Fall 2008 Course Descriptions and Readings
All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted; Internet access is required and expected.
COURSE REGISTRATION THROUGH LOCUS BEGINS THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH at 1:00p.m..
COURSE REGISTRATION THROUGH LOCUS BEGINS THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH at 1:00p.m..
LOCUS:
Online RegistrationStudents taking courses for credit or under the Postgraduate Tuition Reduction Program must have applied for admittance and been accepted into the Institute of Pastoral Studies. To receive information about an IPS degree or certificate programs, please fill out a Request Information form. To learn about the application process, visit our Apply Now page. Registration for courses is done by the student through LOCUS. (Note: when registering for a course, the class number is the 4 digit number listed within the course listing.)
CALENDAR:
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New Student Orientation |
Saturday, August 23rd, 9:30a.m.-noon |
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Classes Begin |
Monday, August 25th |
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Labor Day Holiday |
Monday, September 1st: No Classes |
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Alpha Sigma Nu Induction Ceremony |
Sunday, September 28th at 3pm, |
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Fall Break Days |
Monday and Tuesday, October 6 and 7: No Classes |
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Rev. Gerard Egan & Maureen Bacchi: |
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John Dear, S.J. |
Thursday, October 16th, 9:30a.m. - noon |
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Open House for people interested |
Saturday, October 18th, 9:30a.m. - 11:30a.m. |
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Hunger Week Banquet |
Monday, November 3rd, 12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m. |
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Thanksgiving Holidays |
Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28: |
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Last Day of Class |
Friday, December 5 |
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IPS Christmas Open House |
Friday, December 5, 11a.m. - 1p.m. |
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James Finley |
Saturday, December 6, 9:00a.m. - 4:30p.m. |
Late Payment Fee
Failure to pay on time may result in late payment fees of 1.5% and the student will be prevented from registering for future terms, requesting transcripts, and receiving their diploma until the account is paid in full. A non-refundable late payment fee may be assessed to the past due balance each month. In some instances, failure to pay will result in withdrawal from your current term.
Late Registration Fee
Adding a class after the official start of a term/session will result in a non-refundable late registration fee of $50.00 assessed by your Dean's Office.
DROPPED CLASS REFUND SCHEDULE
Dropped by: Refund:
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August 26 – September 8 |
100% |
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September 9 – September 22 |
50% |
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September 23 – September 29 |
20% |
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September 20 |
0% |
SPIRITUAL PATHS AND WORLD RELIGIONS: 2 Sections
(IPS 403-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 301
Class number: 4343
Instructor: Heidi Russell
Thursday, 7:00p.m. - 9:30p.m.
OR
(IPS 403-002)
On Line
Class Number: 5459
Instructor: Heidi Russell
Greater knowledge and understanding of religious and spiritual traditions is an absolute necessity today. Recent international events, the cybernetic age, and worldwide immigration patterns as well as the frequency of interfaith marriages and the popularity of interfaith prayer services contribute to a developing new context for church ministers and service professionals. This course, in addition to presenting the origins, histories, beliefs, scriptures, and rituals of the world's religions, focuses on enhancing spirituality and renewing religious identity in the contemporary world. Resources available to parish ministers, hospital chaplains, religious educators and social service professionals will be highlighted as part of this course.
Required Texts:
---Eck, Diana. A New Religious America: How a "Christian Country" has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation. NY: HarperCollins, 2002. pbk.
---Halevi, Yossi. At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden. NY: HarperCollins, 2002. pbk.
---Sharma, Arvind, editor. Our Religions. Harper Collins, 1994. pbk.
---Teasdale, Wayne. The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions. CA: New World Library, 2001. pbk.
Click here for a copy of the 001 (WTC) syllabus.
Click here for a copy of the 002 (on line) syllabus.
THEOLOGIES OF SUFFERING (IPS 404-002)
On Line
Class Number: 6023
Instructor: Daniel Lunney
Including 5 Synchronized On-Line Class Sessions:
Thursday, August 28, 2008 from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m., Central Time
Thursday, September 18, 2008 from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m., Central Time
Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m., Central Time
Thursday, November 13, 2008 from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m., Central Time
Thursday, December 4, 2008 from 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m., Central Time
This course focuses on theologies of suffering. This is designed as an online seminar course which will demand reading, reflecting and online discussion. This online section will focus on written interaction and assignments, personal reflection on the theologies of suffering and substantive feedback to one another.
Because of the nature of the subject matter, this course will be very challenging to the core of our beliefs. The readings will include focuses on: 1) Scriptural treatment of suffering (Psalms, Job, Lamentations); 2) Theologians on suffering (Moltmann, Schillebeeckx, Soelle, Hall); and 3) Theologians and religious thinkers from various perspectives (womanist, liberation theologians, pastoral care). Each week students will complete the weekly assignments and a reflection essay based on the weekly reading highlighting the key concepts and points made by the authors. In addition there will be five required synchronistic online class sessions. This course will complement the course on illness, dying and grieving, thus it will not focus on these dimensions of suffering. One of the areas of focus which will be found throughout the course will be the inter-relationship between individual suffering and systemic suffering.
Objectives:
-To survey the perspectives of Scripture, theologians and other religious thinkers with particular attention on Christian theologies of human suffering and evil.
-To foster the development of each student’s own theology of suffering and hope.
-To foster the development of each student’s skills in understanding the possible meaning and meaninglessness of suffering.
-To bring to light the interconnection between pastoral care to individuals and striving for justice in responding to systemic suffering.
-To discern the dynamic relationship between personal sin, structural sin, chance, God, responsibility and suffering and affliction.
-To think, speak and write with care and much thought about human suffering and ways in which we are called to respond.
-To be open regarding a diversity of theological perspectives in relation to issues of human suffering.
Required Readings:
---Bible:
The Book of Job
The Book of Lamentations
Psalms 3, 13, 22, 88
---Billman, Kathleen D. and Daniel L. Migliore. Rachel's Cry: Prayer of Lament and Rebirth of Hope.
Wipf & Stock Publishers, October, 2007. Paperback
---Gutierrez, Gustavo. On Job: God-Talk and the Suffering of the Innocent. Orbis Books, June, 1987. Paperback
---Hall, Douglas John. God & Human Suffering: An Exercise in the Theology of the Cross. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, September, 1987. Paperback
---Harrington, Daniel, S.J. Why Do We Suffer?: A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition. Sheed and Ward, February 1, 2000. Paperback
---Mother Theresa. Crisis of Faith. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655415,00.html
---Moltmann, Jurgen. The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology. Augsburg Fortress Publishers; 1st Fortress Press ed edition, October, 1993. Paperback
---McManus, Kathleen Anne. Unbroken Communion: The Place and Meaning of Suffering in the Theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., April, 2003. Paperback
---O'Connor, Kathleen M. Lamentations and the Tears of the World. Orbis Books, 2002. Paperback
---Pope Benedict XVI. Saved in Hope: Spe Salvi. Ignatius Press, February, 2008. Hardcover---Sobrino, Jon (author) and Margaret Wilde (translator). Where Is God?: Earthquake, Terrorism, Barbarity, And Hope. Orbis Books, November 30, 2004.
---Soelle, Dorothee. Suffering. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, June 1984. Paperback
---Townes, Emilie M. (Editor). A Troubling in my Soul: Womanist Perspectives on Evil and Suffering (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, Vol. 8). Orbis Books, October, 1993. Paperback
Recommended Readings:
---Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed. HarperOne; 1 edition, February 6, 2001. Paperback
---Lewis, C.S. The Problem of Pain. HarperOne; New Ed edition, February 6, 2001. Paperback
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND ITS HISTORY: GRACE, CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT: 2 Sections
(IPS 531-001)
On Line
Class Number: 5440
Instructor: Robert Ludwig
OR
(IPS 531-002)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 912
Class Number: 5443
Instructor: Heidi Russell
Tuesday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Today many Christians have little or no understanding of how the New Testament experience became translated into Christian doctrine; many have little or no insight into how Christian theology today understands the dynamics of sin and grace, the notion of salvation, the role of Jesus Christ as understood by Christian faith. This course is an overview of fundamental Christian theology--from the New Testament, to Augustine, to Aquinas, to Karl Rahner--focused on the core doctrines of grace, Christ, and Trinity. Students will pursue an understanding of the experiential foundations of core Christian doctrine and see the evolution of interpretation from early centuries to the present. Much of the course will explore contemporary, pastoral understandings of Christian doctrine. We will move between experience and doctrine and back to experience, helping students gain insight into both as they come to understand the dynamic process that leads from experience to doctrine-and, in theology, back again to experience and to ministry. What theologians refer to as "soteriology"--theology of salvation--is the heart of this course, which will involve significant reading and writing assignments as well as in-class discussions. This is a basic theology course for anyone involved in Christian ministry.
Required Texts:
---Fischer, Mark F. The Foundations of Karl Rahner. Crossroad, 2006.
---Kerr, Fergus. Twentieth Century Catholic Theologians. Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
---Kung, Hans. Great Christian Thinkers. Continuum, 1996.
---Ludwig, Robert. Instructor's Essays. Available through IPS Office: sozuk@luc.edu
Recommended text for 002:
---Rahner, Karl. Foundations of Christian Faith. Crossroad, 1987.
Click here for the syllabus of IPS 531-001 (Ludwig).
Click here for the syllabus of IPS 531-002 (Russell).
INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY: 2 Sections
(IPS 570-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 203
Class Number: 5446
Instructor: Eileen Daily
Tuesday, 7:00p.m. - 9:30p.m.
OR
(IPS 570-002)
On line
Class Number: 3928
Instructor: Eileen Daily
An introduction for ministry students, this course sets the tone for the interplay between tradition and ministry, theology and practice. Students focus on method and skills, learning to think critically about the tradition and relate it effectively to ministry contexts today. The course has three parts: 1) What is theology? 2) Exploring theological method, and 3) Theology of ministry. Students reflect on the importance of critical theory for theology and examine various theological methods, each emphasizing the interplay between experience and tradition. The major theological shifts introduced by the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) lead into the course focus on ministry. How do we understand the task of ministry today? Connecting our own charisms with the needs of the faith community in service to the reign of God, ministry is both universal (a mandate given in baptism to all the baptized) and skilled profession. The course concludes with a section on theological reflection and practical theology-how do we think on our feet as pastoral theologians and ministry professionals, relating the tradition to our own experience and to our ministry contexts?
Required Reading and Equipment:
---Ford, David F. Theology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
---O’Connell Killen, Patricia and John de Beer. The Art of Theological Reflection. New York: Crossroad, 1994.
---O’Meara, Thomas, O.P. Theology of Ministry: Completely Revised Edition. New York: Paulist Press, 1999.
---McKim, Donald K. Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. Westminster. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.
---On line Section additional required course need: microphone and headset (no particular model)
CHRISTIAN ORIGINS: An Exploration of the New Testament
(IPS 416-001)
On line
Course Number: 3913
Instructor: Richard Ascough
This course serves as an introduction to and overview of the New Testament. Students explore the world of Jesus and his interpreters from both an historical and a biblical perspective and learn about the religious and cultural world of Palestinian Judaism during the Roman occupation. The course considers the life and teachings of Jesus in Galilee; the beginnings of the Christian movement in the revelatory experience of Christ risen and the preaching of the gospel focused on his life, death, and resurrection; the missionary movement of the Church into the Greco-Roman world (the life and writings of the apostle Paul); and finally the development of the four canonical gospels, each with their unique portrait of Jesus Christ and the path of discipleship. Throughout the course, students make connections between then and now, Christian origins and the world of today.
Required Text:
---Ehrman, Bard D. A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Click on http://post.queensu.ca/~rsa/IPS_416_Syll_F08.htm for a copy of the syllabus.
THE LITERATURE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL
(IPS 417-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 607
Course Number: 5444
Instructor: Brooke Lester
Tuesday, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m.
This course is an introduction to the Old Testament, the sacred literature of both Christians and Jews. We will examine texts from the Pentateuch, the historical and the prophetic books, and the wisdom books.that contain the record of Israel’s relation with its God, a record that for Christians forms the prelude to the Christ event. In order to reconstruct the meaning of Old Testament texts for their original audiences, we will employ the methods of modern critical biblical scholarship. The aim of our efforts to recover the ancient cultural, religious, and literary contexts of the Old Testament is the authentic appropriation of this literature in our present-day contexts of pastoral ministry and personal spiritual growth.
Required Texts:
---Coogan, Michael D. The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
---A study Bible. While a particular study Bible is not required for the course, here are some suggested titles of study Bibles for two English versions of the Bible, the New American Bible (NAB) and the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV).
· The Catholic Study Bible, 2nd Edition. Edited by Donald Senior and John J. Collins. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
· The Access Bible. New Revised Standard Version With the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books. Edited by Gail R. O.Day and David Peterson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
· The HarperCollins Study Bible, New Revised Standard Version With the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, Revised Edition. Edited by Harold W. Attridge. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
· The New Interpreter's Study Bible. New Revised Standard Version With the Apocrypha. Edited by Walter J. Harrelson. Nashville: Abingdon, 2003.
· The New Oxford Annotated Bible With the Apocryphal/ Deuterocanonical Books. Edited by Michael D. Coogan. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. (Contains the NRSV).
VIOLENCE AND NONVIOLENCE
(IPS 422-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 913
Class number: 3297
Instructor: Kenneth Butigan
6 Fridays, 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. on: August 29, September 12 and 26, October 10, 24 and 31
Violence increasingly characterizes the society and church within which we are called to minister and work. At the same time, the vision of Jesus urges Christians to a nonviolent lifestyle and practice. This course has three foci: first, a social analysis of violence in society and church to uncover its roots and support structures; second, the theological and ethical traditions of nonviolence in world religions with a particular emphasis on Christianity; and third, the practice of nonviolent response in interpersonal relationships, community situations and global circumstances. This nonviolence training will include the opportunity to learn and practice following skills in a safe environment: preparation and prevention, conflict resolution, de-escalation, negotiation, and (active) nonviolent resistance. Course expectations include participation based on assigned readings, active engagement in class learning activities, and two papers.
Required Readings:
---Crossan, John Dominic. God and Empire. HarperSanFrancisco, 2007.
---Rynne, Terrence. Gandhi and Jesus: The Saving Power of Nonviolence. Orbis Books, 2008.
---Slattery, Laura, et al. Engage: Exploring Nonviolent Living. Pace e Bene Press, 2005. This can be ordered from Pace e Bene at 1420 W. Bartlett St., Las Vegas, NV 89106; 702-648-2188.
IMMIGRATION LAW AND ISSUES
(IPS 423-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 203
Class Number: 5451
Instructor: Bernadine Karge
Wednesday, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m.
How do we “Welcome the Stranger” as members of US American society in the globalized, interdependent world of migration/immigration in the 21st century in light of Catholic Social Teaching and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Immigration Law and Issues will cover the history of U.S. Immigration law and policy, the history and demographics of migration to and from what has become the territorial United States, the common problems of assimilation and survival of immigrant groups in America, problems and issues specific to particular immigrant groups, current problems and issues for specific immigrant groups in the post 9/11/2001 era and the current anti-immigrant sentiment in the USA. Students will grapple with the role of race, religion, ethnicity, gender and nationality in determining eligibility for benefits in the current economic climate of “Free Trade” agreements, where goods, services and money pass freely, but human beings do not.. Students will discuss short-term and long-term approaches to specific issues of injustice against members of America’s newest immigrant communities. How is the stranger welcomed into our country, our neighborhood, our church, our family in the 21st century? How catholic (universal) can/should we be? Students will learn about the resources in the Chicago area available to help them turn their thought into constructive action for justice. Students will be expected to submit a final paper of ten to fifteen pages in length on the last day of the semester: A research project and class presentation comparing and contrasting the laws and policies of a sending country to the United States and proposing new laws will form the basis for the final paper. There will be a midterm examination. Class attendance is assumed as a component of a participation grade amounting to 30% of the course grade.
Required Texts:
---Ira Kurzban, “Brief History of Immigration Laws”, chapter in Immigration Law Sourcebook, 10th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Law Foundation , 2006 (On Electronic Reserve)
---Carroll R., M. Daniel, Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church and the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2008
---DeBerri, Edward P., Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret. 4th Revised and Expanded ed./ Edward P DeBerri, James E. Hug, with Peter J. Henriot and Michael J. Shultheis Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2007
---Hing, Bill Ong, Defining America Through Immigration Policy . Philadelphia:Temple University Press, 2004
---Le Grain, Philippe Immigrants Your Country Needs Them. Great Britain: Little, Brown, 2007
---Rodriguez, Richard, Thou Shalt Not Love—The Impertinent Color Brown, Spiritualilty Justice Reprint, Chicago: Call to Action, 2008. Available in class .
---Takaki, Ronald, A Different Mirror, A History of Multicultural America. New York: Little, Brown, 1994
---U. S. and Mexican Bishops, Strangers No Longer, Together on the Journey of Hope, A Pastoral Letter Concerning Migration from the Catholic Bishops of Mexico and the United States.(Located at www.nccbus.org/mrs/stranger/shtml.)
---Various Biblical Passages (to be assigned and made available in class or readily available to the student in her or his preferred copy of the Bible)
---Wiesel, Eli, “The Stranger in the Bible,” an Essay in Inside a Library; and The Stranger in the Bible. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1981 (On Electronic Reserve)
Please note: There are five complete books on the syllabus. Some of the above sources are articles. There will be additional readings in current developments in immigration law as the course proceeds.
Recommended Readings:
---Daniels, Roger, Coming to America, A History of Immigration and Ethnicity in American Life. 2d edition New York: Harper Perennial, 2002
---Elizondo, Virgilio, Galilean Journey: The Mexican American Promise 4th printing New York: Orbis Books, 1991
---Guglielmo, Jennifer and Salerno, Salvaatoare, eds. Are Italians White? How Race is made in America. With an afterward by David R. Roediger. New York: Routledge, 2003
---Hing, Bill Ong, Deporting Our Souls: Values, Morality and Immigration Policy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006
---Rodriguez, Teresa, The Daughters of Juarez New York Atria Books, 2008
---Takaki, Ronald, Issei and Nissei: the Settling of Japanese America. New York: Little Brown 1994
Click here for a copy of the syllabus
SOCIAL CONTEXT
: 2 Sections(IPS 532-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 508
Class Number: 5438
Instructor: Kazi Joshua
Monday, 7:00p.m. – 9:30p.m.
IPS 532-001:
The Christian story suggests that God cared enough about the human condition that God self dwelt in human flesh and contexts. As such in an attempt to be faithful to living out the gospel and the ministry of the Good News, we have to take into account the times and places that we find ourselves called to minister in and through. We will pay close attention to the material conditions that we find ourselves in and the communities that we are located in to minister. We will develop both theory and skills for understanding the context of ministry in the fullest sense of the word. This will include the political, cultural, economic and religious realms of the world. We can not be effective if we do not have a better understanding of the context in which we are called to serve. Understanding the context is however not a substitute for action itself, rather it is informed ministry that reflects upon its praxis in the light of the prophetic proclamation of the Good News. As such, we will situate all analysis within the context of practical ministry: How might our analysis serve us in our ministry on behalf of Spirituality and Justice? Our praxis and analysis will be rooted in the Gospel and our work will be informed by theological reflection. It is not just what we understand the world to be, but rather what does our faith tradition say about this world and these conditions? How do we locate our own praxis within the larger project of faith in the world? We will seek to work out these questions through our readings, class discussion, class assignments and the semester long collective project that will put all these skills and theory at work in the real world.
Required Texts (section 001):
---Hawken. Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World came into Being and Why No One saw It Coming. New York: Viking, 2007.
---Holland and Henriot. Social Analysis: Linking Faith to Justice. New York: Orbis Books, 1983.
---McNeil. A Credible Witness: Reflections On Power, Evangelism and Race. Illinois: IVP Books, 2008.
---Smock. Democracy in Action: Community Organizing and Urban Change. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005.
NOTE: An option is available to replace two of the above books (Hawken and McNeil) upon consultation with the Instructor. A list of options is available upon request.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
OR
(IPS 532-002)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 913
Class Number: 5439
Instructor: Judy Hertz
Wednesday, 8:45a.m. – 11:15a.m.
This course provides a model and practical skills for social analysis and strategies for social change to facilitate action and ministry in the face of complex modern problems. We will examine some theories and methods of social analysis, and then use three case studies to put practical skills to use in the field. Through a brief analysis of the mortgage crisis and more extensive examination of transit issues and food in the 21st century, we will learn more about the tools of social analysis, and what is necessary for action to make social change. We will use organizing manuals, oral histories, books, articles, newspaper clippings and videos for background information, and extensive field work to gather first hand information about specific social issues. We will examine our values and those of others who are involved in these social problems, and will analyze how power is distributed in US society, and what that has to do with the creation and solution of social issues.
Required Texts:
---Bobo, Kendall and Max. Midwest Academy Manual, Organizing for Social Change. Seven Locks Press, 2001.
---Holland and Henriot. Social Analysis: Linking Faith to Justice. New York: Orbis Books, 1983.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
The following course will be posted as being taken in Spring 2009. Registration for it will be at 1:00p.m. on November 13th. However, three two and 1/2 hour pre-trip classes during Fall 08 semester and an academic paper due January 15th.
Registration and financial requirements are:
In addition to course tuition (three credits) fixed cost for the trip will be $3,000. Students need also to be prepared for most mid-day lunch expenses (about $8.00), plus visa (about $50), medical vaccinations (up to $200 – depending on your health insurance), trip insurance (about $70) tips for the van drivers (about $40-$50) and of course items of a personal nature.
The course has a limited enrollment of seven (7) students. The application deadline is September 1. Application will be reviewed by September 15 and a deposit of $1,000 will be required by September 30 and the remainder due November 1. Limit 7 students.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EAST AFRICA: EDUCATION, COMMUNITY & MINISTRY
African Immersion Course, On-site in Kenya
December 6-21, 2008
Instructor: Ray Mosha and Robert O’Gorman
Personal and educational interaction with communities of folks in local schools, churches and hospitals, women's cooperatives, AIDS support organizations, homes for orphans; and cultural centers of East Africa. Themes include geography and history, racism, African Christianity and inculturation and social justice practices, Focus on African issues of social justice - HIV/AIDS and its effects on community life in East Africa, empowerment of disadvantaged groups and communities. Catholic University of Eastern Africa’s Center for Social Justice and Ethics will be our academic and residential base with immersions in urban Nairobi and in rural Naivasha. There will also be an opportunity for experience with African wildlife culture as well as recreation and reflection at Lake Nakuru National Park.
SPIRITUALITY AND THE NEW SCIENCE
(IPS 427-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 1201
Class Number: 5462
Instructor: Barbara Fiand, SNDdeN
3 Weekends: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.
On the following dates: September 27 & 28, October 25 & 26, November 22 & 23
The intention of this course is not scientific, but spiritual. It is a well known fact that religions often use (even if sometimes unconsciously) contemporary views of science, cosmology, and even psychology to help explain the human quest for God, our longing for fulfillment, our search for meaning. In this course we will discuss some of today's new and revolutionary theories and discoveries of science. We will do so as simply as possible (concentrating on the conclusions not the methodology nor the process of discovery). The purpose is to help us understand the changing world-view of our time, and the expansion of consciousness that is emerging and is finding support in the quantum reality of present day science. We will attempt to explore the role spirituality can play here in contextualizing the faith-life of contemporary believers and in helping us discover the Holy that is revealing itself in our time.
Required Texts:
---Fiand, Barbara. Awe-Filled Wonder: The Interface of Science and Spirituality. Paulist Press, 2008.
---Fiand, Barbara. From Religion back to Faith: A Journey of the Heart. Crossroad, 2007.
---O'Murchu, Diarmuid. Evolutionary Faith: Rediscovering God in Our Great Story. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 2002.
---Russell, Peter. From Science to God: A Physicist's Journey into the Mystery of Consciousness. New World Library, 2004.
---Taylor, Barbara Brown. The Luminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion. Orbis, 2002.
Recommended Texts:
---Fiand, Barbara. In the Stillness You Will know: Exploring the Roots of Our Ancient Belonging. New York: Crossroads, 2002.
---Fiand, Barbara. Prayer and The Quest for Healing: Our Personal Transformation and Cosmic Responsibility, New York: Crossroad, 1999
---O'Murchu, Diarmuid. Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the New Physics, New York: Crossroad 2004
---Swimme, Brian. The Hidden heart of the Cosmos, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis, 1999
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
INTRODUCTION TO THE PRAXIS OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
(IPS 428-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 602
Class Number: 2177
Instructor: Anne Luther
Wednesday, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
SPIRITUALITY AND WOMENS WHOLE HEALTH
(IPS 431-001)
Lake Shore Campus, Dumbach Hall, room 238
Class Number: 5456
Instructor: Frances R. Belmonte
Thursday, 4:15p.m. - 6:45p.m.
Considering women’s health in terms of its bio, psycho, socio and spiritual facets, this course examines the contributions of a lived and living spirituality to the fullness of women’s health. Viewed through the disciplinary lenses of theology, ministry, history, psychology, literature, and the health professions, the course will stress integrated perspectives and be appropriate for students in any of those disciplines. Course participants will be free to do their research in the sphere of their greatest interest.
Required Readings:
---Harris, Maria. Dance of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Women’s Spirituality. New York: Bantam Books, 1991.
Click here for the syllabus.
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION INTERNSHIP PRACTICUM I
(IPS 432-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 415
Class number: 3298
Instructors: Anne Luther and Ronald Stua
Tuesdays, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Prerequisite: Introduction to the Praxis of Spiritual Direction and Advanced Spiritual Direction
Note: This 3 credit hour course is continued in the spring semester as Spiritual Direction Internship Practicum II (also 3 credit hours,) for a total of 6 credit hours over 2 semesters. The two courses must be taken in succession. In addition to the group sessions, each practicum participant will be expected to see at least two directees and have several one-on-one supervision sessions with instructors. This course is limited to 12 students.
Required Readings:
---Handouts to be supplied by instructors.
HEARTS ON FIRE: Spiritual Exercises for Busy People
(IPS 435-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 912
Class number: 3299
Instructor: William Creed, S.J.
Monday, 4:15p.m. - 6:45p.m.
This course will examine how the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola affirm one's deepest desires, uncover liberating possibilities, and offer new perspectives. It will examine why this 450 year old instrument is so effective and popular across many diverse spiritual and religious traditions today.
Specifically, the roots of contemporary spiritual direction will be studied in the Exercises' Rules for Discernment and the Annotations. The centrality and beauty of nature and the gift of one's self as from love, of love, for love will be explored in the Exercises' Principle and Foundation. The call to justice and commitment to the poor will be examined in the First Week, the Two Standards, Three Persons, and Three Modes of Humility of the Exercises. The mysticism of everyday life will be found rooted in the Exercises' Examens of awareness. Concrete ways of weighing options and arriving at a decision will be evaluated in the Exercises' Ways for making a choice.
These Spiritual Exercises invite all, in the words of Ignatius, "to find God in all things." Ignatius wrote that the Exercises constituted "the very best of what I am able to think, feel, and understand in this life regarding the ability of all human beings to do things that benefit themselves as well as bear fruit and help and benefit many others." They are for busy people, seekers, those immersed in their church, those at the margins or outside of church life, those looking for meaning in a confusing and challenging world.
This course will study the text and practice of the Exercises, its many contemporary adaptations, and its relevance to contemporary living. It will not offer a “theology” of the Exercises. One can study the Exercises in this course from several perspectives: for one's personal spiritual enrichment; as an aid to presenting retreats, days of reflection, and spiritual direction; to understand their impact on and usability in contemporary education, corporate life, and society.
Required Reading:
---Brackley, SJ, Dean. The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times. 2004.
---Ivens, SJ, Michael Understanding the Spiritual Exercises: Text and Commentar. 1998.
Recommended Reading:
---Dyckman, Katherine et.al. The Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed: Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women. 2001.
---Muldoon, Tim. The Ignatian Workout: Daily Spiritual Exercises for a Healthy Faith. (a young adult perspective). 2004.
---Sears, SJ Robert and Joseph Bracken SJ. Self-Emptying Love in a Global Context: the Spiritual Exercises and the Environment, 2006.
---Silf, Margaret. Companions of Christ: Ignatian Spirituality for Everyday Living. 2004.
PRAYER: Path of Ongoing Conversion
(IPS 436-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 507
Class Number: 3916
Instructor: Stephen T. Krupa, S.J.
Wednesday, 8:45a.m. – 11:15a.m.
Through this course students will engage the wisdom and knowledge of the Christian tradition of prayer by investigating the biblical roots, history, theology, and various practices of Christian prayer. Topics include prayer in the Bible, forms of prayer, personal and communal prayer, monastic prayer, lectio divina, centering prayer, Ignatian prayer, liturgical and mystical prayer, prayer and engagement with the world. The course combines theory and practice, provides an introduction to classic and contemporary writers on prayer and, overall, presents prayer as a rich and intimate means of ongoing conversion in the Christian life.
Required Reading:
---Green, Thomas H. Opening to God. Notre Dame, IN.: Ave Maria, 1979. (2nd revised edition, 2006)
---Raab, Christian, and Harry Hagan, eds. (Monks of the Meinrad Archabbey). The Tradition of Catholic Prayer. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2007.
---Ulanov, Barry and Ann. Primary Speech: A Psychology of Prayer. Atlanta: John Knox, 1982, 2007
FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 914
Class Number: 2668
Instructor: Stephen T. Krupa, S.J.
Monday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
The foundational event in Christian spirituality (i.e., in the ‘lived experience of Christian faith’) is the Incarnation, God taking flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. From this event Christian spirituality has evolved over time, with a variety of expressions, in response to specific social and cultural events and contexts. This course will focus on the foundational event of life in Christ as Christians have lived it over the centuries and as they live it today in our world. Topics include the life and message of Jesus Christ, discipleship in Christ, the ecclesial dimension of Christian spirituality, definitions of spirituality, the relationship of spirituality to theology and its place in the academy, the history of Christian spirituality, and spirituality and social justice. Specific attention will be paid to the variety of expressions and current concerns of Christian spirituality in the United States. What do the present age and the cultural context of America ask of Christians today?
Required Reading:
---Downey, Michael. Understanding Christian Spirituality. New York: Paulist, 1996.
---Nolan, Albert. Jesus Before Christianity. New York: Orbis, 2001 (25th Anniversary edition).
---Sheldrake, Philip. A Brief History of Spirituality. Malden, MA.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
LITURGY AND THE CHRISTIAN SACRAMENTS
(IPS 541-001)
Joliet Cohort, meeting at:
St. Michael Parish
(Class location will be in the Faith Center, 1st floor, Adult Ed room)
315 W. Willow Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
http://www.stmichaelcommunity.org/
Course Number: 6025
Instructor: Todd Williamson
6 Saturdays, 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. on September 6 & 20, October 4 & 11, November 1 & 15
"The purpose of the Sacraments is to make people holy, to build up the Body of Christ, and finally, to give worship to God; but being signs they also have a teaching function. They not only presuppose faith, but by words and objects they also nourish, strengthen, and express it; that is why they are called 'sacraments of faith.' They do indeed impart faith, but, in addition, the very act of celebrating them disposes the faithful most effectively to receive this grace is a fruitful manner, to worship God rightly, and to practice charity.
It is therefore of the highest importance that the faithful should readily understand the sacramental signs and should with great eagerness frequent those sacraments that were instituted to nourish the Christian life." (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, #59).
This course will examine the seven Catholic Sacraments as specific encounters with the great mystery that is God, whose saving presence and action break into our lives through our experiences of the Pasdhal Mystery of Christ, in the Holy Spirit. As liturgical celebrations of Christ's Body, the Church, the Sacraments not only express our faith in God's love and presence (what we refer to as "grace), but also, by their very celebration, bring us into an encounter with God's grace and work to form and shape us more and more into the image of his beloved Son, Jesus Christ, an image first bestowed upon us in baptism.
An exploration of the liturgical rites, sacramental signs and symbols, and the language of ritual action, movement and gesture will be key to this study.
Required Reading:
---The Rites, Volume I. Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1990.
---Martos, Joseph. Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, revised and updated version. Liguori/Triumph, 2001.
---Smolarski, S.J., Dennis. Sacred Mysteries. New York.Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1995.
Recommended Reading:
---The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Libreria Editrice Vaticano. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 1994.
---United States Catechism for Adults, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Washington, D.C.: USCCB, 2006.
For full description and class schedule, click here.
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF YOUTH MINISTRY
(IPS 459-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, L08
Class Number: 5463
Instructors: Center for Ministry Development Staff
2 weekends, Saturday/Sunday, 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on September 27 & 28 and November 1 & 2, 2008
Note: Both weekends must be taken within this semester if you are taking this for graduate credit.
Principles of Youth Ministry (September 27 & 28,) presents the foundational understandings and principles for developing an effectives, comprehensive ministry with younger and older adolescents. It examines the dynamics fo developing Catholic faith identity and practice. This course presents the vision and principles for comprehensive youth ministry and a model for youth ministry which incorporates developmentally-appropriate youth programming, strengthens family life, involves young people as integral members fo the faith community, and collaborates with civic organizations in a common effort to promote positive youth development and faith growth. To take this offering as a certificate or workshop only, please click here. Don Boucher will be facilitating this weekend.
Practices of Youth Ministry (November 1 & 2,) explores the development of comprehensive youth ministry through the collaborative sharing of the resources in the community. Rooted in a theological and pastoral vision of community life, this course develops foundational understandings that will assist leaders in setting and implementing a vision for dynamic ministry with youth. This will include skills for advocacy, planning and organizing youth ministry efforts. Methods for collaborative leadership among ministries and within ministry teams will also be developed. To take this offering as a certificate or workshop only, please click here. Cheryl Tholcke will be facilitating this weekend.
Books will be distributed the first morning of class. Typically, book fees range between $50 and $65 a weekend.
For CERTIFICATE ONLY (no credit,) click here
MINISTRY MANAGEMENT: Integrating Marketing, Finance and Administration with Pastoral Ministries
(IPS 461-002)
Holy Family Parish, Inverness, IL
Class Number: 5437
Instructor: Guy Di Spigno
Wednesday, 6:30p.m. – 9:30p.m. on
September 3, 10, 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5 and 12.
This course is designed to provide an understanding of how to use the tools, systems, and processes necessary to sustain and grow an organization. Marketing concepts utilized from the time of the apostle Paul to current ministry approaches to address diverse faith communities or market segments will be the starting point of this course. Exploring and implementing strategic growth options to recruit, involve, commit and sustain faith communities, programs and ministries supported with sound management practices will be integrated with the goals and objectives of each participant’s ministry. The development of competencies to: articulate, manage, and reorder priorities; prepare and administer budgets; manage time and projects; alleviate stress; and stay focused yet flexible to adapt tactics to realize a clear strategic mission are expected outcomes of this course.
Required Texts:
---Brookson, Stephen and DK Publishing. Essential Managers: Managing Budgets. DK Adult; August, 2001. Paperback
---Malphurs, Aubrey. Advanced Strategic Planning: A New Model for Church and Ministry Leaders. 2nd Edition. Baker Books; August, 2005. Paperback
---Shawchuck, Norman, Philip Kolter, Bruce Wrenn and Gustave Rath. Marketing for Congregations: Choosing to Serve People More Effectively. Abingdon Press; August, 1992. Paperback
PASTORAL COUNSELING IN AN INTER-CULTURAL CONTEXT
(IPS 472-001)
On line AND at Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 508 on 4 Saturdays:
September 6 and 13, October 18 and November 8, 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Class number: 4563
Instructor: Mary Froehle
Every counseling or pastoral care interaction is an intercultural encounter. Each individual brings to the encounter a unique blend of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, abilities, spirituality and religious beliefs, national and regional identity, and life experiences. This course starts from the premise that truly valuing the other in the encounter is the essence of counseling and pastoral care. It is fundamental to the I-Thou relationship, to being in communion with the other. To facilitate this stance, this course will utilize experiential learning, critical reflection, and the diversity represented in the class to encourage a participatory learning environment where students can a) deepen their awareness of their own culture, values, beliefs, biases, and world view; b) study and increase understanding of the histories, experiences, beliefs, and worldviews of other cultures and; and c) consider strategies and interventions that most effectively meet the needs of the other. Throughout the course, we will explore the ways in which differing positions of power can blind us to or distort our perception of other cultures; influence the balance of power in the caring relationship; and affect the personality, life choices and emotional health of individuals at both ends of the power continuum.
Required Readings:
---Lee, Courtland C. Multicultural Issues in Counseling: New Approaches to Diversity (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. 2006.
---Vontress, Clemmont L. Johnson, Jake A. and Epp, Lawrence. Cross-cultural Counseling: A Casebook. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. 1999.
Note: Compared to Amazon, the Lee book is less expensive if you are a member of the American Counseling Association and you order it through the ACA. Student memberships to ACA are reasonable and encouraged, but anyone who is a member could order it for someone who wanted it. Vontress is also an ACA publication, but is actually cheaper if you order it through Amazon.
FAMILY THERAPY AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION
(IPS 473-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 303
Class Number: 2178
Instructor: Paul Giblin
Thursday, 8:45a.m. - 11:15a.m.
Family therapy provides a unique way of working with individuals, couples, and families that is well-suited for those in ministry. This course will examine some of the foundations for family therapy (i.e., why this approach), three major schools of family therapy thinking (structural, intergenerational and internal family system) in both theory and practice. An effort to integrate both psychological and theological dimensions will be made throughout. The course will balance didactic input from the instructor with experiential activities including: constructing one's own family genogram, conducting a well-family interview, doing mapping, sculpting, role-playing, and examining healing prayer in the family.
Required Readings:
HUMAN PERSON AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT (No Pastoral Counseling Students)
(IPS 555-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 602
Class Number: 3300
Instructor: Charlotte Dillon
Wednesday, 4:15p.m. - 6:45p.m.
Human beings are created to grow and mature into their full humanity. Every phase of life carries particular psychological and spiritual agendas with which the minister needs to be acquainted. While each person is unique, our developmental story from birth to death is also our universal human story with particular variations, sharpened around gender and cultural differences. We will explore these differences even as we seek to discover reliable markers for ministry to persons throughout the life cycle. The role of the minister in pastoral care and counseling situations with persons at different phases of life's journey will be our primary focus.
Required Readings:
---Bowlby, John. A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development. 1990.
(Students are encouraged to read A Secure Base before class begins.)
---Newman and Newman. Development Through Life, 10th edition. 2008.
---Siegel, Daniel. The Mindful Brain. 2007.
(available through the Loyola Bookstore and Amazon.com)
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
FOUNDATIONS OF PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING
(IPS 564-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 506
Class Number: 3926
Instructor: William Schmidt
Thursday, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
This course examines the primary themes of pastoral care and counseling, the person and role of the minister of care/counseling in the church, clinical theories, skills appropriate to this ministry, and issues frequently encountered. The course is designed for those who wish to develop pastoral care and counseling as a component in their ministry and as a means for assessment and referral. Teaching approaches include didactic presentation, reading, class discussion exercises, and writing. Emphasis is on experiential and practical concerns with theoretical foundations
Required Readings:
---Culbertson, Philip. Caring for God's People. Fortress, 1999.
---Kornfeld, Margaret. Cultivating Wholeness. Continuum, 2000.
CHURCH DOCUMENTS ON CATECHESIS AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 2 Sections
(IPS 487-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 605
Class Number: 5453
Instructor: Daniel Gast
Wednesday, 7:00p.m. – 9:30p.m.
OR
(IPS 487-002)
On line
Class Number: 5454
Instructor: Daniel Gast
After a brief survey of the history of catechesis prior to the 20th century, we will trace the development of catechetical ministry in the United States with reference to the universal and national Church documents that supported, challenged, and continue to influence the work. The course is designed for catechetical practitioners. Assignments and discussions of the document will draw insight from four critical filters: tradition; culture; history; present practice. Participants will develop electronic portfolios of catechetical resources that serve professional and ministerial applications in parish and educational settings.
Required Texts:
---Marthaler, Berard. Post-Conciliar Catechetical Documents: A Digest. (Forthcoming from the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) www.ncea.org
---Mongoven, Anne Marie. The Prophetic Spirit of Catechesis: How We Share the Fire in our Hearts. Pailist Press, 1999. (Peprback).
Participants are expected to have access to these major documents:
---Catechism of the Catholic Church (Second Edition)
---General Directory for Catechesis (Congregation for the Clergy).
---National Directory for Catechesis (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB)
---Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (USCCB)
---United States Catholic Catechism for Adults (USCCB)
---Sharing the Light of Faith: the National Catechetical Directory. USCC, 1979.
Some documents to be studied are accessible on-line. There will be a packet of readings prepared by the instructor available in class and provided at cost.
Unless otherwise noted, these classes are open only to Pastoral Counseling students.
HUMAN RELATION SKILLS FOR THE PASTORAL COUNSELOR: 3 Sections
IPS 501-001, class number: 2182, Lewis Towers, room 853 (O'Connor)
IPS 501-002, class number: 2886, 25 East Pearson, room 204 (Schnarr)
IPS 501-003, class number: 3301, 25 East Pearson, room 711 (Vitale)
Water Tower Campus
Instructors: Kevin O'Connor, Allan Schnarr, Connie Vitale
Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The skills needed for healthy mutual relationships are the focus of this course. These skills form the foundation for the helping relationship as developed in skills courses to follow. Participants have the opportunity to learn and practice the skills of communicating empathy and challenge to others as well as exploring and disclosing oneself. Learning consists of applying theory to the experience of relationships in small groups.
Required Reading:
THEOLOGY FOR PASTORAL COUNSELORS
(IPS 504-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 603
Class Number: 3920
Instructor: Diane Maloney
Thursdays, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
In this course, we will survey contemporary approaches to meaning alongside modern psychotherapeutic approaches to healing and wholeness, and learn a method for bringing these into critical dialogue with the guiding vision of the Christian theological tradition. Students will begin to articulate their own guiding vision of healing and wholeness which will be carried forward into the clinical internship and the writing of the final MA project. We will learn to approach clinical assessment and treatment planning through a process of collegial conversation which incorporates personal, clinical and theological reflection.
The contemporary discipline of pastoral counseling involves the ability to engage in an ongoing critical dialogue between psychology and theology. Pastoral counselors bring the resources of modern psychotherapy into conversation with the guiding visions of healing, wholeness, meaning and purpose found in their own faith traditions and those of their clients.
Required Readings:
---Bass, Dorothy. Practicing Our Faith: A Way of Life for a Searching People. San Francisco: JosseyBass, 1997.
---Browning, Don S. and Terry D. Cooper. Religious Thought and the Modern Psychologies, second edition. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004.
---Cooper-White, Pamela. Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Counseling. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004.
---Ford, Dennis. The Search for Meaning. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007.
---Migliore, Daniel. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology. (2nd edition). Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2004.
---Tippett, Krista. Speaking of Faith. New York: Viking Penguin, 2007.
GROUP APPROACHES TO PASTORAL COUNSELING: 2 sections
(IPS 505-001)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 204
Class Number: 2183
Instructors: Jeanette and Gerard V. Egan
Mondays, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
OR
(IPS 505-002)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 415
Class Number: 2184
Instructors: Jeanette and Gerard V. Egan
Mondays, 4:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
This course is designed to introduce the student to a rich array of group approaches to pastoral counseling. The emphasis will be on structured approaches because they require less advanced leadership training. However, because group transactions even in the most structured groups are shaped by subterranean currents common to all groups and by unconscious dynamics operating among members and between members and the leader of any counseling group, the course will devote some attention to basic understandings of group dynamics and analytic theory of unstructured therapy groups.
The course will familiarize the students with a wide variety of common theme formats and a number of leadership strategies. To make these learning experiences more meaningful, students will be asked to participate in their class group and to bring to their participation some genuine personal issues of their own.
Finally, students will be given the opportunity to lead a group format of their own choosing in a brief session.
Required Reading:
---Jacobs, Masson and Harvill. Group Counseling: Strategies and Skills. (6th edition).
Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2009.
---Yalom and Leszez. The Theory and Practice of Group Psycholtherapy (5th Edition).
New York: Basic Books, 2005.
ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
(IPS 507-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 603
Class Number: 2185
Instructor: William Schmidt
Tuesdays, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
NB: This course needs to be taken in conjunction with Internship Supervision I
This course offers students the opportunity to integrate theoretical insights with the practical issues of assessment, diagnosis and response strategies for individuals and families. Psychodynamic and theological models are used in this effort, as is a strong commitment to naming the pastoral dimension of assessment and response.
Required Readings:
PASTORAL COUNSELING INTERNSHIP SUPERVISION I: 4 Sections
IPS 511-002, class number: 3302 (Giblin), Lewis Towers, room 415
IPS 511-003, class number: 3303 (Schmidt), Lewis Towers, room 1202
IPS 511-004, class number: 3921 (Burris-Schnur), Lewis Towers, room 630 - IPS Conference Room
IPS 511-005, class number: 3955 (Clark), Lewis Towers, room 605
Water Tower Campus
Instructors: Catherine Burris-Schnur, Ruth Ann Clark, Paul Giblin, William Schmidt
Tuesdays, 8:45a.m. - 11:15p.m.
This course offers students the opportunity to integrate theoretical insights with the practical issues of assessment, diagnosis and response strategies for individuals, couples, and families. Psychodynamic, systems, and theological models are used in this effort, as is a strong commitment to naming the pastoral dimension of assessment and response. Internship Supervision II will be offered in the spring semester.
No textbooks are required or recommended for this course.
CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR THE PASTORAL COUNSELOR
(IPS 516-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 506
Class Number: 2187
Instructor: Michael Schorin
2 Fridays: October 31 and November 7, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The management of an acute crisis is an expectable task for the pastoral counselor as people encounter death and loss, substance abuse issues, potential suicide, health concerns, and the like. Persons in serious distress demand a range of skillful responses different from those appropriate in other forms of counseling.
This two day course will familiarize students with some techniques of crisis intervention with an emphasis on finding opportunity and growth in crises. Through work sheets and role play, students will touch base with their own crises and crises in their clients' lives and explore their style for handling these situations.
No textbooks are required or recommended for this course.
This is a 0 credit hour course. Fee: tba (on tuition bill)
MODELS OF PASTORAL COUNSELING
(IPS 517-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 914
Class Number: 2188
Instructor: Jerome Wagner
Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Models of counseling act like paradigms that inform therapists about what is important to focus on in their clients and what is healing, restorative, and growth-inducing in therapy. Each model says something about what normal and abnormal functioning looks like and how therapy helps a person move from unhealthy to healthy functioning. Pastoral counseling draws on both psychological and spiritual traditions to create a psychologically informed spirituality and a spiritually based psychology. This survey course will explore representative paradigms from three broad traditions in Western psychology and the spiritual dimensions of these approaches: psychoanalytic (which includes the models of drive, ego, object-relations, and self), behavioral-cognitive, and humanistic-existential-transpersonal. We will also look at multi-cultural, feminist, and integrative counseling approaches. We will reflect on: Who do you think you are (as a pastoral counselor)? What do you think you’re doing? Who do you think you’re doing it with? What makes you think it works? What is pastoral about what you’re doing?
Required Readings:
---Berzoff, J., Melano Flanagan, L, Hertz, P. Inside Out and Outside In. Northvale, N.J.: Aronson, 2002.
---Fall, K., Holden, J., Marquis, A. Theoretical Models of Counseling and Psychotherapy. (7th ed). New York, N.Y.: Brunner-Routledge, 2004.
---Sperry, L. & Shafranske, E. Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy. Washington, D.C.: AmericanPsychological Association, 2005.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
FIELD EDUCATION I
(IPS 580-002)
Water Tower Campus, 25 East Pearson, room 204
Class Number: 4641
Instructor: Robert O’Gorman
Thursday, 8:45a.m. - 11:15p.m.
Field Education is the experience during the student's ministerial education that directly engages pastoral practice in the context of ministerial studies. Simultaneously, the student refines pastoral skills, ministerial theology and vocational identity. Field Education consists of 15 hours per week of ministry at a site, reflection with a site supervisor and as well as this weekly peer reflection seminar on campus. In the weekly seminar students review learning contracts, prepare and reflect on cases, and exercise peer evaluation. Thesequential continuation of this course Field Eduction II, will be offered in the spring semester.
Required Reading:
---Mahan, Jeffrey et al. Shared Wisdom: A Guide to Case Study Reflection in Ministry. Abingdon, 1993.
FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
Class number: 3305
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 506
Instructor: Mary Elsbernd
Thursday, 4:15p.m. - 6:45p.m.
This course explores the philosophical, ethical and theological foundations for social justice with a particular emphasis on Catholic Social Teachings and Catholic social ethics. The gospel call to do justice has inspired Christians to just practices throughout the centuries. Yet popular usage associates justices with the legal system or with due process or with fair treatment in ways that are not helpful to Christian practitioners and ministers of justice. This course addresses the practice of justice with attention to concrete dilemmas which confront Christians in their efforts to do justice. The course looks to the following resources in an effort to develop a comprehensive, faith-based theo-ethic of justice which will contribute to the practice of justice: 1) the experience of faith-based practitioners of justice; 2) the Christian scriptures; 3) Catholic Social Teachings; 4) contemporary, classic authors. On the basis of these resources a working description of justice in its theological, eschatological, sacramental and ethical contexts will be discussed. The resulting understanding of justice as participation in the human community addresses the following dimensions: (justice as) relational, access to resources, structural, procedural, effective action, transformational and accountable agency. The just and inclusive envisioned is one in which all persons count, contribute and participate in building up the City of God.
Learning Outcomes:
1. To develop an in-depth understanding of justice in the Catholic social teachings tradition
2. To develop an in-depth understanding of justice in the Judeo-Christian scriptures.
3. To become familiar with the understandings of justice in contemporary philosophical traditions
4. To become familiar with the theological foundations of justice in other religious traditions
5. To identify and analyze operative understandings of justice in the social context as well as to become skilled
building on diverse understandings for collaborative action.
Required Readings:
---Elsbernd, Mary and Reimund Bieringer. When Love is Not Enough. A Theo-ethic of Justice. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2002.
---Lebacqz, Karen. Six Theories of Justice. Perspectives from Philosophical and Theological Ethics. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1987.
---O'Brien, David and Shannon, Thomas (eds). Catholic Social Thought. The Documentary Heritage. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1992 OR electronic version of the social encyclicals (see Blackboard).
---Peters, Rebecca Todd and Hinson-Hasty, Elizabeth, editors. To Do Justice: A Guide for Progressive Christians. John Knox Press, 2008.
---E-reserve selections and articles including Gustavo Guiterrez, John MacIntryre, Reinhold Niebuhr, Robert Nozick, John Rawls, Thomas Aquinas,and Michael Walz
Click here for a copy of the syllabus
SOCIAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP I: Beginning Action-Reflection in Context
(IPS 640-001)
Lake Shore Campus, Damen Hall, room 151
Class Number: 2199
Instructor: Megan Barry
Mondays, 9:00am - 11:30am
An integral component of the Master's in Social Justice is the Internship. Students apply for placement with an approved internship site in a non-profit, governmental, or corporate location. While service is a component of the students' internship, the primary concern of the internship is the involvement of the student in the work of systemic change, social advocacy, and community organizing. Students will be required to meet once a week in a peer group. This is a two-semester program beginning in the fall semester and continuing in the spring (641 Social Justice Internship II).
Required Reading:
---Mahan, Jeffrey et al. Shared Wisdom: A Guide to Case Study Reflection in Ministry. Abingdon, 1993.
SOCIAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP II: Advanced Action-Reflection in Context
(IPS 641-001)
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, room 607
Class number: 4344
Instructor: Thomas Drexler
Monday, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m.
An integral component of the Master's in Social Justice is the Internship. Students apply for placement with an approved internship site in a non-profit, governmental, or corporate locations. While service is a component of the student’s internship, the primary concern of the internship is the involvement of the student in the work of systemic change, social advocacy, and community organizing. Students meet once a week in a peer group. This is a two-semester program beginning in the fall semester and continuing in the spring.
Required Reading:
---Mahon, Troxell, Allen. Shared Wisdom: Reflection in Ministry. A Guide to Case Study. Abingdon, 1993.
LEADERSHIP IN SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS
(IPS 660-001)
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall, room 340
Class Number: 6026
Instructor: Mary Elsbernd
Monday, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
The work of social justice involves the ability to lead people and programs. This course provides content and skills development in theoretical and practical dimensions of leadership. Topics addressed include models of leadership in not-for-profits and social justice organizations; grant-writing; program development including budgets, relationship building, and organization for change; evaluation, supervising, working with volunteers and co-workers; and resources for spiritual growth and theological reflection, and media relations. Course evaluation will be based on an extensive portfolio, discussion of assigned readings, and written assignments. Learning Objectives:
1. To articulate a vision of a world characterized by social justice
2. To examine models of leadership as well as assess their strengths and weaknesses
3. To develop fundamental leadership skills, including relationship building, program development, funding sources and organizational structure for change for an implementation of the vision of a just world.
4. To practice grant-writing, including budgeting and proposal development
5. To expand a skill base for supervising, evaluating and working with volunteers and co-workers
6. To know available resources for spiritual growth and theological reflection
7. To have an initial design for the development of positive media relationships
Required Texts:
---Parks Daloz, Laurent, Cheryl Keen, James Keen, and Sharon Daloz Parks. Common Fire. Lives of Commitment in a Complex World. Boston: Beacon Book, 1996.
---Ruffing, Janet. Mysticism and Social Transformation. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2001.
---Klein, Kim, Fundraising for Social Change, 5th ed. Oakland, CA: Chardon Press, 2006.
---Robinson, Andy. Grassroots Grants. Oakland, CA: Chardon Press, 2004.
Articles on electronic reserve; Topical handouts on Blackboard
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
M.DIV. PROJECT
(IPS 593-001)
Please contact Dr. O'Gorman to set up meeting time
Class Number: 2197
Instructor: Robert O'Gorman
The M.Div. Project provides a concluding opportunity to synthesize and integrate knowledge, theological reflection, personal and ministerial skills through a process culminating in a final paper. No books are required for this course.
This is a 0-credit-hour course. Fee: tba (on tuition bill)
In order to secure a place in one or both of the following opportunities please click here for a sign up form and return it to the IPS Office no later than August 20th.
PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MINISTRY: PASTORAL COUNSELING
(IPS 526-001)
Water Tower Campus, IPS Offices
Class number: 2191
Instructor: Sheila Morrow and Thomas Gorey
Pastoral Counseling is a process of developing a deeper understanding of self and self-in-relationship to others, to society and to the environment. Particular attention is given to theological and psychological dimensions of personal growth and integration. Pastoral Counseling is a required component of M.A. in Pastoral Counseling and Certificate in Pastoral Counseling students every semester they are enrolled in courses at IPS. Individual sessions will be one hour each week.
Note: Pastoral Counseling begins the second week of the semester.
This is a 0-credit-hour course. Fee: tba (included on tuition bill).
SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MINISTRY: SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
(IPS 527-001)
Water Tower Campus
Class Number: 2192
Instructor: Anthony Ferro and Anne Luther
Spiritual direction is the process of deepening one's relationship with God through the shared discernment process of listening and responding to what God is saying. Individual sessions will be held for one hour every other week. Spiritual direction is open to all students; it is a requirement for students pursuing an M.A. in Spirituality.
Note: Spiritual Direction begins the second week of the semester.
This is a 0-credit-hour course. Fee: tba (included on tuition bill).
GUIDED STUDY
(IPS 499)
In order to arrange this 1, 2, or 3 semester hour course with and approved by an IPS faculty member, call the IPS Office at (312)915-7400 for instructor contact information. A Guided Study form (click here) must be completed and turned into the IPS Office before registration occurs.
MASTER'S STUDY
(IPS 605-001)
Class Number: 2198
Graduate students who have not completed their degree are required to be continuously enrolled in a course until their degree is completed. This 0 credit hour course fulfills that requirement for those who are finished with their coursework but not their final projects.
This is a 0 credit hour course. Fee: tba (on tuition bill).
BILATERAL CROSS REGISTRATION
IPS maintains cross registration agreements with a number of Chicago are theological schools during the fall and spring semesters. Students are able to register through IPS for designated classes offered at the following schools. At this time these schools include: Chicago Theological School, Garrett Evangelical Seminary, McCormick School of Theology, and Meadville-Lombard Theological School. In order to review courses available to IPS students at these schools, go to http://campus.northpark.edu/acts/ noting listings for the above 4 schools only. To register for a course please contact Randy Gibbons at rgibbon@luc.edu or call 312/915-7450.
