Homework for Chantelle's session

Have a warm cup of tea, and spend some time familiarizing yourself with the vocabulary for my session.

Then, take a moment to journal some of your responses to my questions.  Thank you!

Homework for Chantelle's session

Helpful vocabulary and questions for Chantelle's session

Worldview:  a philosophy of life, a framework for how we see the world

http://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/christian-worldview/whats-a-christian-worldview/whats-your-worldview

Culture:  the beliefs, behaviours, manners, arts of a group of people

Bishop Mark MacDonald, Anglican Church of Canada, on how Jesus and culture come together:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuMaHBvcytY

Ethnocentric:  evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.

http://www.directionjournal.org/17/1/ethnicity-and-evangelism-in-mennonite.html

Fear:  Pastor Patti Victor from the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada on why Indigenous spirituality should *NOT* scare you

http://christandcascadia.com/walking-together/

Bias: prejudice in favour of someone or something

Stereotype:  a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Doctrine of Discovery:  the idea, which became law, held by early explorers and settlers that North America land was okay to be colonized because Indigenous peoples were not "Christian"

http://www.mcbc.ca/2016/06/07/the-doctrine-of-discovery/

Journal Questions

• Do you have a worldview?  Spend some writing down what your worldview is.
• Do you think worldview and faith intersect?  
• Are you a person of faith?  If so, how does your culture shape your faith?
• If you are a person of faith, is your faith community ethnocentric?  Why or why not?  How would you know?
• Would it make you angry to hear someone found your faith community racist?  Why or why not?
• What are your stereotypes about Native peoples?  Where did these come from?  
• What were you told about Native peoples in your family of origin?  or in your faith community?
• What worldviews do you think have dominated Christianity in Canada?
• Which cultures currently dominate Christianity in Canada?
• Can Christianity be helped by having more worldviews?
• What fears arise when you are asked to consider Native culture?  What do you fear will happen to you or your children?  
• Can the modern evangelical Church be compared to Residential Schools in any way?  Are we still expecting First Nations' children to part with their culture?  Is there room for those of different cultures in our homeschool communities?  in our Churches?