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This book examines and reports the findings regarding the level of
satisfaction by students, teachers and parents with an innovative
senior secondary Religious Education curriculum ‘Religion,
Meaning and Life’ (RML). The stimulus for RML is found in the
changing profile of students within faith-based schools and the
motivation of school authorities to be inclusive and responsive to
changing needs and priorities of students and families. Curriculum
practices typically mirror this continuing renewal as community
expectations give rise to innovation in curriculum practice. This
concept of continuity and discontinuity is evidenced in the field
of Religious Education,, which recognizes religious plurality
while giving preference to an imagination centred on inclusion,
hospitality and respectful dialogue. In this context, new pathways
are being explored as the reality and significance of Religious
Education in faith-based school remain a priority for Christian
organizations in Australia. Mindful of the diversity of
expectations within the Catholic school, the curriculum initiative
of RML was developed, supported and implemented. The La Salle
Academy of the Australian Catholic University reviewed this senior
secondary curriculum across three years and presents in this book
an independent, evaluative report of the findings, together with
insights for implementation at scale and associated applications
across Christian faith-based institutions.
"Imazighen! Beauty and Artisanship in Berber Life" presents the
Peabody Museum's collection of arts from the Berber-speaking
regions of North Africa. The book gives an overview of Berber
history and culture, focusing on the rich aesthetic traditions of
Amazigh (Berber) craftsmen and women. From ancient times to the
present day, working with limited materials but an extensive
vocabulary of symbols and motifs, Imazighen (Berbers) across North
Africa have created objects that are both beautiful and practical.
Intricately woven textiles, incised metal locks and keys, painted
pottery and richly embroidered leather bags are just a few examples
of objects from the Peabody Museum's collections that are
highlighted in the color plates. The book also tells the stories of
the collectors--both world-traveling Bostonians and Harvard-trained
anthropologists--who brought these objects from Morocco or Algeria
to their present home in Cambridge in the early twentieth century.
The generosity of these donors has resulted in a collection of
Berber arts, especially from the Tuareg regions of southern
Algeria, that rivals that of major European and North African
museums.
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