Religion+in+Australia+since+1945


 * Religion and Belief Systems in Australia post-1945**

The focus of this study is religious expression in Australia’s multicultural and multifaith society since 1945.

1. Religious expression in Australia – 1945 to the present
What does the census tell us (including 2011)?



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Excellent resources for this topic can be found here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21041041/Studies-of-Religion-Religion-in-Australia-from-1945

· outline changing patterns of religious adherence from 1945 to the present using census data· account for the present religious landscape in Australia in relation to: – Christianity as the major religious tradition – immigration Read our nations multicultural policy here – denominational switching – rise of New Age religions – secularism · describe the impact of Christian ecumenical movements in Australia. Read the topic summary at Waverley College – [|The National Council of Churches] – [|NSW Ecumenical Council]· evaluate the importance of interfaith dialogue in multifaith Australia examine the relationship between Aboriginal spiritualities and religious traditions in the process of Reconciliation
 * · the religious landcape from 1945 to the present in relation to:
 * - religious dialogue in multi-faith Australia
 * – ecumenical movements within Christianity
 * – Interfaith dialogue

2.. Glossary for Religious Expression in Australia 1945 to the present
Great resources for the assessment task can be found on our library website: http://www.stmarys.nsw.edu.au/library/secured/arc/index.html

3. Australia’s Religious Communities

The Christian Research Association has a brilliant database that contains history, data and analysis of religion in Australia. There is sufficient information for almost all of this topic in this database.

Using the “Australia’s Religious Communities” database (from school or from home) provide complete answers to the following: [|www.stmarys.nsw.edu.au/library/secured/arc/index.html]

> Do you think that these movements are meeting a particular social or cultural need in the community? If so, describe the need that they are meeting. >
 * 1) //Describe// the rise of the no-religion and not-stated categories in the Australian census over time.
 * 2) // Account // for this change in no-religion and not stated.
 * 3) //Account// for this change in no-religion and not stated.
 * 4) What is the difference between New Age and Neo-Pagan spiritual beliefs?
 * 5) //Describe// some of the expressions of each that are contained in the database
 * 6) //Explain// the dramatic increase in the popularity of these movements over the last 50 years
 * 7) //Analyse// the impact that such an increase in popularity has had on Australia’s religious landscape.
 * 1) What have been the major trends in religious affiliation over the 20th Century?
 * 2) Summarise the effect that migration has had on Australia’s Religious Profile.
 * 3) What was the effect of the White Australia Policy on immigrants?
 * 4) Write an extended response on the damage of the Stolen Generations on Aboriginal People and their spirituality. ( 500 words)

Syllabus Extract
The study includes an appreciation of Aboriginal spiritualities and their contribution to an understanding of religious beliefs and religious expression in Australia today.

Video Materials - Effects of dispossesion Media Articles - Effects of dispossession
 * 1. Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities**


 * Aboriginal spirituality as determined by the Dreaming

discuss how Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming – kinship – ceremonial life – obligations to the land and people – separation from the land– separation from kinship groups– the Stolen Generations
 * issues for Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:
 * – the effect of dispossession
 * – the Land Rights movement
 * discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:

– Native Title – Mabo – Wik
 * outline the importance of the following for the Land Rights movement:
 * analyse the importance of the Dreaming for the Land Rights movemen