At the heart of the Christian faith is the Paschal MysteryâChristâs Passion, Death, and Resurrection. God Saves: We Are Redeemed through the Paschal Mystery invites students to study in greater depth the saving actions of Jesus and explore God's plan of redemption. This textbook goes beyond simply recounting salvation history, offering a deeper understanding of how God's love and mercy unfolded from creation, through the fall of humanity, and ultimately in Christâs triumph over sin and death.
Supporting Course III of the USCCB Curriculum Framework, God Saves encourages students to see their own lives in a new light, reflecting on how God counts on them to fill up âwhat is lacking in the affliction of Christâ (Col 1:24) in order that they might gain new life in him. Grounded in the Paschal Mystery, this perspective challenges students to consider how their own dreams, responsibilities, joys, sufferings, and daily experiences fit into the larger pattern of the story of salvation.
Input from Catholic high school theology teachers, students, and educational experts shaped this text, ensuring a student-friendly design and a portable 6â x 9â format that's easy to carry and features:
* Inspiring artworkâboth classical and contemporaryâopens each chapter, encouraging spiritual reflection and further study.
* Focus questions engage students with the chapterâs core theme, reinforced throughout the chapter in multiple ways to cater to diverse learners.
* Bolded vocabulary terms with definitions in the margins and glossary enhance understanding.
* End-of-section assessments include reading comprehension, vocabulary, and personal reflection questions check studentsâ understanding.
* "Pull-out" sections offer fresh perspectives on each chapterâs objective.
* Enrichment text referenced in footnotes provide opportunities for students who want to go deeper into the material or for an honors-level course.
* Chapter summaries restate the focus question, provide a review, feature a faithful disciple profile, and conclude with a prayer connected to the content of the chapter.
* Five creative student project options adapt to various learning styles (essays, art projects, oral presentations, and so on) and class formats, such as block scheduling and group assignments.
* Online Resources: a wide variety of classroom resources including videos, PowerPoints, handouts, crossword puzzles, reading guides, and tests are available on the Ave Maria Press classroom resource website.
God Saves supports the mission of evangelizing catechesis offered by the USCCBâs Institute on the Catechism: to proclaim the core message of the Gospel, to accompany students on their journey of faith, and to send out students as missionary disciples who witness to the Good News in word and deed.
The enhanced digital edition of God Saves: We Are Redeemed through the Paschal Mystery includes access to exclusive videos produced and narrated by internationally acclaimed musician and youth catechist, Fr. Rob Galea. These videos provide further insight, clarity, and inspiration to students to live out their call to Christian discipleship.
(Š 2024) In conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the USCCB Curriculum Framework.
At the heart of the Christian faith is the Paschal MysteryâChristâs Passion, Death, and Resurrection. God Saves: We Are Redeemed through the Paschal Mystery invites students to study in greater depth the saving actions of Jesus and explore God's plan of redemption. This textbook goes beyond simply recounting salvation history, offering a deeper understanding of how God's love and mercy unfolded from creation, through the fall of humanity, and ultimately in Christâs triumph over sin and death.
Supporting Course III of the USCCB Curriculum Framework, God Saves encourages students to see their own lives in a new light, reflecting on how God counts on them to fill up âwhat is lacking in the affliction of Christâ (Col 1:24) in order that they might gain new life in him. Grounded in the Paschal Mystery, this perspective challenges students to consider how their own dreams, responsibilities, joys, sufferings, and daily experiences fit into the larger pattern of the story of salvation.
Input from Catholic high school theology teachers, students, and educational experts shaped this text, ensuring a student-friendly design and a portable 6â x 9â format that's easy to carry and features:
* Inspiring artworkâboth classical and contemporaryâopens each chapter, encouraging spiritual reflection and further study.
* Focus questions engage students with the chapterâs core theme, reinforced throughout the chapter in multiple ways to cater to diverse learners.
* Bolded vocabulary terms with definitions in the margins and glossary enhance understanding.
* End-of-section assessments include reading comprehension, vocabulary, and personal reflection questions check studentsâ understanding.
* "Pull-out" sections offer fresh perspectives on each chapterâs objective.
* Enrichment text referenced in footnotes provide opportunities for students who want to go deeper into the material or for an honors-level course.
* Chapter summaries restate the focus question, provide a review, feature a faithful disciple profile, and conclude with a prayer connected to the content of the chapter.
* Five creative student project options adapt to various learning styles (essays, art projects, oral presentations, and so on) and class formats, such as block scheduling and group assignments.
* Online Resources: a wide variety of classroom resources including videos, PowerPoints, handouts, crossword puzzles, reading guides, and tests are available on the Ave Maria Press classroom resource website.
God Saves supports the mission of evangelizing catechesis offered by the USCCBâs Institute on the Catechism: to proclaim the core message of the Gospel, to accompany students on their journey of faith, and to send out students as missionary disciples who witness to the Good News in word and deed.
The enhanced digital edition of God Saves: We Are Redeemed through the Paschal Mystery includes access to exclusive videos produced and narrated by internationally acclaimed musician and youth catechist, Fr. Rob Galea. These videos provide further insight, clarity, and inspiration to students to live out their call to Christian discipleship.
(Š 2024) In conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the USCCB Curriculum Framework.