Christianity
Walsingham: pilgrimage, incarnation and Marian devotion
Artwork source
Winged Figure · Abbott Handerson Thayer · 1889 · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0 Public Domain Designation
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RelationshipsRelationships, families, sexual ethics and gender equality.No case files
Life and DeathHuman life, death, creation, the environment and the afterlife.7 case filesGood and EvilCrime, punishment, forgiveness, suffering and moral responsibility.3 case filesHuman RightsRights, justice, prejudice, poverty and freedom of conviction.7 case filesChoose Christianity, Buddhism or Ethics. Only Ethics needs a unit choice.
Christianity
Taize: ecumenical prayer, song, silence and service
Artwork source
Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’ · Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1665–1669 · Rijksmuseum · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Christianity
Christianity in Britain: reading the census carefully
Artwork source
In Church · Honoré Daumier · 1855/1857 · National Gallery of Art, Washington · Public Domain / CC0
Christianity
Tearfund: Christian belief in environmental and anti-poverty action
Artwork source
The Gleaners · Jean-François Millet · 1857 · Musée d’Orsay · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Christianity
World Council of Churches: ecumenism in practice
Artwork source
The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’ · Rembrandt van Rijn · 1662 · Rijksmuseum · Public Domain Mark 1.0
BuddhismUsed in Ethics
Angulimala: wrongdoing, transformation and forgiveness
Official unit: Good and Evil
Artwork source
Bodhidharma in Red Robes · Kano Masanobu · late 15th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
BuddhismUsed in Ethics
Angulimala Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy
Official unit: Good and Evil
Artwork source
The Buddhist Disciple Phra Sankachai · Unknown artist, Thailand · ca. late 17th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
BuddhismUsed in Ethics
B. R. Ambedkar: caste discrimination and Buddhist conversion
Official unit: Human Rights
Artwork source
Shaka (Shakyamuni), The Historical Buddha, Descending from the Mountains · Unknown artist, Japan · 15th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
BuddhismUsed in Ethics
Myanmar: Buddhist nationalism, anti-Muslim intolerance and interfaith resistance
Official unit: Human Rights
Artwork source
Standing Buddha · Unknown artist, Burma · 12th–13th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
BuddhismUsed in Ethics
Karuna: Buddhist values, poverty and discrimination
Official unit: Human Rights
Artwork source
Kannon in a Lotus Pond · Hakuin Ekaku · 1767 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
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BuddhismUsed in Ethics
Thích Quảng Đức: religious freedom and self-immolation
Official unit: Human Rights
Artwork source
Self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức · Malcolm W. Browne / Associated Press · 11 June 1963 · Wikimedia Commons source record · US public domain; UK rights review required
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Life and Death
Tearfund: Christian belief in environmental and anti-poverty action
Artwork source
The Gleaners · Jean-François Millet · 1857 · Musée d’Orsay · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Life and Death
Stephen Hawking, the Big Bang and creator questions
Artwork source
The Astronomer · Johannes Vermeer · 1668 · Musée du Louvre · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Life and Death
Darwin, Dawkins and evolution
Artwork source
Charles Darwin · Julia Margaret Cameron · ca. 1868, printed 1875 · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0 Public Domain Designation
Life and Death
Peter Singer: speciesism and the value of animal life
Artwork source
Two Children Teasing a Cat · Annibale Carracci · Undated · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Life and Death
Humanist Climate Action: responsibility without divine command
Artwork source
The Gulf Stream · Winslow Homer · 1899, reworked by 1906 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Life and Death
Dignity in Dying and the changing legal context
Artwork source
General Letellier on His Deathbed · Théodore Géricault · ca. 1818–20 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Life and Death
Humanist funerals: one life, memory and legacy
Artwork source
Portrait of a Noblewoman Dressed in Mourning · Jacopo da Empoli · ca. 1600 · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0 Public Domain Designation
Good and Evil
Angulimala: wrongdoing, transformation and forgiveness
Artwork source
Bodhidharma in Red Robes · Kano Masanobu · late 15th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Good and Evil
Angulimala Buddhist Prison Chaplaincy
Artwork source
The Buddhist Disciple Phra Sankachai · Unknown artist, Thailand · ca. late 17th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Good and Evil
Restorative justice and Prison Fellowship
Artwork source
The Return of the Prodigal Son · Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · 1667/1670 · National Gallery of Art · Public Domain
Human Rights
Lee v Ashers: expression, equality and conscience
Artwork source
The Denial of Saint Peter · Caravaggio · 1610 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Human Rights
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Artwork source
The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge) · John Philip Simpson · 1827 · Art Institute of Chicago · CC0 Public Domain Designation
Human Rights
B. R. Ambedkar: caste discrimination and Buddhist conversion
Artwork source
Shaka (Shakyamuni), The Historical Buddha, Descending from the Mountains · Unknown artist, Japan · 15th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Human Rights
Myanmar: Buddhist nationalism, anti-Muslim intolerance and interfaith resistance
Artwork source
Standing Buddha · Unknown artist, Burma · 12th–13th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Human Rights
Christian Aid: faith, poverty and structural justice
Artwork source
Clothing the Naked · Michiel Sweerts · ca. 1661 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Human Rights
Karuna: Buddhist values, poverty and discrimination
Artwork source
Kannon in a Lotus Pond · Hakuin Ekaku · 1767 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public Domain / CC0
Image withheldThe case study remains available while UK publication rights for this photograph are confirmed.
Human Rights
Thích Quảng Đức: religious freedom and self-immolation
Artwork source
Self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức · Malcolm W. Browne / Associated Press · 11 June 1963 · Wikimedia Commons source record · US public domain; UK rights review required
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