responsibility and posed dilemmas. This invariably
complicated their thinking about the mysteries and miseries
of the world. It offered the students an opportunity to
show intellectual confidence about their own spiritual
direction. The majority of students used verbal answers.
Some of the younger students drew pictures to illustrate
their answers. Eleven students wrote down their answers.
The Student's Group Interview
ASPECTS OF RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND MODERN SOCIETY
Researcher:
The following questions do not require written answers.
Let's just talk to one another. If, you think you would
prefer to write down your answer, or illustrate your
feelings, then please feel free to do so.
(1) What are your beliefs?
(2) What are your feelings about religion?
(3) Give me some reasons for your beliefs.
(4) I will give you a single word, and I
would like you to explain this word in
any way you feel like. The word is
"God".
(5) What are the things in your life that
worry you?
(6) What are the things in your life that
excite you?
(7) If, you were offered an opportunity by
your teachers to change the way you are
being taught religion, what would be the
first thing you would do?
(8) If you could change some aspect of life
in India, what would you like to see
changed and why?
See, Harris, M. (1989) 'Teaching the Null Curriculum: The
Holocaust' BRITISH JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Vol. 11
No. 3 Summer (pp.136-8); see also, Richardson, R. (1988)
'Spiritual Direction and Political Endeavour: Some
Messages for Religious Education' BRITISH JOURNAL OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Vol. 10 No. 3 Summer (pp.128-134);
see also, Strom, S. and Parsons, W. (1982) Facing History
and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behaviour Watertown,
Massachusetts: International Publications; see also,
Webster, D. (1990) 'School Worship' BRITISH JOURNAL OF
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Vol. 12 No. 3 Summer pp.151-159
(28) Profile No. 247
(29) Profile Nos. 318-339
(30) Profile No. 374
(31) Profile No. 248
(32) Profile No. 249
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