
Jewish Lights Publishing, 1997
My Friend's Beliefs
by Ward
Walker and Co.1988
A Sourcebook for Earth's Community of Religions
by Joel Beversluis
Sourcebook Project; ISBN: 0963789716
This inspiring SourceBook on the world's religions and spiritual teachings also portrays traditional and new responses to ecological, interreligious, international and humanitarian issues. Includes over 700 articles, quotations, prayers, sacred texts, organizational listings and resource annotations.
The Pagan Family Book
by Ceisiwf Serith,
More traditionally Wiccan, but it also has some good ideas on activities with children.
The Book of Goddesses
by Kris Waldherr
A beautiful illustrated alphabet book (but for older kids and adults) . Beautiful pictures and good information on ancient goddesses.
The Myth of the Goddess
by Ann Baring and Jules Cashford.
A very scholarly book (for adults) that traces the Goddess from paleolithic times through the cultures of the mideast through Christianity.
The Way of the Shaman
by Michael Harner.
Classic on shamanic work.
Thinking like a Mountain
by John Hill.
Exercises and workshop ideas to get people to understand the world from a non-human perspective.
Drawing Down the Moon
by Margot Adler.
Describes various strains of paganism throughout the U.S. Good history on how paganism got where it is today.
Open Mind: Women's Daily Inspiration for Becoming Mindful
edited by Diane Mariechild
Harper San Francisco; ISBN: 0062510932
A spiritual companion combines guided visualization, meditations, advice, and parables with quotes from such individuals as Alice Walker, Marion Wright Edelman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Pema Cho+a6dron, Charlotte, Joko Beck, and Maya Angelou.
Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life
by Mary Ann and Fred Brussat
Touchstone Books; ISBN: 0684835347
A book that belongs in every seeker's home, it answers the universal question, "How can I live a spiritual life every day?"; reveaing a way to read the texts of our lives and of the world around us for sacred meaning.
A Grateful Heart : Daily Blessings for the Evening Meal from Buddha to the Beatles
edited by M. J. Ryan
Conari Pr; ISBN: 0943233844
One of America's most durable traditions is pausing before the evening meal to acknowledge the things that give our lives meaning. Organized by season, this collection of beautiful and thoughtful contemplations for families of all spiritual orientations includes words from the Bible, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Ram Dass, Thich Nhat Hanh, and others. Illustrations.
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