Fashion and Religion
Fashion and Religion
This lesson introduces the importance of language and perspective for understanding the practice of religion. The goal then is to utilize these ideas in relation to the importance of clothing and fashion in Catholicism, Judaism, and Islam.
Identify the intentional and unintentional revelation of the self in various choices of fashion.
Differentiate between encoding and decoding language.
To whom (or what) do we refer to when we use the term God?
Can we speak intelligibly of anything outside our culture and language?
What is the “Catholic Imagination”?
(see slides for definitions, images, and activities)
Explore themes of culture, fashion, and religion in another tradition.
Niki Creamer is a teacher in the religion department at Calvert Hall College High School. She holds an M.A. and M.Ph. from The Catholic University of America in the field of Religion and Culture. Niki currently teaches World Religions and God, Media, and Culture to seniors at Calvert Hall.