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\"\"How can the creative process of filmmaking develop young people\u2019s critical thinking about religious diversity, toleration and peace in the past and in the present?<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n

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The Docutube method supports young people\u2019s active learning about religious diversity in the past and present through the creative process of making short documentary-style films (\u2018Docutubes\u2019).\u00a0 It has been developed by the Religious Studies team at the Open University as an innovative approach to promote critical and creative engagement with notions of religious toleration and peace. The research was initially funded by the European Commission through their H2020 programme, which enabled the RETOPEA<\/a> team to run pilot workshops in the UK, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Estonia, North Macedonia, Finland and Poland. Since then, \u00a0through funding from Culham St Gabriel<\/a> and the Open University\u2019s Open Societal Challenges<\/a> programme, we have been able further to pilot the approach in England and Northern Ireland, and in the Muslim majority countries of Albania and Jordan. The feedback from participating young people and from other stakeholders has been overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“The discussions we had opened up new thoughts about religious tolerance, and gaining different perspectives.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

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“My views are the same but this has allowed me to express them better.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n

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“The research helped me to understand worldwide religious stereotypes, how conflict makes these worse, and elements of religious tolerance.”<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Docutube method supports young people to\u200b:<\/span><\/h1>\n