Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities
- Discuss how Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming
- kinship
- ceremonial life
- obligations to land and people
- discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:
- separation from the land
- separation from kinship groups
- the Stolen Generations
- Outline the importance of the following for the Land Rights movement:
- Native Title
- Mabo
- Wik
- Analyse the importance of the Dreaming for the Land Rights movement
Religious Expression in Australia – 1945 to present
- Outline the changing patterns of adherence from 1945 to present using census data
- Account for the present religious landscape in Australia in relation to:
- Christianity as the major religious tradition
- immigration
- denominational switching
- rise of New Age religions
- secularism
- Describe the impact of Christian ecumenical movements in Australia
- The National Council of Churches
- NSW Ecumenical Council
- Evaluate the importance of interfaith dialogue in multi-faith Australia
- Examine the relationship between Aboriginal spiritualities and religious traditions in the process of Reconciliation