How did Jesus want to change the society in which he lived?
	Jesus' words and actions were all focused on pointing to and initiating the Kingdom of God. Bringing the Kingdom of God into being includes, but goes beyond ideas of personal salvation. Is it possible to envisage this ultimate Kingdom? Probably not, though some of the best attempts to depict a place of complete harmony have come from the hands of 'naïve' artists. Students could design their own 'Kingdom of God' images. John Muafangejo's woodcut of Noah's Ark might provide a model which pupils could use. It comes from the Island Gallery (Oxford) site at:       http://www.islandgallery.co.uk/pics/muaf137b.jpg If you want to find out more about this wonderful artist, then you can see more examples of his work at the John Muafengejo trust site:       http://www.johnmuafangejo.com
	Many groups have tried to realize their vision of the Kingdom of God on earth - ready for the New Millennium/second coming. They saw Jesus as challenging established values and wanted to reflect this in their everyday life. Often - even almost inevitably - this involved going against the everyday norms of their time. Examples include Gerard Winstanley and the Diggers 17th century England and Thomas Muntzer who led the 1525 Peasants revolt in Germany. The most enduring community of this kind are the Hutterites and, less radically, the Amish/Mennonites and other Anabaptist ('without baptism') traditions. Count Zinzenndorf and the early Moravians could also be seen in this light. Try to find out more about these groups and what they believe. If you were to found a millennial community, what would its basic beliefs and values be?