Q&A: Incorporating movies into a religious studies course?
Question by rc_gromit: Incorporating movies into a religious studies course?
I’ve been given a new course called “Our Global World” in the middle school I teach at. I’ve decided to make the first semester into a religious studies course and would like to incorporate videos into the course at appropriate intervals with an eye towards comparison and analysis.
Aside from “The 10 Commandments” and “Kingdom of Heaven” what are some other videos that are appropriate for 7th/8th graders that deal with the major religions of the world?
Specifically I’m looking for something both entertaining and informative about Islam, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and any others that are appropriate.
Best answer:
Answer by xeroxliz
The movie “The Other Side of Heaven” is about mormonism and would be appropriate for middle schoolers.
“Seven Years in Tibet” is about Buddhism, but I don’t know what its rated.
I found: The Message (1997) PG on the internet which is: An epic film in which Quinn plays the uncle of Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
You could watch pretty much any Bollywood movie to see Hinduism, and they are all pretty entertaining.
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