Religious and Values Education (RAVE)

RAVE focuses on skills of self-reflection and critical thinking. The aim is for students to be able to articulate their own developing worldviews and belief systems and bring these into critical conversations with the Christian and other religious traditions.

Students will study the following topics:

Parables - Students examine the genre of parables and are given the opportunity to explore the teachings of Jesus through this genre.

Poverty and Wealth - This topic examines the phenomenon of global wealth inequality, the causes of poverty as well as secular and religious responses.

Science and Religion - This topic explores the purposes, aims and differences between scientific and religious thought.

Islam - Gives students an opportunity to explore key beliefs of the second-largest world religion