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Revolutions of the Sixties
History & The Arts

Revolutions of the Sixties

...religion, economics and technology. In A Spiritual Revolution?: Wicca and religious change in the 1960s, you’ll consider whether religious change in the Sixties can be considered as a spiritual revolution. You’ll explore how traditional religion was challenged, and how new religions such as Wicca (a form of modern Paganism) emerged from an age where sexual norms,...
Philosophy and the Human Situation
History & The Arts

Philosophy and the Human Situation

...religion and another, or between some religion and no religion, can be rationally held Environmental Values Philosophy lecturer Chris Belshaw discusses environmental philosophy and distinguishes between ways in which it has been claimed that aspects of the environment can be valuable Functionalism about the mind Philosophy lecturer Alex Barber discusses two materialist...
How can we improve teaching about Islam?
Education & Development

How can we improve teaching about Islam?

...religion and Muslim women are oppressed. Popular films like “American Sniper” reduce places like Iraq to dusty war zones, devoid of any culture or history. Fears and anxiety manifest themselves in Islamophobic actions such as burning mosques or even attacking people physically. At the heart of such fear is ignorance. A December 2015 poll found that a majority of...
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes
History & The Arts

Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes

...religion across the UK. The approach can be applied in any local context. It encourages reflection upon personal lived experience and its relationship to the complexities of identity, ethnicity and religion, as observed in the census statistics over time...This free course brings national census data to life by highlighting the vibrant stories of the diverse residents of...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...Dans la plupart des familles françaises, on achète son pain tous les jours. La baguette traditionnelle est bien meilleure lorsqu’elle est fraîche, ou même encore chaude, et c’est pour cette raison que les Français vont à la boulangerie de leur quartier au moins une fois par jour. La baguette est toujours le type de pain le plus répandu, mais il en existe...
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...Religion, Belief & Worldviews – religion, spirituality, and insights into different cultures AI – further your AI knowledge, in partnership with Microsoft Neurodiversity – exploring how minds work differently and brilliantly Social Work – personal and professional development for social work practitioners and students In addition, there are also two key...
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Fancy getting involved in a good old discussion? ...Below you'll find a range of OpenLearn Discussion Hubs covering topics from women in religion to crime. If you'd like us to run a Discussion Hub around any other topics, use the Comments facility below to let us know. [Woman with megaphone]
Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic
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Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic

...in the value of hard work into our everyday ethic. ...How does religion fit with the world of business? Perhaps more closely than you think. The sociologist and economist Max Weber argued that after the Reformation one form of Christian Protestantism, Calvinism, encouraged a different attitude to work, with far-reaching effects. Delve deeper into some of the themes raised...