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: DP3003W
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Whitley College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | 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. | Examine the pastoral rituals of the church within the context of the wider Australian community. |
Foundation unit in Field D is a pre-requisite
Lectures and Tutorials Anderson, Herbert and Edward Foley. Mighty stories, dangerous rituals. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998 Bradshaw, Paul F and Lawrence A Hoffman. Life cycles in Jewish and Christian worship. University of Notre Dame Press, 1996 Colwell, John E. Promise and presence: An exploration of sacramental theology. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2005 Dayringer, R. Life Cycle: Psychological and theological perceptions. New York: Routledge, 2012 Doka, Kenneth J and John D Morgan (eds). Death and spirituality. New York: Baywood, 1993 Driver, Tom F. The magic of ritual. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1991 Earey, M. Worship that cares: An introduction to pastoral liturgy. London: SCM Press, 2012 Kelly, Ewan. Meaningful Funerals: Meeting the Theological and Pastoral Challenge in a Postmodern era. London: Mowbray 2008 Lefebvre, Solange & Ross, Susan (ed) Stages of Life and Christian Experience (Concilium 2007/5), London: SCM. 2007 Pembroke, Neil. Pastoral care in worship: Liturgy and psychology in dialogue. London: T&T Clark, 2010 Willimon, William H. Worship as pastoral care. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal - Five Journal Reflections | Five 300 word reflections |
1500 | 25.0 |
| Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper - One Tutorial Paper | 1500 | 25.0 | |
| Essay - One Essay | 2000 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 28 Jun, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-06-28 09:28:01 +1000