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Stewardship and care of the world

I can explain how and why people care for the world.

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Year 2

Stewardship and care of the world

I can explain how and why people care for the world.

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Key learning points

  1. Christians, Jews and Muslims believe that their holy books and the world around them teach them about God.
  2. Christians and Jews use the term 'steward' to mean that humans should care for creation.
  3. Muslims use the word 'khalifa' to talk about caring for creation.
  4. Humanists and others with a non-religious worldview also share ideas about the importance of caring for the world.

Keywords

  • Steward - someone who looks after something carefully

  • Khalifa - an Islamic word for a caretaker or steward

  • Psalm - a sacred song or poem

  • Holy book - a sacred text such as the Bible or the Qur’an

Common misconception

The Bible and the Qur’an say that people are in charge so they can do what they like with the world.

Most Christians, Jews and Muslims believe they have a responsibility to care for the world.


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Find out about religious ‘eco’ organisations, e.g., eco-church, eco-mosque and eco-Judaism, as well as secular groups, e.g., Friends of the Earth, to see how different religious and non-religious communities respond to climate concerns.
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4 Questions

Q1.
How do humanists believe the world began?
Correct answer: a big bang
a prayer
a god
Q2.
What do many Christians believe about how the world began?
the world made itself
people made the world
Correct answer: God made the world
Q3.
What is something both religious and non-religious people can believe?
that only religion matters
that the world is flat
Correct answer: that science can help explain the world
Q4.
Another name for a steward might be ...
a teacher.
Correct answer: a caretaker.
a parent.

4 Questions

Q1.
What do Christians, Jews and Muslims look to in order to learn about God?
Correct answer: holy books and the natural world
TV and games
books at school
Q2.
What does the word ‘steward’ mean?
someone who cooks
someone who plays music
Correct answer: someone who looks after things
Q3.
What word do Muslims use for a caretaker of the world?
priest
Correct answer: khalifa
psalm
Q4.
Why do humanists think we should care for the world?
Correct answer: because we only have one world
because animals can talk
because the world will fix itself