7 Individuals + Societies: My Beliefs

Unit 1: My Beliefs, My Stories

Statement of Inquiry:

• Belief systems provide guidance to people in different ways and can shape personal identity and culture.

Areas of inquiry:

• Religious Beliefs (ex: Islam, Christianity)
• Non - Religious Beliefs (ex: Atheism, Agnosticism, Humanism)
• Indigenous Beliefs (ex: Native American)

Task Sheet

Podcasts to Try

Choose a variety of these to hear a range of beliefs. For suggestions within your own family beliefs, consider asking your parents for ideas.

Religious Beliefs

• "What IS religion?" (Caudle podcast)
• "World Religions, Explained", episodes about various religions (Let's Talk Religion)

Non-religious Beliefs 

• "On Being", (Kristin Tippett)
• "Losing My Religion", (BBC Radio)

Other

• "This I Believe", people share their own personal beliefs, some religious, some not (NPR)