Lyn Smith 2012

Lyn Smith 2012
Religious Education is centrally
concerned with:
Ultimate questions: critical thinking:
analysis & interpretation: multifaceted
phenomena & concepts like truth
seeking.
RE today: A Teachers Handbook of Religious Education p.17
SHARED
HUMAN
EXPERIENCE
Learning From /
Learning About
PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE
LIVED HUMAN
EXPERIENCE
Develops knowledge & understanding about religions.
 Key questions: What should your students be able to know, understand
& do?
 Focuses on Knowledge / Understanding.
Enhancing own spiritual & moral development.
 Key Questions: What opportunities are we providing for students to…
 Consider
 reflect
 express
To help students think at a higher level we should help them in
the learning process by the four main interrelated aspects of:
 engaging
 exploring
 expressing
 responding
So how can we do this through our use of music and the
religious imagery it holds.
These will help us to promote & develop
attitudes towards:
 others
 the world
 living in a religiously plural &
multicultural society
 oneself
My Cats:
Metallica & Cooper
James Hetfield :
Born 1963, Los Angeles
Married, 3 Children
 Vocals, Guitar, piano
Kirk Hammett:
 Born 1962, San Francisco
 Married , 1 Child
 Guitar, backing vocals
Lars Ulrich:
 Born 1963, Gentofte Denmark
 Married : 3
Children
 Drums
Robert Trujillo:
o Born 1964, Santa Monica
o Married, 2 Children
o Bass, backing vocals
Ulrich & Hetfield formed Metallica on October 28th 1981.
Dave Mustaine (1981 – 1983), replaced by Kirk Hammett in
1983.
Joined by Cliff Burton (died 27/09/83), replaced by Jason
Newstead (left in 2001), replaced by Robert Trujillo in 2002.
the life of James Hetfield
 his life experiences
 Christian Scientist beliefs played a big
part in his in his childhood & central to
his lyrics
 death of his mother at 17 from cancer,
who was a light opera singer
 death of his father, a truck driver, from
cancer
 as a writer he does not often explain his
ideas behind the lyrics he pens.

 Forgiveness
 Judgement
 Faith /God
 Choices
 Anti-War
 Friendship
 Unforgiven (91) / Unforgiven II (97) / Unforgiven III (08)
 Mama Said (96)
 Purify (03)
 The Day that Never Comes (08)
 Creeping Death (84)
 Blackened (86)
 Holier than Thou (91)
 Dirty Window (03)
 The Four Horsemen (83)
 Leper Messiah (86)
 Dyers Eve (88)
 Through the Never (91)
 My Friend Misery (91)
 The God that Failed (91)
 Enter Sandman (91)
 Nothing Else Matters (91)
 Until it sleeps (96)
 The Thorn Within (96)
 Bad Seed (97)
o Master of Puppets (84)
o Ride the Lightning (84)
o And Justice for All (86)
o The Struggle Within (91)
o Sweet Amber (96)
o Bleeding Me (96)
o Cyanide (08)
o The Judas Kiss (08)
 No Remorse (83)
 Fight Fire With Fire (84)
 For Whom the Bell Tolls (84)
 Disposable Heroes (86)
 One (91)
 Wherever I May Roam (91)
 Written for the Load Album in 1996.
 Influenced by Christian Scientist upbringing
 deals with subject of his father Virgil’s unmedicated painful death
from cancer
 Hetfield believed his parents felt unworthy because their faith did not
save them
 rage against the unfairness & randomness of the disease
 huge hit as a single in UK & USA
 Video hints at the Hieronymous Bosch painting The Garden of Earthly
Delights
 Creation (outside Shutters)
 Adam, Eve & Original Sin (Left panel)
 Garden illustrates a world deeply enjoying sinful pleasures (center)
 Torments of Hell (right panel)
P.O.D
Martin Luther said “next to
theology, I give music the
highest place and honour.
Music is the art of the
prophets, the only art that
can calm the agitated soul;
it is one of the most
magnificent and delightful
presents God has given us.”
And it’s not just in ROCK!!