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Learning Objectives
- Understanding of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation
- Awareness of the effect of forgiveness in modern situations
- Awareness of the relevance of forgiveness in the students' own lives
1. Understanding of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation
John Terry and Anton Ferdinand non-handshake View Lesson»
Students consider Christian principles of forgiveness in the light of the John Terry and Anton Ferdinand alleged racism row, and the failure of the players to shake hands before the Chelsea versus QPR FA Cup tie.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive someone
- Analyse a real-life situation where one person feels unable to show forgiveness to another
- Analyse Bible passages to determine principles concerning forgiveness which may be relevant to the real-life case study
- Evaluate how biblical teaching on forgiveness might influence their own decisions about whether to seek or extend forgiveness in the future
- Synthesise learning by writing a newspaper report on the non-handshake incident at the Chelsea vs Queens Park Rangers football match in January 2012
Invictus View Lesson»
Nelson Mandela's struggle to unite black and white South Africans prompts this lesson on Christian perspectives on the power of forgiveness.
Students will:
- reflect upon factors that make it easy or difficult to forgive
- Understand the meaning of the word 'reconciliation'
- Reflect on the importance of reconciliation for those who have been wronged
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the basis of the Christian imperative towards forgiveness
- Reflect on the importance of reconciliation for those who have wronged others
- Analyse Colossians 1:21-23 to determine the significance of reconciliation in the Christian faith
- Synthesise learning by writing about the work of an organisation committed to individual and political reconciliation, and identifying the Christian basis for that process of reconciliation
John Terry and Wayne Bridge non-handshake View Lesson»
Sex, football and forgiveness. This lesson has all three. Guess which one we are most interested in.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive someone
- Analyse a real-life situation where one person feels unable to show forgiveness to another
- Analyse Bible passages to determine principles concerning forgiveness which may be relevant to the real-life case study
- Evaluate how biblical teaching on forgiveness might influence their own decisions about whether to seek or extend forgiveness in the future
- Synthesise learning by writing a newspaper report on the non-handshake incident at the Chelsea vs Manchester City football match on 27th February 2010
Five Minutes of Heaven View Lesson»
A lesson on reconciliation, featuring a drama about two men whose lives were shaped by the conflict in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
Students will:
- reflect upon factors that make it easy or difficult to forgive
- Understand the meaning of the word ‘reconciliation’
- Reflect on the importance of reconciliation for those who have been wronged
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the basis of the Christian imperative towards forgiveness
- Reflect on the importance of reconciliation for those who have wronged others
- Analyse Colossians 1:21-23 to determine the significance of reconciliation in the Christian faith
- Synthesise learning by writing about the work of an organisation committed to individual and political reconciliation, and identifying the Christian basis for that process of reconciliation
Quantum of Solace (3) View Lesson»
James Bond’s quest for revenge prompts a lesson examining the significance of forgiveness in Christian thinking.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the idea of an appropriate act of revenge
- Evaluate the relative merits of revenge and forgiveness
- Analyse biblical teaching on the subject of forgiveness
- Analyse the significance of grace to Christian belief
- Consider how the concept of grace is reflected in the lives of Christians
- Synthesise learning by writing a case study of a real life instance where forgiveness was either offered or withheld
Atonement (2) View Lesson»
A young woman seeks forgiveness for a lie that ruined two lives. We explore the Christian mandate to forgive in the light of Briony’s attempts to make amends to her sister and her lover.
Students will:
- Reflect upon factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive
- Analyse the implications of not being forgiven for someone who has wronged another
- Analyse the implications of not forgiving for someone who has been wronged
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the basis of the Christian imperative towards forgiveness
- Reflect upon their own experiences of forgiveness
- Synthesize learning by rewriting a scene from the film, to express Christian principles of forgiveness
Spider-Man 3 (2) View Lesson»
Peter Parker’s struggle to forgive the man who killed his Uncle prompts this consideration of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the success or failure of revenge strategies in a game context
- Reflect upon different emotional responses to wrongdoing
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the reasons that Christians find for forgiving people who have wronged them
- Understand the importance of reconciliation as part of the process of forgiveness
- Synthesise learning by rewriting a scene from the film Spider-Man 3
Doctor Who: Last Of The Time Lords (2) View Lesson»
A lesson about the Christian belief in forgiveness and grace, prompted by the Doctor’s compassionate response to his defeated enemy in the 2007 series finale of Doctor Who.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the idea of an appropriate act of revenge
- Evaluate the relative merits of revenge and forgiveness
- Analyse biblical teaching on the subject of forgiveness
- Analyse the significance of grace to Christian belief
- Consider how the concept of grace is reflected in the lives of Christians
- Synthesise learning by writing a case study of a real life instance where forgiveness was either offered or withheld
Anthony Walker View Lesson»
The willingness of Gee Walker to forgive the killers of her teenaged son Anthony prompts this lesson on the effects of forgiveness, and the Christian basis for forgiving.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the things that prevent people from forgiving each other
- Reflect upon the murder of Anthony Walker and the reaction of his family towards his killers
- Analyse a newspaper article about forgiveness, identifying what makes forgiveness possible, and the effect of forgiveness for all concerned
- Analyse key Bible passages to identify the Christian basis for forgiveness
- Synthesise a letter expressing forgiveness, and demonstrating an understanding of Christian teaching on the subject of forgiveness
Stephen Oake View Lesson»
The reaction of Stephen Oake’s father to his son’s tragic death prompts this lesson on the effects of forgiveness, and the Christian basis for forgiving.
- Students to understand why Christians think that forgiveness is a good thing to practice, and to consider how forgiving would make a difference in their own lives.
Hit ‘Em Up Style View Lesson»
Blu Cantrell’s double Grammy nominated single Hit ‘Em Up Style describes a cheated girlfriend who spends all her man's money in a shopping spree. Students think about her situation and consider the relative merits of revenge and forgiveness.
- Students compare the consequences of forgiveness and revenge, and consider the difficulties of actually following Christian teaching on forgiveness.
2. Awareness of the effect of forgiveness in modern situations
John Terry and Anton Ferdinand non-handshake View Lesson»
Students consider Christian principles of forgiveness in the light of the John Terry and Anton Ferdinand alleged racism row, and the failure of the players to shake hands before the Chelsea versus QPR FA Cup tie.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive someone
- Analyse a real-life situation where one person feels unable to show forgiveness to another
- Analyse Bible passages to determine principles concerning forgiveness which may be relevant to the real-life case study
- Evaluate how biblical teaching on forgiveness might influence their own decisions about whether to seek or extend forgiveness in the future
- Synthesise learning by writing a newspaper report on the non-handshake incident at the Chelsea vs Queens Park Rangers football match in January 2012
Invictus View Lesson»
Nelson Mandela's struggle to unite black and white South Africans prompts this lesson on Christian perspectives on the power of forgiveness.
Students will:
- reflect upon factors that make it easy or difficult to forgive
- Understand the meaning of the word 'reconciliation'
- Reflect on the importance of reconciliation for those who have been wronged
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the basis of the Christian imperative towards forgiveness
- Reflect on the importance of reconciliation for those who have wronged others
- Analyse Colossians 1:21-23 to determine the significance of reconciliation in the Christian faith
- Synthesise learning by writing about the work of an organisation committed to individual and political reconciliation, and identifying the Christian basis for that process of reconciliation
John Terry and Wayne Bridge non-handshake View Lesson»
Sex, football and forgiveness. This lesson has all three. Guess which one we are most interested in.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive someone
- Analyse a real-life situation where one person feels unable to show forgiveness to another
- Analyse Bible passages to determine principles concerning forgiveness which may be relevant to the real-life case study
- Evaluate how biblical teaching on forgiveness might influence their own decisions about whether to seek or extend forgiveness in the future
- Synthesise learning by writing a newspaper report on the non-handshake incident at the Chelsea vs Manchester City football match on 27th February 2010
Atonement (2) View Lesson»
A young woman seeks forgiveness for a lie that ruined two lives. We explore the Christian mandate to forgive in the light of Briony’s attempts to make amends to her sister and her lover.
Students will:
- Reflect upon factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive
- Analyse the implications of not being forgiven for someone who has wronged another
- Analyse the implications of not forgiving for someone who has been wronged
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the basis of the Christian imperative towards forgiveness
- Reflect upon their own experiences of forgiveness
- Synthesize learning by rewriting a scene from the film, to express Christian principles of forgiveness
Spider-Man 3 (2) View Lesson»
Peter Parker’s struggle to forgive the man who killed his Uncle prompts this consideration of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the success or failure of revenge strategies in a game context
- Reflect upon different emotional responses to wrongdoing
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the reasons that Christians find for forgiving people who have wronged them
- Understand the importance of reconciliation as part of the process of forgiveness
- Synthesise learning by rewriting a scene from the film Spider-Man 3
Anthony Walker View Lesson»
The willingness of Gee Walker to forgive the killers of her teenaged son Anthony prompts this lesson on the effects of forgiveness, and the Christian basis for forgiving.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the things that prevent people from forgiving each other
- Reflect upon the murder of Anthony Walker and the reaction of his family towards his killers
- Analyse a newspaper article about forgiveness, identifying what makes forgiveness possible, and the effect of forgiveness for all concerned
- Analyse key Bible passages to identify the Christian basis for forgiveness
- Synthesise a letter expressing forgiveness, and demonstrating an understanding of Christian teaching on the subject of forgiveness
Stephen Oake View Lesson»
The reaction of Stephen Oake’s father to his son’s tragic death prompts this lesson on the effects of forgiveness, and the Christian basis for forgiving.
- Students to understand why Christians think that forgiveness is a good thing to practice, and to consider how forgiving would make a difference in their own lives.
Hit ‘Em Up Style View Lesson»
Blu Cantrell’s double Grammy nominated single Hit ‘Em Up Style describes a cheated girlfriend who spends all her man's money in a shopping spree. Students think about her situation and consider the relative merits of revenge and forgiveness.
- Students compare the consequences of forgiveness and revenge, and consider the difficulties of actually following Christian teaching on forgiveness.
3. Awareness of the relevance of forgiveness in the students' own lives
John Terry and Wayne Bridge non-handshake View Lesson»
Sex, football and forgiveness. This lesson has all three. Guess which one we are most interested in.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive someone
- Analyse a real-life situation where one person feels unable to show forgiveness to another
- Analyse Bible passages to determine principles concerning forgiveness which may be relevant to the real-life case study
- Evaluate how biblical teaching on forgiveness might influence their own decisions about whether to seek or extend forgiveness in the future
- Synthesise learning by writing a newspaper report on the non-handshake incident at the Chelsea vs Manchester City football match on 27th February 2010
Atonement (2) View Lesson»
A young woman seeks forgiveness for a lie that ruined two lives. We explore the Christian mandate to forgive in the light of Briony’s attempts to make amends to her sister and her lover.
Students will:
- Reflect upon factors that determine how easy or difficult it is to forgive
- Analyse the implications of not being forgiven for someone who has wronged another
- Analyse the implications of not forgiving for someone who has been wronged
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the basis of the Christian imperative towards forgiveness
- Reflect upon their own experiences of forgiveness
- Synthesize learning by rewriting a scene from the film, to express Christian principles of forgiveness
Spider-Man 3 (2) View Lesson»
Peter Parker’s struggle to forgive the man who killed his Uncle prompts this consideration of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.
Students will:
- Reflect upon the success or failure of revenge strategies in a game context
- Reflect upon different emotional responses to wrongdoing
- Analyse Bible passages to determine the reasons that Christians find for forgiving people who have wronged them
- Understand the importance of reconciliation as part of the process of forgiveness
- Synthesise learning by rewriting a scene from the film Spider-Man 3
Stephen Oake View Lesson»
The reaction of Stephen Oake’s father to his son’s tragic death prompts this lesson on the effects of forgiveness, and the Christian basis for forgiving.
- Students to understand why Christians think that forgiveness is a good thing to practice, and to consider how forgiving would make a difference in their own lives.
Waterworld View Lesson»
An exploration of how we decide something is true from the film Waterworld.
- Students consider how people come to a decision on the truth of something, and decide what proof they themselves would require to believe that Christianity is true.
Forgive Them Father – Lauryn Hill View Lesson»
Lauryn Hill’s song Forgive Them Father echoes Jesus’ words on the cross, but talks about a forgiveness that doesn’t re-establish trust in a relationship. Students use the song to consider Christian teaching on forgiveness.
- Students consider the causes of conflict in relationships, and the likely effect of forgiveness, before assessing the merits of Jesus' teaching on forgiveness.
Hit ‘Em Up Style View Lesson»
Blu Cantrell’s double Grammy nominated single Hit ‘Em Up Style describes a cheated girlfriend who spends all her man's money in a shopping spree. Students think about her situation and consider the relative merits of revenge and forgiveness.
- Students compare the consequences of forgiveness and revenge, and consider the difficulties of actually following Christian teaching on forgiveness.