Teaching About Religions

Consultancies in Teaching Religions can take a variety of forms, depending on a school's particular needs. Contact CSEE for assistance.

Issues we normally address:
• How to approach the teaching of religion from an academically rigorous, culturally sensitive perspective

• What independent schools are doing in their teaching of religion, and how best to fit "best practices" into our school

• Teaching religious diversity (see below)

Documentary film maker Sarah Feinbloom has run workshops, presented on panels, and done presentations for schools, universities, and organizations around North America. Schools working with Sarah will view What Do You Believe?: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers. (55 minutes) and engage in an interactive workshop tailored to their particular needs. Possible topics include:

• religious diversity
• interfaith dialogue
• promoting religious diversity in school and the wider community
• ideals and limits of freedom of religion in the United States
• documentary film making

About the Documentary

What Do You Believe? portrays Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Pagan, Native American, and Jewish young people sharing their most personal struggles and beliefs about faith, morality, suffering, death, prayer, the purpose of life, and the divine.

Without a hint of dogma they candidly discuss  everything from hormones to heaven, they deflate misperceptions and stereotypes at every turn, and make a strong case for a more tolerant America.

Featured on PBS and at numerous film festivals, this sensitively filmed, thought-provoking glimpse into the private and public lives of American teens deals with issues that are at the very heart of being human.

Consultant(s)

Sarah Feinbloom or CSEE Team Member