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Mini Exam - Coggle Diagram
Mini Exam
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Referring to a significant religious identity you have studied, explain how three social factors have had an impact on their interaction with religion
Who
Mary Mackillop
Background
She was born into a family with parents being Catholic immigrants from Scotland, meaning she had a Catholic household. This impacted her as it meant she was taught about the Catholic faith from a young age, and was encouraged to be a part of and practice the Catholic faith. As a young women she and her family moved to a small town in South Australia where she met her local priest, Julian Tenison Woods. Her familys religious background allowed her to connect with Father Woods and together they made a plan to start an order of Australian nuns who could move to remote areas and provide schooling for the uneducated children.
Education
Mary Mackillop was home schooled as a child, and as her parents were Catholic, this meant she was given a religious education as a child. This education in her younger life really set up the foundation on what she wanted to do while she was older, which was to help others and serve the Catholic church while doing so. Without this Catholic education, Mary may not have known as much about the Catholic church and may not have been drawn to the faith. as much as she was. The catholic education she was granted as a child also inspired her to educate other children about Catholicism once she was old enough to. Her education as a child inspired her to help those who were less fortunate and uneducated, and to teach them what she had been taught when she was younger.
Wealth
Mary was born into a poor family, meaning that once she grew up she was much more compassionate and empathetic towards those who were not so wealthy, as she had experienced this as a child herself. She was made to work as young as 14 and was often her family's main source of support. As an adult Mary provided education to those who were less fortunate as she felt it was her need to do so, and could understand what they were going through as she had a very similar childhood to many of the children that she educated over the years. Wealth affected Marys views on what she was called to do, as she believed that those who were less wealthy or not in a great situation deserved education just as much as those who were wealthy and were in better positions.