1. Awe & Wonder “Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the Earth! When I consider the your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? Psalms 8 v1, 3-4

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3. LO: To describe religious and other views about the nature of planet Earth (awe & wonder) Awe: A feeling of respect; insight into meaning greater than oneself Wonder: Marvelling at the complexity and beauty of the universe

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7. What can you think of which inspires awe & wonder in the nature of planet Earth?

8. Awe & Wonder – religious responses Buddhism the universe is one single, vast living thing all parts of the natural world depend on each other Hinduism the world is sacred as everything in the universe comes from God and is part of God Earth is our mother and we are her children

9. Awe & Wonder – religious responses Christianity God created the universe as an expression of his love Humans have the responsibility to care for and protect the natural world Judaism God's creation is good and deserves thanks Humans have the responsibility to defend nature against exploitation and abuse

10. Awe & Wonder – religious responses Islam The universe was created by God and belongs to him, not to humans God's oneness is reflected in the oneness of humans with nature Sikhism The complexity & order of creation shows what God is like People misunderstand the universe – it exists because God wills it to exist

11. Awe & Wonder – evaluation Humanity will perish from a lack of appreciation of the world rather than a lack of understanding of it. Rabbi Heschel, Jewish thinker Do you agree with this? Have some people lost the ability to be amazed and delighted at nature & the universe? If so, why?