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In this powerful classroom scene, students are asked to dissect a pig's heart—but not everyone feels comfortable. When religious beliefs and school science collide, tough questions arise: Should personal faith be respected in the classroom? What does religious literacy really look like?
Join us as we explore the tensions between belief, choice, and education.
Read the article: Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach https://www.open.edu/openlearn/a-social-justice-approach
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In this powerful classroom scene, students are asked to dissect a pig's heart—but not everyone feels comfortable. When religious beliefs and school science collide, tough questions arise: Should personal faith be respected in the classroom? What does religious literacy really look like?
Join us as we explore the tensions between belief, choice, and education.
Read the article: Religious literacy for Further education: A social justice approach https://www.open.edu/openlearn/a-social-justice-approach
Transcript https://www.open.edu/openlearn/52/66/526629f32a566e7bbd72bdf51abc1cee1cce461f?response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22Transcript%20-%20Pig%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s%20heart%20and%20personal%20choices.pdf%22&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&Expires=1756898220&Signature=MxB7iJA1InBeDYTuLUnKhdeVg5~GWjFmSpPGw24yrft9a0XvYIJCTJJHCXfiO2fHoRUCnhlJABsIfXbwx1vdbXWVE0IU04i8nvOs5Erh63irIXv7Xhd5LTVBwaLQ79MOJyBATVau~hCEK0RKojiR8Onn9tbo8tF20ptcAIV9UcqRdOMyFS5fvCBKab5mTrePI22RBlzrw~JugsYMu9BfcO5cEfmLTZCGFKqANlILl10SlgxM5j5bQ5gpCOQ4N7WdNMVSC5ANZT6VT81SXSoZB4Q8vGmFQSJKyBXHYSbLrWbjIBY5bPwLlyYIgFZzMPgrVXbiWxczpdOQq775p0ct0A__&Key-Pair-Id=K87HJKWMK329B
Study a free course on An education in Religion and Worldviews at the Open University
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/an-education-religion-and-worldviews/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Religion, belief and worldviews hub https://www.open.edu/openlearn/religionandworldviews
Study R14 BA (Honours) Arts and Humanities (Religious Studies) at The Open University
open.ac.uk/courses/arts/degrees/ba-arts-humanities-religious-studies-r14-rs
If you are contemplating using this Open University content, please visit the Copyright and Intellectual Property section of OpenLearn’s frequently asked questions
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The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
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