A Rapid Reading Review of the media – short reports and web links – including… Degree courses ‘cut by a quarter’; Children set to learn about ethical capitalism; King James Bible anniversary exhibition in Edinburgh; Bishop of Exeter earns honour for farming links; Why do men become Roman Catholic priests?
Degree courses ‘cut by a quarter’
BBC – The number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17125547
Children set to learn about ethical capitalism
Inspire Magazine – Children are to be urged to explore the ethics of capitalism, why the banks crashed in 2008 and the morality of taxation in a new teaching resource launched by Oasis UK, Christian Aid and London Connection. Exploring Ethical Capitalism, designed for GCSE students aged 15 and 16, will be rolled out in the academies run by Oasis UK and available free to every school in UK.
http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/news.aspx?action=view&id=5924
Jewish high school plan submitted
BBC – A high school for Jewish children in Leeds could open next year if plans are approved by the government.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17139600
King James Bible anniversary exhibition in Edinburgh
Edinburgh City Art Centre presents Precious LIght, an exhibition for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James’s Bible: The exhibition, over three years in the making, explores the themes and legacy of the King James Bible… The text is widely regarded as one of the most influential works in the English language. Precious LIght, …, is a contemporary imagining of the King James Bible in collage, sculpture and words.
Bishop of Exeter earns honour for farming links
This is Cornwall – The Bishop of Exeter has been given an award for his “outstanding” contribution to farming and rural families in times of stress. The Right Reverend Michael Langrish has been honoured with an associate fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Bishop-Exeter-earns-honour-farming-links/story-15297523-detail/story.html
Why do men become Catholic priests?
BBC – Years of sexual abuse scandals have hit the image of the Catholic Church and its priests face long hours and modest wages. So what drives the young men who want to be ordained? Just around the corner from the designer shops and fancy restaurants of London’s Kings Road stands Allen Hall. It is home to a small number of men in the middle of a journey. The residents of Allen Hall, a Catholic seminary, are spending up to six years preparing to become Roman Catholic priests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17127175
Covenant tastes defeat in diocesan voting
Church Times – Almost a quarter of C of E dioceses have now voted against the Anglican Covenant.
http://churchtimes.co.uk/content.asp?id=124842