The RE Podcast Louisa Jane Smith

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!What are miracles? Do they happen? Are there any other explanations for them? Does believing in miracles open you up to being manipulated by faith healers? Do the presence of miracles in different religions cancel each other out?I look into miracles. We look at Hume, Aquinas, Flew, RF Holland and Swinburne to help me do this.I make reference to Miracles for Sale - the Derren Brown documentary which you can watch here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu...

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!Karenza Passmore has been a valued member of the RE Communinity for well over 30 years. In her role in the North East Religious Resources Center, she has emersed herself in RE resources so she is here so offer some of her insights.Karenza is a passionate advocate for RE combining experience with Neuroscience to offer inspiration to all of us classroom teachers.Below are some of the links of things that Karenza mentionsRE Hubshttps://www.re-hubs....

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!In this episode I talk to former CPS Barrister Michelle St John from VinE, and Heather Marshal from Edgehill University in Birmingham about Veganism as a worldview and how we can teach it in the classroom. We discuss;What veganism is and why it is an important topic to discuss in the 21st century, why and how we should teach it, including how it is a unifying factor between religious and non-religious worldviews.There were lots of places mentioned to ...

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!I think one of the trump cards of RE is our ability to teach critical thinking. In the wake of a general election, with the diverse voices and opinions our young people are exposed to, and as they embark on relationships, it feels that an ability to spot flaws in people's arguments is vital. In this episode, I explain what I mean by 'flaw' or 'fallacy and break down into easily accessible chunks a few of the most common fallacies;Post hoc ...

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!I have been thinking a lot recently about the Science of Learning and what that looks like in the RE classroom. I think we have a lot to learn from educational research. But what I am noticing is that children don't seem to LOVE learning, in fact some seem to resent it. I have been trying to work out why. Like many things, I think it is multifaceted with social and political factors, but what I am more interested in is solution...

Please send The RE Podcast a Text Message!Back in February, Jamie and I discussed doing an episode together! And three months later it happened! And it was a delightful chat. We dicuss so many things including the worldview approach to RE, what sentientism is and what it means in terms of how we treat living things, as well as the the importance of evdience and reason in working out what's real!Here is a link to Jamies website, articles of RE today, Christspiracy and how to contac...