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DR502B: PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELLING: ATTENDING TO GOD THROUGH CHRISTIAN PRACTICES (2014-2015)

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Course Overview

This course provides a context for theological reflection on the pastoral ministry of the Church. The course reflects on the ways in which the discipline of practical theology (understood as critical theological reflection on the practices of the Church as they interact with the practices of the world) can enable students to gain access to vital dimensions of contemporary pastoral practice, and provide fresh and innovative ways of addressing the needs of people within contemporary culture. A key aspect of the course is the focus on Christian practices.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Session First Sub Session Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor John Swinton

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course offers vital practical theological insights and perspectives on the practice of pastoral care and counselling. The course provides skills for practising and thinking critically and theologically about pastoral care. Issues explored include the relationship of Christian practices to issues relating to hospitality, the use of the bible in care and counselling, the theology and spirituality of care and counselling, forgiveness and lament, disability, death and dying, community building and the nature of evil and suffering as they relate to pastoral encounters. The course is suitable as an introduction to advanced studies in practical theology and pastoral care and as a rigorous foundation for further research.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 31 August 2023 for 1st half-session courses and 22 December 2023 for 2nd half-session courses.

Summative Assessments

Written examination (60%) and continuous assessment (40%): 10% for oral presentation and 30% for a 3000 essay.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Feedback

None.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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