Tag: religion

Smithsonian Folkways Holiday Music via ESRI

If you’re looking for some holiday music (school permitting) to get you through the week, enjoy an ESRI Storymap with 56 samples. They are around 40 seconds a piece. The […]

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Lessons & Worksheets: Universalizing vs. Ethnic & Religious Hearths and Diffusion

With everyone talking about the new CED’s emphasis on teaching religion and language through the lens of diffusion, I’m revamping my lessons on the world’s main religions. Hearth -> Diffusion […]

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Religion & Babies

Video: Religions and babies | Hans Rosling [13:20]

Religions and babies | Hans Rosling Excerpt: Hans Rosling had a question: Do some religions have a higher birth rate than others — and how does this affect global population […]

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INTERACTIVE via ESRI: Language & Religion Geoinquiry

Note: The ESRI Geoinqueries that ESRI produce are amazing, the problem is that you can’t edit their PDFs to remove the pre-written answers for students. Here is a formatted version […]

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NEWS via AlaskaDispatch: How religion in the US today tracks closely with geography

How religion in the US today tracks closely with geography Brad KnickerbockerThe Christian Science Monitor February 9, 2014 Tell me where you live, and there’s a good chance I’ll know […]

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NEWS via PRI: A Haitian artist fights to preserve the vodou religion

Listen to the full story here  A Haitian artist fights to preserve the vodou religion Credit: Swoan Parker/Reuters A vodou worshipper takes part in festivities on the first day of the […]

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NEWS via PRI-The World: ‘Burka Avenger’ Cartoon Aimed at Empowering Pakistani Girls | @pritheworld

Topics: Gender empowerment, GEM, Gender Equity, Religion, Islam ———————– ‘Burka Avenger’ Cartoon Aimed at Empowering Pakistani Girls BY NINA PORZUCKI ⋅ JULY 26, 2013 ⋅ POST A COMMENT This past […]

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