reflection on Catholic parish identity and mission in Australia today. A survey of demographic and cultural trends in Australia (and beyond) will assist in identifying the factors affecting the practice of the faith and the challenges facing those in pastoral ministry.
Key insights from Vatican II’s theology of the church and its mission in relation with the world will be applied in developing an intentional pastoral approach that is grounded in tradition and culturally plausible. The Searching for Parish Engagement (SPES) model will be used to encourage critical reflection and evaluation of a range of pastoral initiatives that respond to the current context.
Unit code: CT9012C
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Systematic Theology
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify and interpret key elements of the current cultural and demographic context and their implications for pastoral ministry, parish life and the task of evangelisation. |
2. | Critically relate key insights of Vatican II’s vision of the church and its relationship to its context to Australian parish life |
3. | Critically engage the Searching for Parish Engagement (SPES) research findings to design, articulate and assess pastoral options within parish life |
4. | Communicate a coherent, theologically-based vision for Catholic parish life that is grounded in tradition and which integrates cultural understanding and contemporary Australian multi-disciplinary research |
5. | Develop from this vision for Catholic parish life a critical theological and pastoral dialogue with the structures and processes for the resourcing and ongoing formation of priests and parish leaders |
CT1000C, CT8001C or equivalent
lectures, individual and group learning activities, seminars
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Portfolio | Directed reflection portfolio 2000 words |
0 | 30.0 |
Report | Report on pre-reading 1000 words |
0 | 20.0 |
Essay | Major Essay 3000 words |
0 | 50.0 |
Essay | ALTERNATIVE TO OTHER ASSESSMENT TYPE 6,000 word essay |
0 | 100.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2019-09-24 22:48:28 +1000