To Know, Worship and Love has launched some new chapters for the Third Edition of Year 10.
This current release of Year 8 material incorporates a streamlined Core Content for each topic, limited to 3,000 words. Additional content for each chapter can be accessed via designated buttons. This enables teachers and students to focus on the key elements of each unit and then choose to explore extension activities and additional content as needed.
Year 10 – Available Third Edition Content
Chapter 5: Monasticism
Overview:
Traces monastic history from desert fathers to modern religious life, exploring monastic spirituality, community life, and contributions to education, culture, and contemporary Catholic practice.
What’s inside:
5.1 A Balance of Work and Prayer
5.2 Three Types of Prayer
5.3 Nuns and Monks: The Work of Praising God
5.4 The Buildings in a Monastery
5.5 Hospitality and Alms Giving
5.6 Tasks in the Monastery
5.7 Modern Monasticism
5.8 Oblates
Chapter 6: East and West
Overview:
This chapter explores the origins of the Christian story in the life of Jesus and in the early years of growth and persecution in the Church. \nIt also notes the issues of Eastern and Western tensions through the centuries and the recent attempts at reconciliation.
What’s inside:
6.1 Religious Diversity
6.2 Christianity
6.3 Moving away from Judaism
6.4 Church and State
6.5 Questions About the Closeness of Church and Government
6.6 Unity Between East and West
6.7 Differences Between East and West
6.8 The Argument over Papal Authority
6.9 Reconciliation and the Hope of Unity
Chapter 7: Indigenous and Ancient Religions
Overview:
This chapter explores the key elements of a religion and notes that these as found in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It also cites some ancient religions as a well as North American and Melanesian examples.
What’s inside:
7.1 Defining religions
7.2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander religions
7.3 Beliefs in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander religions
7.4 The Dreaming in Indigenous religions
7.5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rituals
7.6 Sacred Objects and Art
7.7 Other indigenous religions
7.8 Melanesian religions
7.9 Ancient religions
7.10 The Big Questions of Life
Chapter 10: In Right Relationship
Overview:
This chapter looks at the importance of good relationships in human life. It presents the Catholic teaching on sexuality and marriage and explores some key questions this important topic raises.
What’s inside:
10.1 The Importance of Relationships
10.2 Good Friendships
10.3 Sexuality and Sexual Attraction
10.4 When Things Go Wrong
10.5 Catholic Teaching About Sexuality
10.6 Catholic Teaching About Marriage
10.7 To Love One Another
Chapter 12: Kingdom of God's Love
Overview:
This chapter introduces the seven elements of God’s Kingdom: Truth, Life, Holiness, Grace, Justice and Peace. This chapter also presents the five elements of Holiness as outlined by Pope Francis.
What’s inside:
12.1 Truth
12.2 Life
12.3 Holiness
12.4 Grace
12.5 Justice
12.6 Love
12.7 Peace
Chapter 13: Caring About Our World
Overview:
Surveys Catholic social teaching from Rerum Novarum to Laudato Si’, examining papal encyclicals on justice, peace, environmental care, and key principles like human dignity and solidarity.
What’s inside:
13.1 Caring for Humanity
13.2 One Hundred Years of Teaching
13.3 Pacem in Terris: A Closer Examination
13.4 Pacem in Terris: Human Rights and Duties
13.5 A Just Society
13.6 John Paul II, 1991: Centesimus Annus
Chapter 14: The Church in the Third Millennium
Overview:
Examines recent papal leadership from Vatican II through Pope Francis, highlighting each pope’s contributions to Church renewal, pastoral approaches, and responses to contemporary challenges.
What’s inside:
14.1 Pope St John Paul II
14.2 Pope Benedict XVI
14.3 Pope Francis
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