24TRA608 Non-Exam Religious Education for Senior Cycle (PP)

DATE:      Tuesday, 5th, 12th & 26th November 2024
TIME:       7pm - 8pm
VENUE:   Online Via Zoom

Target Audience: Post Primary

Webinar 1: Religion and the far-right, extremism, religion as justification for wrongdoing, the modern look of religion in 2024.

Webinar 2: Religious Movements and Cult Organisations- Rastafarianism, neopaganism, Falun Gong, televangelism and ultra-Christianity etc.

Webinar 3: The apocalypse- various religions view of the end of the world, sciences view of the end of the world, conspiracy theories surrounding it, is the world ending or just our perspective?

 Presenter: Gary Creaton

Bio of Presenter: My name is Gary Creaton and I have been a teacher of both English and Religious Education for the past seven years. I have taught in a variety of school environments in both Kildare and across the west of Ireland. I am currently a teacher of English and Religious Education in St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen. In the school

I have had an abundance of opportunities to engage with a variety of topics and methodologies in both exam and non-exam religion and hope to share some of the ideas that have worked best for me over the past few years.