Living the Faith (DA1701W)

Content

With the underlying purpose of making spiritual formation and the disciplines of discernment and self-discovery explicit to the educational experience from the students’ first year of study, this unit is designed to provide participants with the basic skills and resources to make life-giving connections between theology and the practice of faith.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Foundational for Whitley Units in Field D

Pedagogy

Readings, personal reflection, participation in on-line forums.

Indicative Bibliography

• Anderson, Ray S. The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2001.
• Benson, David, Martin Karan and Andrew Sloane (Eds). Transforming Vocation: Connecting Theology, Church, and the Workplace for a Flourishing World. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021.
• Brenner, D.C. The gift of being yourself: The sacred call of self-discovery. Downers Grove, IL: IVP books, 2004.
• Osmer, Richard, R. Practical Theology: An Introduction. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008.
• Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000. (recommended for purchase)
• Placher, William C. Callings: Twenty centuries of Christian wisdom on vocation. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2005.
• Rohr, Richard. Immortal Diamond: The search for our true self. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2013.
• Silf, Margaret. Sacred in the City: Seeing the spiritual in the everyday. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press Augsburg Books, 2019.
• Volf, Miroslav, and Dorothy C. Bass, eds. Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002.
• Woolnough, B., and Wonsuk Ma. Holistic Mission: God’s plan for God’s people. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010.

Assessment