Mission, Liturgy and Sacraments (DA3300T)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

Mission, Liturgy and Sacraments explores the relationship between mission, sacraments and liturgy, taking up the challenges and changes facing the contemporary church. Special attention will be given to the engagement between cultural contexts and missional challenges. The unit explores the variety of sacramental understandings and practices of worship, with a particular focus on the diversity within Anglicanism.

Unit code: DA3300T

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: Mission and Ministry

Proposing College: Trinity College Theological School

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate a range of models of the intersection between worship and mission
2.

Interpret the literature of contemporary missiology—particularly the Anglican and ecumenical investment in "mission-shaped church"/"fresh expressions of church", and liturgical theology.
3.

Critique their own inherited/tradition-specific traditions of worship with resources from this unit
4.

Construct missionally appropriate resources for worship.
5.

Critically evaluate the missional appropriateness of contemporary worship practice.

Pedagogy

2 hours face-to-face with 1 hour on-line: lecture, discussion (small group, plenary, on-line forum), online resources, tutorial forums

Indicative Bibliography

  • Prayer Book For Australia Complete Text Edition (Red) (Anglican Prayer Book For Australia Series). Alexandria: Broughton Books, 1995 (recommended for purchase)
  • Billings, B., A Pastoral Handbook for Anglicans: Guidelines and Resources for Pastoral Ministry. Alexandria: Broughton Books, 2018
  • Day, T. Why Catholics Can't Sing: The Culture of Catholicism and the Triumph of Bad Taste. New York: Crossroad, 1991.
  • Hefling, C. and C. Shattuck, eds, The Oxford Guide to the BCP. New York: OUP, 2006 Jones C., Wainwright, G., Yarnold, E., & Bradshaw, P., *The Study of Liturgy. London: SPCK, 1992.
  • McGowan, A., Ancient Christian Worship: Early Church Practices in Social, Historical, and Theological Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2014.
  • Monshau, M. P*reaching at the Double Feast: Homiletics for Eucharistic Worship*. Collegeville, Liturgical, 2006
  • Sherlock, C. Australian Anglicans Worship: Performing APBA. Alexandria: Broughton Books, 2020
  • Varcoe, G., ed. APBA: A Practical Commentary. Alexandria: Broughton Books, 1997
  • Walsh, L., Sacraments of Initiation: A Theology of Life, Word, and Rite. Chicago: Hillenbrand, 2011

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Book Review

literature review of 1,000 words

 1000 20.0
Essay

constructive resources with commentary of 1,500 words

 1500 30.0
Essay

essay of 1,500 words

1500 30.0
Essay

paper of 1,000 words critiquing liturgical events

 1000 20.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 27 Sep, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-09-27 15:41:47 +1000