Power and influence

This reading list is designed to offer resources that can equip teachers to address an analysis of Jerusalem, its power and influence.

Highlighted in this list are data and analyses on religion from across the globe to help students analyse what religion looks like in the world population today and make predictions for what religion may look like in the future.

Can spirituality be disconnected from religion, and are we becoming more spiritual than religious?

These resources aim to help teachers guide students through these questions and to help them understand the power and influence that religion has in the world.

These resources aim to help teachers feel more equipped to discuss the extent of Christianity’s influence on Western thought and culture, as well as to consider its presence in a progressively post-Christian society.

These resources provide information for teachers of religion and worldviews to deepen their understanding of the relationship between religion and war through history and in the present day.

These resources provide information for teachers of religion and worldviews to further their understanding of the relationship between religion, cults and male power in the modern world.

By offering a global perspective on religious restrictions, as well as a case study from Christianity, teachers can feel more equipped to consider how power and authority might infringe on religious participation and identity.

These resources explore the relationship of Church and State in the UK: its history, recent debates of its existence, and ultimately the question of its future.

These resources aim to help students explore themes of the role of women in faith, as well as how religious texts are interpreted in contemporary times.

The list has many examples of initiatives from and with young people, many of whom were born after the peace agreement was signed but aware of the Troubles and committed to a peaceful future together.

These resources aim to help students understand what New Atheism is, and to evaluate some of the claims.