Theodicy and Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero Every day certain circumstances cause people throughout the world to face undeniable questions about God and his abilities. Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero takes viewers through the stories and theodicies of multiple people affected by the horrendous tragedy of 9/11, questioning God’s role in the evil that took place on that sorrowful day and the impact it made on their futures. In the film Kirk Varnedoe, Tim Lynston, and Dasha Rittenberg provide their input and opinions about God and the good or bad power he has on this earth, relating to the works of Holy the Firm, and Holy Terrors. In Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero, Kirk Varnedoe, former Chief Curator at the Museum of Modern Art, offers insight…
Although all three of the main characters: Sister A, Sister James and Father Flynn share the same religion they have very opposite basis for their faith. Through the book of Doubt Shanley is portraying three different erroneous ways people approach faith. Sister A’s faith is based on her experience in life, not God’s; Sister James’ faith is based on emotions instead of being based on God; Father Flynn’s faith is used as a tool for power. Therefore, the play presents potential ways of engaging with faith as well as some of the problems therein.…
In this section, McMinn discusses the question of whether guilt should be encouraged or discouraged. Guilty can be seen as harmful, or it can be seen as an expression of empathy. According to McMinn, current research shows that there might be a place for a healthy amount of guilt. Research also showed that guilt does not lead to depression and that guilt does not lead to psychological maladjustments in the same way that shame…
Originally the purpose of education was focused on social, academic and intellectual development so that students could grow to be considered an engaged citizen, but over the last couple of years, the idea of education has adapted to people needing an education to prepare themselves to enter the workforce. Due to higher need of education, and the narrow focus of the current curriculum in schools, we are teaching students based on intellectualism instead of the concepts outside a basic education. Students are led to believe that the education you receive in school is to prepare themselves and succeed in the modern-day workplace. Using the works of Gary Gutting, “What is college for”, and Gerald Graff, “Hidden Intellectualism”, both writings…
The United State’s current educational curriculum is a program that needs a revolution. One of the main problems with the current system is the lack of application to the real world. In classrooms across the nation today, the academic topics that are taught are boring and lackluster because they are not able to quench a thirst for cultural discussion. Our schools should begin incorporating conventionally unacademic subjects into daily school activities. Sports, for example, is a common hobby that is subject to a wider scope of debate and talk.…
In ‘The Subjectivity of Values’, J L Mackie examines error theory and objective morality vs non-cognitivism. Mackie’s report represents moral scepticism using moral error theory. By taking an error theory approach, Mackie confronts morality similarly to the manner in which an atheist confronts religion. Moral error theory could be broken down to a version of the Justified True Belief outline as follows: Moral claims are universally false There is reason to believe that moral claims are universally false There is no justification for believing any deniable claim…
Guilt is powerful on one's decision to confess or not to confess and further extends the characterization of a…
James and Pascal’s defences of faith in some of their most famous arguments, specifically Pascal’s, devalue faith by making faith selfish, providing an obvious out to faith, and making the decision of faith into a gamble, oddly, his devaluation of faith does not hurt his argument, it makes it easier to convince the skeptics. To prove that Pascal’s argument devalues faith and to understand why it doesn’t negatively affect his argument, it’s necessary to understand the whole argument. His argument can be split into quite a few premises. He starts with the possibility of God, which is the main idea of his argument. Basically, it’s possible that God does exists, and it’s also possible that God does not exist, something nearly everyone agrees on.…
Education is valued all around the world, but what is the most important component of a good education? The main component of an education is evaluation The ultimate component of a good education is determination. Determination is having the motivation to aspire to grow more intellectually. Malcolm X , Frederick Douglass, and Helen Keller were determined to be educated no matter what kind of circumstances they were facing.…
In the March 2015 issue of National Geographic, an article by Joel Achenbach entitled “The Age of Disbelief”, discusses the rise of climate change skepticism, explore the increasing polarization between cynics and advocates, and examines the what is causing reasonable people to distrust reasons. Achenbach, who is a staff writer for left leaning Washington Post and a monthly contributor for National Geographic, points out that the concept of climate change is born out of scientific methods which bear truths that are less than self-evident and can be hard to swallow. These are the same methods that Galileo use to proclaim that earth orbits around the sun and where Darwin proposed that we all evolved from a single celled organism, both of which vehemently opposed…
An educator’s beliefs and values stem from their cultural identity which is a sociocultural perspective gained over a lifetime of social and cultural experience. These predetermined values surrounding gender, sexuality, social economic status (SES) and cultural diversity, influence the way the curriculum is enacted commencing from birth within the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) until Year 12 via the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). An educator that considers the colour blue as masculine and pink as feminine, may unintentionally hand out pink stickers to girls, reinforcing the gender stereotype by way of the hidden curriculum “what children learn without teachers realising it” (Blaise & Nuttall, 2011,…
1. Discuss your pedagogical content knowledge. What are your strengths and weaknesses? As a teacher in the public school for over 5 years, I have gained hands on knowledge that has increased my pedagogical knowledge as an Early Childhood/Special Educator.…
There are five philosophies of education that focus on teachers and students; essentialism, perennialism, progressivism, social reconstructionism, and existentialism. Essentialism is what is used in today’s classrooms and was helped by William Bagley in the 1930s. Perennialism is close to essentialism with the same idea of sharpening student’s minds and focusing on Great Books. Progessivism, social reconstructionism, and existentialism focus more on the wants and need of the students. Many people have different opinions on which should be used in schools today.…
Students with disabilities have to learn how to become socially accepted members of their community, just like normally developing students. Constructivists fell that teachers must instruct their students within their zone of proximal development. The zone of proximal development refers to, “ the instructional area between where the learner has independence or mastery and what can be achieved with competent assistance”(Mercer, Jordan, & Miller, 1994, p.292). Adding to the misunderstanding of constructivism a concern has developed questioning to what degree can teachers provide help to their students. The responsibility of a constructivist teacher is to guide the students to mastery and become independent, self-regulated learners.…
Each teacher has his or her own method of teaching. No one teacher teaches the same way as another. These methods are manifested in a teacher’s education philosophy, or “the principles that guide professional action. ”(Parkay, 2015, p.114) A teacher creates his or her philosophy by examining his/her beliefs in a variety of categories, like what a teacher’s role should be, what a student’s role should be, and what should be taught.…