This unit explores the possibilities and challenges of growing into agents of reconciliation in Australia today. While exploring key foundations for a ministry of presence and reconciliation it seeks to understand key causes and effects of relational breakdown and dysfunction in Australia, including between First Australians and non-Indigenous Australians. The art of fostering justice, truth, mercy and peace in the church and society are central to this task. Personal and communal resources for sustaining a ministry of presence and reconciliation across diverse contexts in Australia are developed.
Unit code: DP9030S
Unit status: Approved (Major revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Articulate key theological foundations for a ministry of reconciliation and presence |
| 2. | Analyse critical causes and effects of relational breakdown in personal and social contexts |
| 3. | Communicate the gifts and challenges involved in the ministry of reconciliation for interpersonal and social contexts |
| 4. | Demonstrate practices that foster and sustain a ministry of reconciliation and presence |
| 5. | Apply research to communicate the possibilities and challenges of promoting forgiveness and reconciliation for a specific context in Australia |
Admission to the Master of Counselling course or 24 points in Field D and 24 points in Field B and 24 points in Field C
Resources (engaged with asynchronously); seminars, spiritual and practical exercises and classroom discussions (synchronous).
Benner, David G. Presence and Encounter. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2014.
Bourgeault, Cynthia. Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening. Cambridge: Cowley, 2004.
Cherry, Stephen. Healing Agony. London: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2012.
Edwards, Tilden. Embracing the Call to Spiritual Depth. New York: Paulist Press, 2010.
Grant, Stan. Talking to My Country. Sydney: Harper Collins, 2016.
Myers, Ched & Elaine Enns. Ambassadors of Reconciliation. Vol. 1 & 2. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2009.
Perkins, Rachel and Marcia Langton, eds. First Australians. Carlton: The Miegunyah Press, 2010.
Prevallet, E. M. Towards a Spirituality for Global Justice. Louisville: Sowers, 2005
Schreiter, Robert J. The Ministry of Reconciliation. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1998.
Wink, Walter. The Powers That Be. New York: Doubleday, 1998.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case Study - Reconciliation between First Australians and non-Indigenous Australians | Research and reflect on key issues needed to foster understanding and reconciliation between First Australians and Non-Indigenous Australians. |
1500 | 20.0 |
| Personal Reflection - The gift and nature of presence in the art of reconciliation | Write a reflection paper on your lived experience of becoming more present (especially to yourself, to God, and to each moment) through one specific approved contemplative prayer practice. |
1000 | 15.0 |
| Forum - Engaging with the art, theology and practice of the ministry of Reconciliation | Respond to five forum questions addressing the art, theology, and practice of this ministry. |
2000 | 25.0 |
| Essay - Final Integrative Essay | Write a reflective essay on being an agent of reconciliation with one specific third party who have suffered a broken relationship. |
3000 | 40.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 3 Oct, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-03 10:27:05 +1100