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RE Subject Knowledge Enhancement 2017: Deepdale Mosque
As part of the Subject Knowledge Enhancement course for PGCE RE and UG RE, students visited the Quwwat Ul Islam Mosque in Deepdale, Preston . They were treated to an educative and engaging day which in addition to helping them understand Islamic beliefs and the importance of the mosque, saw them witnessing a Nikah (wedding) ceremony…
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Islam in Preston
Year 1 Undergraduates at Edge Hill study a module on Islam and as part of that spend a day in the Muslim community in Preston. One of the Year 1 students, Katie, reflected on the day. We began the day with a talk about the aims of the day, and identifying what we already know,…
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Jewish Community Visit
Once we had all gathered, our guide, David, took us into the schule, the Hebrew word for synagogue. He explained the features of the room, with men’s and women’s seating, the bimah and the ner tamid. He talked a little about what might happen in a Shabbat service. David explained the concept of Pikuach Nefesh,…
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Kamma in the Lakes
The kamma appeared to be working against us as we battled against the gods of the M6. A few of the hardy year 2 undergraduates made it on the coach to the Coniston Priory and Manjushri meditation centre where we met our guide, Geoff. We walked around the old house, a fantastic piece of 19th…
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Dharma Day
Our latest cohort of Year 3 Undergraduates spent a day in Manchester as part of their Sikhism and Jainism Module. At the Jain Samaj Manchester, our host Suresh explained about the beliefs, history and practices of the faith, and allowed us to explore their fantastic temple, handmade in Indian Marble. We then journeyed across the…
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Interfaith Week in Liverpool
For Inter-faith week, the University’s Chaplaincy team organised a trip to visit the three Abrahamic faiths’ places of worship in Liverpool. Thre years of Undergraduate students and the PGCE students came together for this fantastic trip. First year Undergraduate Hailey wrote this about the day: Arriving at the Cathedral I thought that we had turned…
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RE PGCE Subject Knowledge Enhancement course 2016
Life in places of learning tends to follow a seasonal pattern and each year in late summer just prior to the new academic year commencing the RE team at Edge Hill along with eminent visiting tutors delivers a subject knowledge enhancement course . The course is designed to give our new PGCE students a refresher…
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Looking to the East (Manchester!)
Undergraduate Third year students are currently learning about two Dharmic religions: Jainism and Sikhism. As part of this we visited two temples in Manchester, the Jain Samaj and the Sikh Gurdwara. The first visit of the day was to the Jain temple. Housed in converted building the main room is a sports hall, which is…
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Experiencing Hindu Dharma
Year 1 Undergraduates recently had the privilege to go and not only see what a Hindu temple looks like, but were lucky enough as a class to witness how worship happens in the Hindu Mandir. Mary wrote this on her blog page: It doesn’t matter how many books you read or how many assignments you can…
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Meeting the Triratna Sangha
As part of their Module on Buddhism with Francis, Year 2 Undergraduate students tke part in two field-trips. Here is Dominic’s thoughts about the recent visit to the Triratna Buddhist Sangha in Manchester: Today was an insightful opportunity to learn more about a very much westernised branch of Buddhism. Our ordained Buddhist speaker began our…
