This Religion and worldviews video introduces teachers to key beliefs about the soul from a range of worldviews. It outlines how many Christians believe in an eternal soul given by God, while also noting connections with Jewish beliefs through the Old Testament. The video explains the concept of Atman in Hinduism, as described in the Bhagavad Gita, and contrasts this with humanist perspectives that reject the idea of a soul in favour of a purely physical understanding of mind and body.

This video is part of Kapow Primary’s Religion and worldviews resources – soul. It supports teachers in developing subject knowledge around the concept of the soul and consciousness across belief systems, including Buddhism, where the focus lies in developing awareness rather than defining the soul. This overview enables teachers to support respectful discussions in the classroom around different understandings of what it means to be human.

Religion and worldviews, Mixed-age, Y3/4 (A): What makes us human? Lesson 2: What is a soul and do we all have one?