This unit considers the links between pastoral care and communal expressions of ritual and meaning making. Students will examine life changes and critical experiences, considering how ritual and liturgy become processes of communal care and meaning making both within the church and in engagement with the wider community
Unit code: DL9003W
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Liturgy
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Whitley College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify life-cycle transitions and disruptions common in contemporary Australian society |
2. | Evaluate the theological themes that shape pastoral responses to these experiences |
3. | Develop theological and practical responses to these experiences, particularly with regard to the pastoral and communal experiences of infant dedications, weddings, funerals, baptism and communion. |
4. | Develop rituals for use outside of the church community |
5. | Examine and critique the pastoral rituals of the church within the context of the wider Australian community. |
DA1001W
Lectures, tutorials
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Journal | 300 word reflection journal |
300 | 5.0 |
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | 1500 word tutorial paper |
1500 | 25.0 |
Essay | 2500 word essay |
2500 | 50.0 |
Journal | 300 word reflection journal |
300 | 5.0 |
Journal | 300 word reflection journal |
300 | 5.0 |
Journal | 300 word reflection journal |
300 | 5.0 |
Journal | 300 word reflection journal |
300 | 5.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2014
Unit record last updated: 2020-10-28 14:50:33 +1100