Undergraduate Lesson Plan, Religion Class

Undergraduate Lesson Plan, Religion Class

Given the long course of disease in human history, it is not surprising that major religious texts offer prescriptions against transmission. In this regard, both the Quran and the Bible have verses regarding disease. The following lesson plan looks at these religious texts in-depth, and how they applied to the Ebola outbreak.

John Zhao

75 minutes

• List the two major religious texts used to support safe practices in Sierra Leone;
• Give examples of the measures for which the texts were used as a means of support;
• Analyze at least one interview or multimedia work about communications regarding the Ebola virus;
• Compare and contrast the work of traditional healers and community leaders with that of faith leaders in the containment of the Ebola virus in West Africa; within the various cultures of the region

Emory University