RE Product 2

Year 8

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Here is a list of the modules for this year:

	Sacred Writings
	Places of Worship
	Being a Sikh
	Pilgrimage
	Nicky Cruz
	Hinduism: Independent Study

And here are some web links to help you with your research:

Sacred Writings

	Guru Granth Sahib This takes you to a translation of the Sikh Holy Book.
	The Bhagavad Gita Click here to see the text of the Hindu sacred text, the Bhagavad Gita.
	The Bible Look up a word or passage in the Bible.
	The Qur’an This takes you to an English translation of the Holy Qur’an.
	The Qur’an Links Takes you to a variety of Qur’an links.

Places of Worship

	http://re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk/re/places/ Brilliant site. Loads to explore, and not just buildings.
	http://www.educhurch.org.uk/ Explore three buildings, look at artefacts and learn about events at the churches.
	Pictures of Churches Pictures of churches.
	Ripon Cathedral This link takes you to a Yorkshire Cathedral.
	The BBC's Cathedral Tour The BBC History site where you can find out about the medieval and modern engineers who built the great churches.
	Canterbury Cathedral Click here for a virtual reality tour.
	St George's Church, Cullercoats This website gives you the opportunity for a virtual tour of the church and details of the community's life, including soundfiles of the excellent organ. Find out about the place of the Church in a local community.
	Durham Cathedral Durham cathedral has been made a World Heritage Site. Click here to see the University's tour of the Cathedral.
	Places of Worship Gallery A selection of images of Places of Worship.
	Visit a Gurdwara Visit Ramgarhia Gurdwara in Bradford including a virtual tour.
	The Gurdwara A Gurdwara is the Sikh Place of Worship. See the Golden Temple in Amritsar, including panoramic views and video that you can download, click here.
	Regents Park Mosque Visit Britain's most famous mosque, the focal point for Muslims throughout the UK.
	The Mandir This is a link to a Canadian Mandir (Hindu Temple) Web-site.
	Swaminarayan Temple, Neasden The homepage of Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London. There are not many pictures, but you can find out about the importance of the Mandir to its community.

Being a Sikh

	http://allaboutsikhs.com/home.htm
	Gateway to Sikhism: a website seeking to heighten awareness of Sikhism
	http://www.sikhs.org/
	The Sikhism Home Page: a gateway site for information on Sikhism

Pilgrimage

	http://re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk/
	http://www.walsingham.org.uk/
	The Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham welcomes browsers to both the Roman Catholic and the Anglican shrines of Our Lady of Walsingham
	Lourdes: the official website, featuring the story of St Bernadette and the apparitions, the history of Lourdes, pilgrimage, web cams and a chance to have your personal petition placed at the Grotto.
	http://www.lourdes-france.com/
	The story of Lourdes: the story of St Bernadette Soubirous and the apparitions and miracles at Lourdes.
	http://islamicity.com/mosque/hajj/ Images and information about planning and carrying out Hajj.
	The Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca. This takes you to a site that is devoted to "The Journey of a Lifetime".Click here to go to another site with information about the Hajj.
	The Hajj Follow this link to an excellent report from the BBC about the Hajj 2001.
	Pilgrim's Progress An introduction to Pilgrimage in Christianity.

Nicky Cruz

http://www.nickycruz.org/ The Nicky Cruz website.

Some other important 20th century Christians you might like to read about:

Nelson Mandela
The former President of South Africa.

Bishop Desmond Tutu
A former Archbishop of Capetown, friend of Nelson Mandela, and tireless campaigner against apartheid.

Mother Teresa
Famous as the nun who cared for "untouchable" homeless people in Calcutta.

Dr Martin Luther King
The American Civil Rights Leader who campaigned for equal rights for Black people in the USA.

Hinduism: Independent Study

http://www.hindukids.org/comics_and_stories.shtml

Hindu stories from Hindu Kids Universe

http://www.hindunet.org/home.shtml

The Hindu Universe: contains a search engine and information on scriptures, temples, books and further link

http://www.umich.edu/~hindu/temple/temple.html

Hindu Virtual Temple: enter the Shrine to learn about Hindu gods, the Meditation Room, the Gallery of the Arts and the Hindu Library where you can read about the sacred books of Hinduism, such as the Ramayana.

http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/schools1.htm

The Vivekananda Centre: Information about Hinduism for primary and secondary schools

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