Spring 2012 Courses
Course offerings, descriptions and readings, and calendar
Registration is open on LOCUS
LOCUS: Last Day to register without late fee Sunday, January 15, 2012 Martin Luther King Day, No Classes Monday, January 16, 2012 Classes begin Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Late and change registration ends Monday, January 23, 2012 February 13, 2012 Last Day to Apply for December 2012 Graduation March 4, 2012 Spring Break, no classes Monday - Saturday, March 5 - 10, 2012 Classes resume after spring break Monday, March 12, 2012 Easter Holiday: No classes Thursday evening (classes that start 4:15 p.m. or later are cancelled) through Monday afternoon (classes beginning on or after 4:15 p.m. will be held) Thursday, April 5 at 4:15pm, classes resume Monday, April 9 at 4:15p.m. IPS Office closed for Good Friday Observance Friday, April 6, 2012 April 11, 2012 Kasbeer Hall Fall Semester Registration begins on LOCUS Monday, April 16, 2012 Spring Semester Classes end Friday, April 27, 2012 IPS Commissioning Ritual and Party Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Graduation Thursday, May 10, 2012 May 25 - June 9, 2012 Fall Semester Begins Monday, August 27, 2012 LATE PAYMENT FEE DROPPED BY: REFUND: January 29, 2012 100% February 12, 2012 50% February 19, 2012 20% February 20, 2012 0%
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, SPRING SEMESTER, 2012:
Last day to withdraw without a "W" grade
noon, Gentile Center
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 January 15th will result in a non-refundable late registration fee of $50.00 assessed by your Dean's Office.
DROPPED CLASS REFUND SCHEDULE
When a student drops classes or completely withdraws from the university, his/her tuition and fFebruary 12, 2012 charges are based on the withdrawal dates determined by the Office of Registration and Records. To determine how much credit you will receive when you withdraw from a class or from the university, see the tables below.
Theologies of Suffering IPS 404
Christian Doctrine and Its History IPS 531 - 2 sections: on campus and online
Christian Origins: An Exploration of the New Testament IPS 416 - 2 sections: on campus and online
Christian Moral Theology and Ethics IPS 553
Advanced Spiritual Praxis IPS 429
Spiritual Direction Practicum II IPS 430
Christian Spirituality - Nurturing the Healing Emotions IPS 431 online
Spiritual Direction Practicum for Jesuits IPS 432
Ignatian Spirituality II: Discernment, Ignatian Prayer and Social Justice IPS 433
Pathways to Tranformation: Spirituality and Psychology of Contemporary Pilgrimage IPS 434
online and on site
Spirituality and Same-Sex Orientation IPS 435
Liturgy and the Christian Sacraments IPS 541 online
Liturgical Leadership in Public Prayer IPS 560
CMD: Foundations of Ministry Leadership/Skills for Christian Leadership IPS 462 Romeoville, IL
Foundations of Pastoral Care IPS 564
Pastoral Leadership IPS 565
Principles of Religious Education IPS 486 - 2 sections: on campus and online
Health Care Integration Project Portfolio IPS 493
Ethics for Health Professionals (Graduate School of Nursing) GNUR 402 - 2 sections: on LUMC camous and online
Catholc Bioethics in Clinical Practice BEHP 415 online
The Pastoral Care and Counseling of Men IPS 483
The Human Person and Psychological Development IPS 555 -2 sections:
001 (pastoral counseling students only)
002 (no pastoral counseling students; online course)
Theology of the Developing Person IPS 502
The Fundamentals of Pastoral Counseling IPS 503 - 2 sections on campus
Psychopathology IPS 509
Ethics in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction IPS 512
Pastoral Counseling Internship Supervision II IPS 513 - 4 sections
Career Counseling for the Pastoral Counselor IPS 518
Field Education I IPS 580 online
Field Education II IPS 581 - 2 sections
Building Sustainable Communities IPS 611
Applied Research Methods (for the Community Developer) IPS 612
Faith, Justice and Public Policy IPS 613
Diversity and Equity IPS 620 - 2 sections
Social Ethics: Politics and the Global Economy IPS 625/PHIL 327
Community Organization and Community Development IPS 635 - 2 sections
Social Justice Internship II IPS 641 - 3 sections
The Institute of Pastoral Studies offers one credit hour courses as Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) in a workshop format to participants who are not students of Loyola University. Workshops vary as to schedule; however, all workshops will meet for a required 12 hours of contact time. All participants are required to be present for the duration of each workshop as well as fulfilling the individual workshop presenters’ requirements for obtaining certification of Continuing Education Units. Each one credit course is the equivalent of 12 CEU’s, and the cost is $325 per workshop (total). A certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the workshop. IPS is authorized by the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide continuing education credit. Click here for a Workshop Registration Form.
Nonviolent Conflict Resolution IPS 622
The Genius of Ignatian Spirituality for the 21st Century: Jesuit Mission and Vision Empowering Laity for Social Transformation- A Webinar IPS 459
(Personal) Pastoral Counseling IPS 526
MDIV Project IPS 593
Master's Study IPS 605
Identity Integration (pastoral counseling 1st year students only) IPS 506
Guided Study IPS 499 (1 - 6 credit hours)
Bilateral Cross-Registration
Social Justice Final Project Seminar IPS 671 (1 credit; social justice students only)
ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE INTERNET ACCESS.
This schedule is subject to change.
and Daniel Clark
CHURCH AND ITS MISSION
IPS 402-001
Class number: 2958
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center 323
Instructor: William Clark, S.J. and Daniel Gast
Tuesdays, 7:00P.M. – 9:30P.M.
This course is a study of the basic elements of ecclesiology – the Church’s understanding of itself and its mission in theological terms – beginning with its embodiment in the local parish community and moving toward its universal meaning.
In the Nicene Creed, Christians declare that the Church is “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic,” and we will discuss the meaning of these four “marks of the Church,” as well as the debate and contention they have sparked. However, most Christians encounter the Church’s life and mission not so much in broad universal concepts as in the day-to-day and week-to-week life of particular local communities of the faithful. The Second Vatican Council declared both that local churches are “fashioned after the model of the universal Church,” and that “in and from [these] churches comes into being the one and only Catholic Church.” (Lumen Gentium, 23)
For most Catholics, particularly in the United States, these local churches are encountered in parish communities. In this face-to-face encounter with other believers, they seek nourishment for their faith, support in its weaknesses, and challenge for its concrete application in the world. So it is reasonable to think that the parish could be a good starting point for study of the Church in all its dimensions, from the most intimately personal to the broadest universal.
In the first session, we will consider the basic idea of an approach to ecclesiology “from below,” looking at both its advantages and problems. The course will then proceed to basic themes in ecclesiology, using readings about and documents of the universal Church together with material – both writings and personal experiences – of the local churches. Throughout this central section of the course, we will look to the local not only to illustrate more general ideas, but also to help clarify, expand, and even challenge them, so that the embodied experience of the Church in intimate communities is given weight along with more abstract theological thought.
In the last segment of the course, we will consider whether this instructive role of local communities might carry some sort of genuine authority in the Church or rather, on the contrary, whether the local community only receives from the universal Church.
Required Books:
-----Clark, William, A Voice of Their Own: The Authority of the Local Parish. Liturgical Press, 2005
-----Coriden, James, The Parish in Catholic Tradition: History, Theology, and Canon Law. Paulist, 1996
-----McMahon, Christopher, Called Together: An Introduction to Ecclesiology. Anselm Academic, 2010
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
THEOLOGIES OF SUFFERING
IPS 404-001
Class # 3419
Online*
Instructor: Daniel Lunney
*Required synchronous time Wednesdays, 7:00P.M. – 8:30P.M. Central Standard Time
A previous course in theology is strongly suggested (for example, An Introduction to Theology and Ministry).
This course focuses on theologies of suffering. This is designed as an online seminar course which will demand much 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. Please be aware that this is a very time consuming course because of the subject matter and the importance of taking time to reflect. The feedback that I have received from students is that it is the course that they have spent the most time on in all their studies. The hard work has many rewards.
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, Gutierrez, Hall); and 3) Theologians and religious thinkers from various perspectives (womanist, liberation theologians, pastoral care). In each section students will complete the assignments and actively engage with classmates through online discussion and weekly synchronized class sessions. There will be a strong emphasis throughout the course on applying the theologies to ministerial and/or lived experience. Students will complete a summation essay at the end of the course focusing on the key concepts and points made by the authors.
This course will complement the course on illness, dying and grieving (Foundations of Pastoral Care), 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:
1. To survey the perspectives of Scripture, theologians and other religious thinkers with particular attention on Christian theologies of human suffering and evil.
2. To foster the development of each student’s own theology of suffering and hope with a special focus on the role of lament.
3. To foster the development of each student’s skills in understanding the possible meaning and meaninglessness of suffering.
4. To bring to light the interconnection between pastoral care to individuals and striving for justice in responding to systemic suffering.
5. To discern the dynamic relationship between personal sin, structural sin, chance (fate), God, responsibility and suffering and affliction.
6. To think, speak and write with care and much thought about human suffering and ways in which we are called to respond including applying the theological concepts to ministerial and/or lived experience.
7. To be open regarding a diversity of theological perspectives in relation to issues of human suffering.
Access to broadband internet is required for the synchronized class session as well as the ability to watch online videos and podcasts on your computer. A headset with microphone is required for synchronized class sessions. A webcam is optional.
Required Books:
*Choose either Rachel’s Cry or Raging with Compassion
-----Gutierrez, Gustavo. On Job: God-Talk and the Suffering of the Innocent. Translated by Matthew J.O'Connell. Maryknoll, Orbis Books, 1987.
-----Harrington, S.J., Daniel. Why Do We Suffer? A Scriptural Approach to the Human Condition. Sheed and Ward, 2000.
-----O'Connor, Kathleen M. Lamentations and The Tears of the World. Orbis Books, 2002.
-----Overberg, Kenneth. Into the Abyss of Suffering: A Catholic View. St. Anthony Messenger Press, 2003.
-----Ryan, Robin. God and the Mystery of Human Suffering: A Theological Conversation across the Ages. Paulist Press, 2011.
-----Swinton, John. Raging with Compassion: Pastoral Reponses to the Problem of Evil. Kindle Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007.*
-----Townes, Emilie M, ed. A Troubling in my Soul. Orbis Books, 1996.
Recommended Books:
-----Hall, Douglas John. God and Human Suffering: A Exercise in the Theology of the Cross. Augsburg Publishing House, 1986.
-----McManus O.P., Kathleen Anne. Unbroken Communion: The Place and Meaning of Suffering in the Theology of Edward Schillebeeckx. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2003.
-----Moltmann, Jurgen. The Crucified God: The Cross of Christ as the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology. Fortress Press, 1993.
-----Sobrino, Jon. Where Is God? Earthquake, Terrorism, Barbarity and Hope. Translated by Margaret Wilde. Orbis Books, 2004.
-----Soelle, Dorothee. Suffering. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1984. CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND ITS HISTORY: GRACE, CHRIST AND THE SPIRIT
(2 sections)
IPS 531-001
Class # 3428
Water Tower Campus, Coroby Law Center, Room 426
Thursday, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m, Instructor: Heidi Russell
OR
IPS 531-002
Class #: 5810
Online*
Instructor: Heidi Russell
NOTE: Required synchronous time Tuesdays, 6:00P.M. – 7:00P.M. Central Standard Time
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, as it developed through history, focused on the core doctrines of grace, Christ, and Trinity. In this course, students will pursue an understanding of the Catholic core: how God has been wedded to humanity and creation in Jesus Christ and how we are called to participate in this divine-human communion in and through incarnation and grace. We will explore the experiential foundations of 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: How might we understand and explain the Catholic core in our ministries on the ground today? 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.
The course is divided into two sections: (1) the historical evolution of Christian doctrine and its theological interpretations through the Council of Trent and Vatican II; (2) the development of doctrine in the post-Vatican II era, including an in-depth study of Karl Rahner’s fundamental theology and contemporary theological issues—with applications to present-day pastoral ministry.
Required books for Sections 001 and 002:
-----Placher, William. A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction. Westminster John Knox Press; 1st edition. 1983.
-----Johnson, Elizabeth. Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God. Continuum, 2007 (or 2011 Paperback edition).
-----Kilby, Karen. Karl Rahner: A Brief Introduction. Crossroad 2007.
-----Hugh Kerr. Readings in Christian Thought (Second Edition). Abingdon Press 1990.
CHRISTIAN ORIGINS: An Exploration of the New Testament
IPS 416-001
Class Number: 2959
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center Room 302
Instructor: Robert Ludwig
Wednesdays, 4:15P.M. – 6:45P.M.,
OR
Class #: 5812
Online*
Instructor: Robert Ludwig
*Required synchronous time: Tuesday at 7:30P.M., Central Standard Time.
This course serves as an introduction to and overview of the history and theology of the New Testament. Students explore the world of Jesus and his interpreters from both an historical and a hermeneutical prespective, learn about the religious and cultural world of Palestinian Judaism during the Roman occupation and the Christian mission as it evolved over the first century. The course considers the life and teachings of Jesus in Galilee in the twenties; the beginnings of the Christian movement in the revelatory experience of Christ risen, the experience of the Spirit sent, 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 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 our world of faith, practice, and ministry today. The purpose of the course is developing this “back and forth” movement between then and now—between the world of Christian origins and our world, the patterns of faith’s meaning then and the challenges of authentic faith today.
RequiredTexts (both sections):
.....Borg, Marcus. Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary (HarperOne, 2008).
.....Elliott, Neil. Liberating Paul (Augsburg Fortress, 2006).
.....Ludwig, Robert. Instructor’s Essays [Available for Download on Blackboard].
.....New Testament Texts (Any Contemporary Translation—New American Version is highly recommended)
Click here for a copy of the syllabus for the on campus 001 section.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus for the online 002 section
Class # 5064
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication, Room 014
Instructor: Eileen Daily
Tuesdays, 4:15P.M. – 6:45P.M.
Required Texts:
-----Ahearn, David Oki (Editor), Gathje, Peter R. (Editor). Doing Right And Being Good: Catholic And Protestant Readings In Christian Ethics. Michael Glazier Books 2005
-----Weaver, Darlene Fozard. The Acting Person and Christian Moral Life. Georgetown University Press 2011
Recommended Books:
-----O’Connell, Timothy. Making Disciples: A Handbook of Christian Moral Formation. Crossroad/Faith & Formation 1998
ADVANCED SPIRITUALITY PRAXIS
IPS 429-001
Class # 1556
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall Room 334
Instructor: Anne Luther
Tuesday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m., prerequisite: Must have successfully completed Introduction to the Praxis of Spiritual Direction
This course is designed for those preparing for the ministry of Spiritual Direction and who have had some beginning experience. We will focus on key issues that may surface in the practice of spiritual companioning: on-going evaluation of the process; discernment; supervision and consultation; need for referral; termination. Most importantly, the actual concerns of participants will be brought forward and explored in an experiential context.
Handouts will be supplied by the Instructor.
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION PRACTICUM II
IPS 430-001
Class # 2180
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall Room 403
Instructors: Anne Luther and Ronald Stua
Tuesday, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m., prerequisite: Must have successfully completed Spiritual Direction Practicum
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.
CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY – NURTURING THE HEALING EMOTIONS
IPS 431-001
Class # 4721
Online*
Instructors: Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead
*NOTE: There are no synchronous session required in this course.
This course establishes a dialogue among themes in classic and contemporary Christian spirituality and findings of current psychological and cultural research.
The dualisms of body and soul, reason and emotion, “flesh” and spirit have shaped western Christianity. But along side this wounding inheritance, an enduring wisdom thrives—embodied in the images and stories of the biblical heritage, in the practices of generosity and prayer, in the witness of lives and communities transformed.
Contemporary psychology has widened its concern beyond overcoming painful emotions. Research today includes an appreciation of moral emotions (compassion, mercy, forgiveness), the positive emotions (contentment, pride, joy), the religious emotions (wonder, gratitude, awe) and the emotions of justice (anger, courage, hope).
The goal in our course will be to explore the vital links between these healing emotions and both effective ministry and a deepening spiritual life. This course is designed to serve those in ministries of pastoral care and counseling, spiritual direction, social justice and community development, as well as faith formation in parish, university, health care, and retreat settings.
Required Text:
-----Whitehead/Whitehead. Holy Eros: Pathways to a Passionate God. Orbis Books, 2010.
Recommended Reading (resources useful for written assignments):
-----Au, Wilkie and Noreen Cannon Au. The Grateful Heart: Living the Christian Message. Paulist, 2011.
Experiences spiritual guides draw on psychological sources and spiritual wisdom to explore
gratitute.
-----Elliott, Matthew. Faithful Feelings: Emotion in the New Testament. Inter-Varsity Press, 2005.
Protestant scripture scholar explores the vocabulary of emotion in the biblical literature.
-----Frederickson, Barbara. Postivity: Hidden Strengths fo the Positive Emotions. 2010, paperback.
Psychhologist who pioneered research in positive emotions offers here a practical account of
their benefits, with workable strategies for enhancing these emotions in one's life and work.
-----Gilbert, Paul. The Compassionate Mind. New Harbinger Publications, 2009.
Discussion of neuroscience's expanding findings on roel on the soothing/contentment system,
a major source of our feelings of personal well-being and compassion for others.
-----Haidt, Jonathan. The Happiness Hypothesis. Basic Books, 2006.
A readable review of research on happiness, with discussion factors that contribute to and
interfere with a senhse of well-being.
-----Keltner, Dacher. Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life. Norton, 2009.
Readable overview of positive psychology's research and analysis of factors that contribute to
psychological and moral development.
-----Lewis, Thomas, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon. A General Theory of Love. Vintage, 2011.
Authors draw on current brain research for a compelling and readabvle discussion of the role of
emotional resonance in developing and sustaining mutually healthy close relationships.
-----Stone, Bryan. Compassionate Ministry: Theological Foundations. Orbis, 1996.
Drawing on the work of Juan Segundo and other liberation theologians, as well as his pastoral
experience in urban ministry, Stone sketches a model of compassionate ministry rooted in
Christian biblical commitments.
SPIRITUAL DIRECTION PRACTICUM FOR JESUITS
Introductory Internship in Spiritual Direction
IPS 432-001
Class # 2050
Lake Shore Campus, Crown Center Room 530
Instructors: William Creed, S.J. and Michael Sparough, S.J.
6 Fridays, 8:15a.m. - 11:15a.m. on: January 20, February 3 and 17, March 2, 16, 23 and 30, 2012.,
NOTE: registration with permission only
IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY II: Discernment, Ignatian Prayer, and Social Justice
IPS 433-001
Class # 5813
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 525
Instructor: Stephen Krupa, S.J.
Thursday, 4:15P.M. - 6:45P.M., [Prerequisite Note: Any IPS student can enroll in this course. However, for students enrolled in the Ignatian Exercises Program (IEP), IPS 435 (Ignatian Spirituality I: Hearts on Fire) is a prerequisite for enrolling in this course.]
NOTE: All students enrolled in this course should consult Blackboard one week before the start of the course to receive the reading assignment for Week I. You need to check your “luc.edu” account for this purpose.
Desire is often presented as a rival to holiness. Strange, since when we look at Jesus we see a person of great desires, passions, and motives, and the great choices and actions that flowed from them. Great desires, and the choices and actions that flow from them, are the substance of discernment. Many people in our time are thrown by their desires, or are stymied by a collision of good and worthy intentions. These desires beg for order. How do I order my loves? How do I become intelligent and wise in my loving? How do I come to know and choose not only the good, but the better, “the more,” and thus flourish both as a human being and a disciple of Christ? In this course we will study and engage in discernment in the tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. The Exercises light a fire in our hearts, a fire that takes flesh in our world in the choices we make and the actions we take. But, for Ignatius discernment is more than just decisions and decision-making. Christian discernment is a way of life. A discerning way of life for a Christian disciple means a praxis, or habit, of self-knowledge and knowledge of God. For the great saints, including Ignatius, such ongoing knowledge is grounded in a personal relationship with Christ, a relationship, an intimacy, that grounds life and human action in the world. Ignatius’ “Rules for Discernment” will be studied and engaged in this course, as will various forms of Christian prayer that emerge from the Spiritual Exercises (i.e., the Awareness Examen, meditation, Ignatian imaginative contemplation, application of the senses, the colloquy, ‘consolation with and without cause’, and contemplation). Such discernment and prayer propel and sustain life and inform human choices and action in our time; that is, choices and action in a world of great potential and grace, as well as great human contradiction, a world begging for the justice of Jesus Christ.
Required Books:
-----Sparough, J. Michael, Jim Manney, and Tim Hipskind. What’s Your Decision?: An Ignatian Approach to Decision Making. Loyola Press, 2010.
PATHWAYS TO TRANSFORMATION: Spirituality and Psychology of Contemporary Pilgrimage
IPS 434-001
Class # 5814
Online and New Mexico, USA (April 27- May 2, 2012)
Instructor: William Schmidt
This course will explore the significant implications for understanding the human life – span as journey, and the ministerial implications which grow from this awareness. This online course will include a five-day pilgrimage to New Mexico including Chimayo and Ghost Ranch (Abiquiu) from April 27- May 2, 2012. The course will combine theoretical and experiential elements, and help participants address personal growth themes in their lives, as well as utilize insights from the course toward a wide range of ministerial activities, such as pastoral counseling, spiritual direction/spiritual growth, teaching, and education.
Costs for the New Mexico pilgrimage portion of the course will be in the $500 range, including accommodation, food, and ground transportation, but not including the flight to Albuquerque, New Mexico. A letter of intent and $100 deposit (made out to Loyola University) must be received by the IPS office no later than November 1, 2011.
Required Readings:
-----Webb-Mitchell, Brett. School of the Pilgrim. John Knox Press 2007
-----Clift, Jean, Clift, Wallace. The Archetype of Pilgrimage. Wipf & Stock Publishers 2004
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
IPS 435-001
Class # 3506
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 525
Instructor: Stephen Krupa, S.J.
Mondays, 7:00P.M. – 9:30P.M., NOTE: Students enrolled in this course should consult Blackboard one week before the start of the course to receive the reading assignment for Week I. You need to check your “luc.edu” account for this purpose.
Same-sex sexual orientation has become a major issue in contemporary religion, whether in Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. Gay and lesbian persons, previously invisible in many faith communities, are regularly encountered in ministry. Today, LGBTQ experience is studied widely in the academy and is debated scripturally, theologically, and pastorally in religious institutions. In the Christian churches many gay persons have managed to remain faithful to the gospel of Christ in the face of institutional and doctrinal censure. Spirituality, with its focus on the “lived experience of faith” (Principe / Schneiders), provides the focus for this course. What is the lived experience of Christian faith of gay and lesbian persons? How do they manage to live out both the gospel imperatives of Christian discipleship and the truth of their own lives? The aim of the course is to provide participants with an exploration of classical and contemporary resources by which gay and lesbian Christians discover a spiritual center from which to define their lives and faith. Biblical exegesis, doctrinal statements, and theological commentary on same-sex sexuality will be studied, along with scientific research and human experience, as integral to gay Christian spirituality. Participants of any sexual orientation who live and work with, or will minister to, gay persons are welcome to the course.
Required Readings:
-----Countryman, L. William, and M. R. Ritley. Gifted by Otherness: Gay and Lesbian Christians in the Church. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse, 2001.
-----Empereur, James L. Spiritual Direction and the Gay Person. New York: Continuum, 1998.
-----Fortunato, John E. Embracing the Exile: Healing Journeys of Gay Christians. New York: Seabury, 1983. [also published in editions by Harper & Row]
ETHICS IN PASTORAL COUNSELING AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
IPS 512-001
Class # 1562
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 203
Instructor: Timothy O’Connell
Tuesday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
This course introduces students to the richness and diversity of the Christian moral tradition and offers ways to use that tradition in personal and professional settings, with special focus on the pastoral counseling and spiritual direction settings. Attention is given to helping clients and directees move toward mature moral choice, while also attending to the pastoral counselor's/spiritual director’s own growth and integration. The course also provides students with the codes and procedures of professional ethics essential for their work as pastoral counselors and spiritual directors. Since the experience of the counseling and spiritual direction internships are used throughout the course, students generally do not take this course until they have begun the internship.
Required Books:
-----Corey, Gerald, et al. Issues and Ethics in Profession (7th edition or 8th edition). Thomson Brooks/Cole Publishing Co 2011-2007
-----Doherty, William J. Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility. Basic Books 1996
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
IPS 541-001
Class # 2542
Online*
Instructor: Robert T. O’Gorman
*NOTE: Required synchronous online sessions, Tuesdays, 7:00P.M. - 8:00P.M.
The sacraments and liturgy of the Church must be understood in the broader context of an incarnational spirituality. Grounded in the belief that creation and the material world are good and have the ability to mediate the presence of God to us, sacramental theology understands the human person to be enspirited body in the sense that our encounter with God happens in and through time and space. The primary encounter with God is the person of Jesus Christ, the Sacrament of God. The Church, as the Body of Christ, is then the ongoing sacramental presence of God in the world. Within the Catholic tradition, the seven Sacraments become moments of encountering God who is always already present, so that the Sacraments make visible and concrete a relationship to God that already exists. This course will look at sacramental theology within the context of the postmodern world and then will focus on each sacrament individually to foster a sound theology of the sacrament, a pastoral familiarity with the rite, and the purpose of the sacraments in the life of the individual, the church, and the world.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
RequiredBooks:
-----Cooke, Bernard J. Sacraments and Sacramentality. 23rd Publication 1994.
-----Martos, Joseph. Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to the Sacraments in the Catholic Church. Liguori/Triumph. 2001
-----Myss, Caroline. Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. Three Rivers
Press. 1997
-----Hogue, David. Remembering the Future Imagining the Past: Story, Ritual, and the Human Brain.
Wipf & Stock Publishers. 2009.
-----(1) Rites of the Catholic Church (3 edition April 1990) {all the sacraments except Ordination} & (2) Rites of the Catholic Church, Vol. 2 (2 edition - June 1990) [ordination] by Liturgical Press. It is suggested that you DO NOT purchase these volumes but access them through the library or a Catholic local parish. You will need to consult for the particular sacrament you are presenting.
IPS 560-001
Class # 5815
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall, Room 401
Instructor: Peter Buttitta
Fridays, 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. on: January 20, February 3 and 17, March 2 and 23, April 13, 2012. Ministers encounter multiple occasions of public prayer: prayer before meetings, celebrations of sacraments, wakes, retreats, community prayer, catechumenate rites, penance services, Word and Communion services, ministry to the sick; and they are often expected to exercise leadership in these settings. This practicum develops skills in preparation for such occasions, including public communication and preaching skills as well as development of skills in supervising and training volunteer liturgical ministers.
Required Books:
-----Cotter, Theresa. Called to Preside: A Handbook for Lay People. Wipf & Stock Publishers. 2005
-----Untener, Kenneth. Preaching Better: Practical Suggestions for Homilists. Paulist 1999
-----Waznak, Robert. An Introduction to the Homily. Liturgical Press. 1998
-----NCCB. Fulfilled in Your Hearing. USCCB Publishing 1982
Center for Ministry Development Certificate in Youth Ministry
FOUNDATIONS OF MINISTRY LEADERSHIP and SKILLS FOR CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP
IPS 462-001
Class # 5818
Joliet Diocese Pastoral Center*
Instructors: CMD Staff
Foundations of Ministry Leadership: January 28 – 29, 2012, Anne Marie Eckert
Skills for Christian Leadership: March 24 – 25, 2012, Dennis Mahaney
FOUNDATIONS OF PASTORAL CARE
IPS 564-001
Class # 3573
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall Room 303
Instructor: Amy Florian
Mondays, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Pastoral care is the ministry of companioning people in the toughest times of their lives – i.e. major transitions, divorce, illness, death, and grief. This overview course looks at the history, theology, and purpose of pastoral care. Students explore personal loss experiences in conjunction with research on the processes of transition, sickness, and dying. Attention is given to end-of-life issues, suicide, ritual prayer, and theodicy, in the context of cultural and interfaith considerations. The ultimate goal is the development of foundational principles and skills necessary to compassionately serve individuals and families in parishes and congregations, hospitals, hospice, nursing homes, etc.
Required Readings:
-----Callahan, Maggie and Patricia Kelley. Final Gifts. Bantam Books, 1997.
-----Glen, Genevieve, Marilyn Kofler and Kevin O’Connor. Handbook for Ministers of Care. Liturgical Training Publications, 2007.
-----Mitchell, Kenneth and Herbert Anderson. All Our Losses, All Our Griefs. Westminster Press, 1983 (or later edition).
-----Smith, Margaret. Facing Death Together: Parish Funerals. Liturgy Training Publications, 2007.
Recommended books to have on your shelf, but not required:
-----Ashley, Benedict and Kevin O’Rourke. Ethics of Healthcare: An Introductory Textbook. Georgetown University Press, 2002.
-----Corr, Charles; Nabe, Clyde; and Corr, Donna, Editors. Death and Dying, Life and Living, 6th Edition, Belmont, California: Wadsworth, 2008.
-----Despelder, Lynne Ann and Strickland, Albert Lee. The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying. 9th Edition NY:McGraw Hill, 2010.
-----Doehring, Carrie. The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Post-Modern Approach. Westminster Press, 2006.
-----Dykstra, Robert. Images of Pastoral Care. 2005.
-----Gerkin, Charles. An Introduction to Pastoral Care
-----Karaban, Roslyn. Crisis Caring. Resource Publications, 2005.
-----Kirkwood, Neville . A Hospital Visitor’s Handbook: Do’s and Don’ts of Hospital Visitation. Harrisburg: Morehouse, 2005.
-----Kirkwood, Neville A. A Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism and Religion: Practical Guidelines for Healthcare Workers. Morehouse Publishing, 2005.
-----NCCB. The Order of Christian Funerals. Catholic Book Publishing Company. 1999.
-----Stone, Howard. The Caring Church: A Guide for Lay Pastoral Care. Fortress Press, 1986.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
PASTORAL LEADERSHIP
IPS 565-001
Class # 3429
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall, Room 303
Instructor: Patrick Brennan
Wednesday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Who is a leader? What is leadership? These contemporary questions creatively haunt every organization and endeavor. Church, parish, and other structures of religion and spirituality find thse questions particularly challenging in light of their mission, their membership, and their relationship with the culture.
This course examines contemporary leadership, its theories and practices, specifically focusing on pastoral contexts. The relationship between various ecclesiologies and leadership styles will be discussed. Models of leadership will be presented and processed. Distinctions between leadership and managment will be explored. The role of the congregation in pastoral leadership will be highlighted. Various specific venues for leadership activity will be identified and studied, among them formation and education, program development, volunteer personnel, problem analysis, conflict management, group facilitation, and budget.
Course expectations include an analysis of a specific pastoral leadership situation of the student's choice.
Required Books:
-----Carroll, Jackson W. God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 2006
-----Allen, John. The Future Church: Ten Trends are Revolutionizing the Catholic Church. Doubleday Religion; 1st edition. 2009
-----Covey, Stephen. The Eighth Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness. Free Press 2005
-----Collins, James. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t. Harper Business 1st edition. 2001
-----Heifetz, Ronald; Linsky, Marty. Leadership on the Line. Harvard Business School Press. 2002
-----Kouzes, James and Posner, Barry. The Leadership Challenge. Jossey Bass. 2003
Class # 3425
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center Room 526
Instructor: Eileen Daily
Wednesdays, 7:00P.M. – 9:30P.M.
OR
IPS 486-002
Class # 5820
Online*
Instructor: Eileen Daily
*NOTE: Online students are required to meet online every Wednesday, 7:15P.M. – 8:15P.M. CST
Religious education occurs in the context of parish and congregational life, religious schools, and the public square. This course is designed as the basic course in religious education with attention to the wisdom of religious education, theology, and education. It introduces participants to the basic elements of religious education in relation to their theological and educational affiliations and roots. Course participants learn to analyze the learning needs of the educational context in which they expect to work, develop appropriate learning outcomes, create curricula and instructional strategies toward those outcomes, and assess whether the learning events were successful. The student is able to customize the course to the demands of his or her anticipated career path in religious education. The student learns to apply the standards demanded of the particular context in which he or she expects to work. By the end of the course, participants will create and deliver a lesson integrating the elements of the course.
Required Text for both Sections 001 and 002
-----Palmer, Parker, J. The Courage To Teach Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. Jossey-Bass 2007
THE PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELING OF MEN
IPS 483-001
Class # 2540
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center Room 525
Monday, 1:00P.M. – 3:30P.M.
Instructor: Paul Giblin
This course will provide a conscious-raising, reflective, and interactive experience of what it means to be male and masculine in this culture and time. Through reading, reflection, small and whole group interaction we will explore a series of themes including men and: culture, emotions (with attention to anger and grief), the body, development (with attention to midlife and aging), relationship with their mothers and fathers, intimacy, friendships, communication and conflict management, their inner lives, and spirituality. We will explore individual and group, clinical and preventive/educational approaches to working with men. The course is open to men and women interested in and curious about men in their lives.
Required Texts:
-----Bly, R. A little book on the human shadow. Harper Collins 1998
-----Golden, T. Swallowed by a snake: The gift of the masculine side of healing. Golden Healing,2011
-----Hollis, K. What matters most: Living a more considered life. Gotham Books, 2009
-----Johnson, R. Transformation: Understanding the three levels of masculine consciousness. Harper Collins. 1993
-----Rabinowitz, F. & Cochran, S. Deepening psychotherapy with men. American Psychological Press. 2002
(No Pastoral Counseling students)
IPS 555-002
Class #3516
Online*
Instructor: Dean Manternach
Note: This class is not for pastoral counseling students; pastoral counseling students register for IPS 555-001 (see below)
*NOTE: Required synchronous online sessions, Monday evenings, 8:00P.M. - 9:15P.M., Central Standard Time.
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 books:
-----Kelcourse, Felicity Brock. Human Development and Faith: Life-cycle stages of Body, Mind, and Soul. Chalice Press 2004
-----Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The psychology of human development and the quest for meaning. Harper & Row. 1981
-----Wicks, Robert J. Prayerfulness: Awakening to the fullness of life. Sorin Books 2009
-----Anderson, Herbert & Kenneth Mitchel. Leaving Home. Westminster/John Knox Press. 1993
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
Open to MAPS Health Care track students only:
HEALTH CARE INTEGRATION PROJECT PORTFOLIO/DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHAPLAINCY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
IPS 493-001
Class #6588
Instructor: Daniel Lunney
Time to be set individually with the instructor
0 credits
Also:
ETHICS FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
GNUR 402-001
Class #3120
Loyola University Medical Campus
2 credit hours
OR
ETHICS FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
GNUR 402-002
Class #3121
Online
2 credits
CATHOLIC BIOETHICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
BEHP 415-001
class #6464
online
3 credits
Instructor: Mark Repenshek
This course offers a topical survey of bioethical issues pertinent to clinical practice in the Catholic context. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' document, Ethical and Religious directives for Catholic Health Care Services, 5th Edition, serves as the guiding document of the course. Topics and concepts considered include abortion, contraception, sterilization, nutrition and hydration, withdrawal of life support, care of the dying, cooperation, conscience, human dignity and personhood. This course aims to assist students in establishing a substantive familiarity with the positions and moral reasoning of the Catholic tradition in clinical bioethics through a consideration of Church documents, scholarly texts and articles and formative debates within contemporary Catholic bioethics.
Click here for a a copy of the syllabus and readings.
THEOLOGY OF THE DEVELOPING PERSON
IPS 502-001
Class # 1555
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall Room 403
Thursday, 8:45a.m. – 11:15a.m.
Instructor: William Schmidt
This course seeks to help students think theologically about human personhood. It offers students a theological anthropology presented with developmental considerations in mind. It seeks to offer a theological dialog partner for psychological perspectives on development. The course understands Divine self-revelation to be a continuing process, with human personhood a primary vessel for the unfolding of God's life. Numerous themes will be engaged in this effort. These include understandings of sin and grace, history of salvation, soul and spirit, creation (Imago Dei), along with Christology, and the nature and work of the Holy Spirit.
Required Books:
-----Grant, Brian W. A Theology for Pastoral Psychotherapy. Haworth Press 2001
-----Jones, W. Paul. Theological Worlds: Understanding the Alternative Rhythms of Christian Belief. Abingdon Press 1989
-----Cooper-White, Pamela. Braided Selves: Collected Essays on Multiplicity, God and Persons. Cascade Books 2011
FUNDAMENTALS OF PASTORAL COUNSELING
IPS 503-001
Class # 1558
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 425
Thursday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Instructors: Gerard and Jeanette Egan
Or
FUNDAMENTALS OF PASTORAL COUNSELING
IPS 503-002
Class # 1559
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 422
Thursday, 4:15p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Instructors: Gerard and Jeanette Egan
The course will focus on the process and skills of pastoral counseling. Early emphasis is placed on training the student in basic listening and influencing skills. Students are then given the opportunity to learn and practice selected strategies drawn from various approaches to counseling. Demonstration of skills by faculty members and/or videotape and supervised peer counseling by students are the vehicle for learning. Training procedures are set in a multicultural context. The counselor's management of issues of faith and values will be emphasized.
Required Texts for both sections 001 and 002
-----Ivey, A.E, D'Andrea, M, Ivey, M.B. Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy. Sage Publications 2006, 6th ed.
-----Butler, Sarah. Caring Ministry. Continuum 2007
IPS 506-001
Class #1560
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication Room 011
Tuesday, 4:15p.m. – 5:45p.m.
Instructor: Maco Cassetta
note: 0 credit required MAPC 1st year course with the fee of $300. The fee will be added to your tuition bill.
OR
IDENTITY INTEGRATION GROUP
IPS 506-002
Class # 3842
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication Room 008
Tuesday, 4:15p.m. – 5:45p.m.
Instructor: Nichole Chmela
note: 0 credit required MAPC 1st year course with the fee of $300. The fee will be added to your tuition bill.
OR
IDENTITY INTEGRATION GROUP
IPS 506-004
Class # 5821
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 326
Tuesday, 4:15p.m. – 5:45p.m.
Instructor: Connie Vitale
note: 0 credit required MAPC 1st year course with the fee of $300. The fee will be added to your tuition bill.
This process fosters the student's development of a coherent sense of identity as a pastoral counselor. The goal of the process, extended over two years, is the pastoral counselor's holistic integration including: interpersonal ministerial style; personal, pastoral, and professional development; interplay of intellect and imagination; values and assumptions; working knowledge and skills; and dynamics of group life. In the spring of the first year, students are invited into the the process by meeting weekly in small, faculty-facilitated groups. The process is intended to foster the ongoing development of students as pastoral counselors by means of shared reflection and discussion, identification and processing of pastoral and personal issues relevant to ministerial identity and opportunity for prayer and ritual.
Please note: This 0-credit hour course begins the second week of classes. No texts are required.
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
IPS 509-001
Class #1561
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center Room 203
Tuesday, 8:45a.m. – 11:15a.m.
Instructor: Michael Bland
In this course students will learn how to use the Fourth Edition (Text Revision) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR) with its multi-axial system for diagnosing various psychopathological disorders. They will develop interviewing skills to identify basic psychopathology and distinguish between normal adjustment problems and enduring psychopathology. Students will become familiar with the decision trees for different diagnosis. They will reflect on the pastoral dimensions of dealing with persons who suffer from psychopathology.
Required Text:
-----American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR).
-----Sadock, B.J. & Sadock, V.A. (2007). Kaplan and Sadock’s Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry (10th Edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Recommended Text:
-----Shea, S.C. (1998). Psychiatric Interviewing, The Art of Understanding: A Practical Guide for Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Nurses, and Other Mental Health Professionals (2nd ed.). W.B. Saunders Co.
-----Spitzer, R.L., Gibbob, M., Skodol, A.E., Williams, J.B.W., and First, M.B. (2002). DSM-IV-TR Casebook: A Learning Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. American Psychiatric Association
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ETHICS IN PASTORAL COUNSELING AND SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
IPS 512-001
Class # 1562
Water Tower Campus, Maguire Hall Room 330
Tuesday, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
Instructor: Timothy O’Connell
This course introduces students to the richness and diversity of the Christian moral tradition and offers ways to use that tradition in personal and professional settings, with special focus on the pastoral counseling and spiritual direction settings. Attention is given to helping clients and directees move toward mature moral choice, while also attending to the pastoral counselor's/spiritual director’s own growth and integration. The course also provides students with the codes and procedures of professional ethics essential for their work as pastoral counselors and spiritual directors. Since the experience of the counseling and spiritual direction internships are used throughout the course, students generally do not take this course until they have begun the internship.
Required Books:
-----Corey, Gerald, et al. Issues and Ethics in the Helping Profession (7th edition or 8th edition). Thomson Brooks/Cole Publishing Co 2011-2007
-----Doherty, William J. Soul Searching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral Responsibility. Basic Books 1996
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PASTORAL COUNSELING INTERNSHIP SUPERVISION II: (4 sections)
IPS 513-001, Class # 1563 (Giblin), School of Communication, Room 011
IPS 513-002, Class # 2181 (Maloney), Lewis Towers 631
IPS 513-003, Class # 2538 (Schmidt), Corboy Law Center, Room 425
IPS 513-004, Class # 5822 (Holliman), Lewis Towers 605
Water Tower Campus
Tuesday, 8:45a.m. – 11:15a.m.
Instructors: Paul Giblin, Diane Maloney, William Schmidt and Pamela Holliman
This course seeks to provide students an opportunity for continuing growth as pastoral counselors. Attention is given to the application of learned theory and skills in the context of pastoral counseling relationship(s) with particular attention being paid to integration of personhood with practice. Supervision is an individual-in-group model.
No texts are required for this course
CAREER COUNSELING FOR THE PASTORAL COUNSELOR
IPS 518-001
Class # 2546
Lake Shore Campus, Sullivan, 202
Instructor: Camille Helkowski
2 weekends beginning on Friday evening and ending Sunday afternoon:
Friday, 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m, January 27th and February 17th; and Saturday, 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m., January 28th and February 18th, and Sunday, 10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m., January 29th and Feb. 19th
The path to an authentic life is not always clearly drawn, particularly from a career development perspective. In order to effectively respond to people's career concerns, we must be able to infuse our pastoral counseling skills with both a theoretical and practical understanding of the dynamics involved in making life/career choices. This course will shed light on the value of the career counseling process by integrating career counseling theory, career inventories, case studies, experiential learning and class discussion.
Required Readings:
-----Gysbers, N.C., Heppner, M.J., and Johnson, J.A. Career counseling: contexts, processes, and techniques. (3rd ed.) American Counseling Association. 2009
-----Palmer, P.J. Let your life speak: Listening for the voice of vocation. Jossey-Bass 2000
-----Jacobsen, M.J. Hand-me-down dreams: How families influence our career paths and how we can reclaim them. Three Rivers Press 1999. Please note: This book is out of print. Students may purchase it used or as an e-book through Amazon. Instructor will also have copies available to sell for $10 each.
THE HUMAN PERSON AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
(Pastoral Counseling students only)
IPS 555-001
Class # 1557
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication Room 014
Instructor: Charlotte Dillon
Tuesday, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
Note: This class is for pastoral counseling students only
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 books:
-----Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning. Harper One 1995.
-----Newberg, Andrew and Waldman, Mark Robert. How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist. Ballantine Books 2010.
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
IPS 611-001
Class # 4748
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 205
Instructor: Susan Rans
Saturdays, 8:45a.m. – 11:15a.m.
A sustainable community is one in which nothing and no one is wasted. A sustainable community can provide for all of its residents and promote their health, co-exist with the natural world, and remain in control of those who depend upon it. But some serious obstacles to sustainable, healthy communities exist. The ‘gospel of growth’ has created systems out of proportion and out of community control, resulting in some alarming breakdowns in the provision of necessities for life—food, energy, shelter, water, clean air and waste removal. This class will address these systems and their breakdown, introduce alternatives, and introduce students to creative and courageous attempts to waste nothing and no one.
Required books:
-----Friedman, Tom. Hot, Flat and Crowded 2.0. Picador; First Edition 2009
-----Jones, Van. The Green Collar Economy. Harper One 2009
-----Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Penguin; Reprint edition 2007
Click here for a copy of the syllabus
APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS
IPS 612-001
Class # 5828
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center Room 205
Instructor: David Frenchak
Saturdays, 1:00p.m. – 3:30p.m.
FAITH, JUSTICE AND PUBLIC POLICY
IPS 613-001
Class # 4730
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center Room 323
Instructor: Mary Nelson
5 Fridays, 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. on: January 27, February 10 and 24, March 16 and 30, 2012
Using the lens of Biblical justice, the course examines the relationship between community development and public policy, acquaints students with examples of practitioners of faith centered justice work, and looks at the elements of successful public policy impact. The class will examine one or two current justice issues, seek to understand the various positions, identify the current efforts to impact public policies, and experience some action. The course will identify some tools for helping engage others in the justice issues as well. Outside guests will speak, and course readings will enhance the understanding. Students will choose a public policy (maybe in formation) to examine in more depth, reflect and understand, and identify courses of action.
Required Readings:
-----Stafford, Tim. Shaking the System. Intervarsity Press 2007
-----Wallis, Jim. God’s Politics. Harper 2005
-----Taylor, Adam. Mobilizing Hope Intervarsity Press 2010
-----McClaren, Brian. The Justice Project. Baker Books 2009
-----Alexander, Michele. The New Jim Crow . The New Press 2010
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DIVERSITY & EQUITY: Cultural Competency
IPS 620-001
Class # 2541
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 325
Instructor: Kapila Wewegama
Saturdays, 1:00P.M.-3:30P.M.
Please Note: The first class of section 001 will begin Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Description of section 001: Community development almost always occurs in a multi-cultural context. This is a practical reality in the US, where communities are comprised of many domestic and international cultures. This experiential learning course is intended to enhance students’ ability to effectively engage in and facilitate community development activities in a culturally diverse context. Students will examine the key fundamentals of cultural diversity such as nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender and physical ability, and investigate how these fundamentals relate to the main aspects of community development.
During the final phase of the course, each student will choose and research a community development organization in Chicago in order to identify and analyze its cross-cultural diversity approach to community development. The final project will include a class presentation on the analytical assessment of the organization’s diversity-based community development efforts and identification and development of recommendations to enhance its current efforts.
The main goal of this course s challenge participants to take their learning beyond just an intellectual pursuit to an enhanced applicable cultural competence, so as to serve as effective development facilitators.
Required Readings for Section 001:
-----Schech, Susanne and Jane Haggis. Culture and Development: A Critical Introduction (Paperback)
-----Additional readings from a variety of other cross-cultural and community development sourcebooks will be used to promote and enrich concept learning and skill development. Students will receive a variety of handouts and worksheets throughout the course
Click here for a copy of the syllabus for Section -001.
OR
IPS 620-002
Class # 5823
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 423
Instructor: Kate Lassiter
Thursdays, 7:00P.M. - 9:30P.M.
Description of section 002: Diversity, difference, identity, multiculturalism, equity, and inclusion are common terms in the lexicon of community development and social justice. But what exactly do these terms mean? What do they signify? This course takes up the work of answering these questions. As such, there are two overarching purposes to our class. First, we will read, write, think, and speak in order to understand the complexity of these terms theoretically, practically, and personally. Second, we will reflect and strategize about how to assess institutional and programmatic attention to issues of diversity and equity, how to responsibly incorporate diverse voices in our chosen or hoped for vocations, and how to speak wisely, authentically, and with integrity to and from our personal experiences. This course is not only about culture competence, but also about deep investigation into the language and practices that shape the way that we inhabit difference in the academy, in the church, and in the public square.
Required Readings for section 002:
.....Judith Butler and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Who Sings the Nation-State?
.....Samuel Delaney, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue.
.....Iris Marion Young, Justice and the Politics of Difference.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus for Section -002.
IPS 625/PHIL 389
Class # 2960
Lake Shore Campus, Dumbach Hall Room 4
Instructor: David Schweickart
Tuesdays, 7:00P.M. - 9:30P.M.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND SOCIAL CHANGE (2 sections)
IPS 635-001
Class # 2342
Water Tower Campus, Coroby Law Center, Room 326
Instructor: Judy Hertz
Mondays, 4:15P.M. - 6:45P.M.
OR
IPS 635-002
Class # 5824
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 325
Instructor: Gianna Baker
Saturdays, 8:45 A.M. - 11:15A.M.
Description and readings for section 002:
Over twenty years a go, President Barack Obama worked as a community organizer on the south side of Chicago. According to Obama:
“Organizing begins with the premise that (1) the problems facing inner-city communities do not result from a lack of effective solutions, but from a lack of power to implement these solutions; (2) that the only way for communities to build long-term power is by organizing people and money around a common vision; and (3) that a viable organization can only be achieved if a broadly based indigenous leadership — and not one or two charismatic leaders — can knit together the diverse interests of their local institutions.”
In this course, we will examine what Mr. Obama meant, the organizing tradition that shaped him, and whether it is a viable means for creating social change in the 21st Century.
Required Readings: (section 002)
-----Bobo, Kim. Organizing for Social Change.
-----Gecan, Mike. Going Public.
Recommended Readings: (section 002)
-----Branch, Taylor. Parting the Waters.
-----Domhoff, G. William. Who Rules America: Challenges to Corporate and Class Dominance.
-----Ganz, Marshall. Why David Sometimes Wins.
-----Greider, William. Who Will Tell the People.
-----Jacobsen, Dennis. Doing Justice.
-----Payne, Charles. I’ve Got the Light of Freedom.
-----Pierce, Gregory. Activism that Makes Sense.
-----Taylor, Adam. Mobilizing Hope.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus for section 002
SOCIAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP II: ADVANCED ACTION-REFLECTION IN CONTEXT (3 sections)
IPS 641-001
Class # 5825
Water Tower Campus, Lewis Towers, Room 605
Instructor: Andrea Kirksey
Tuesdays, 4:15P.M. - 6:45P.M.
OR
IPS 641-002
Class # 5826
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication, Room 011
Instructor: Megan Barry
Tuesdays, 6:00P.M. - 8:30P.M.
OR
IPS 641-003
Class # 5838
Lake Shore Campus, Information Commons, Room 230
Instructor: Tom Drexler
Tuesdays, 4:15P.M. - 6:45P.M.
No books are required for this course.
SOCIAL JUSTICE FINAL PROJECT SEMINAR
(1 credit hour course required for Social Justice students in their final semester)
IPS 671-001
Class # 5827
Water Tower Campus, Coroby Law Center, Room 526
Instructor: Susan Rans
4 Wednesdays, 4:15P.M. - 6:45P.M., dates to be decided
No books are required for this course.
FIELD EDUCATION I
IPS 580-001
Class # 3430
Online*
Instructor: Eileen Daily
*NOTE: Online required synchronous session, 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. Mondays, Central Standard Time
FIELD EDUCATION II
IPS 581-001
Class # 1564
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication Room 011
Instructor: Robert O’Gorman
Thursdays, 1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m.
OR
IPS 581-002
Class # 5837
Water Tower Campus, School of Communication, Room 011
Instructor: Robert O’Gorman
Wednesdays, 4:15p.m. - 6:45p.m.
PASTORAL COUNSELING
IPS 526-001
Class # 1566
Water Tower Campus, IPS Office
Counselors: Sheila Morrow
OR
IPS 526-002
Class # 4725
Water Tower Campus, IPS Office
Counselor: Tom Gorey
Note: 0 credit; fee = $550.
MDIV PROJECT
IPS 593-001
Class # 1565
Instructor: Robert O’Gorman
Note: 0 credit course; fee = $500.
Permission only.
Minimal instructor input, self-directed research and study, focused independent inquiry - students pursue the topic, frequently going beyond the required readings to find additional materials online and in the library. Students show initiative and utilize their time to master the topic.
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.
MASTERS STUDY
IPS 605-001
Class #2961
Note 0 credit; fee = $500.
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, McCormick School of Theology, and Meadville-Lombard Theological School. In order to review courses available to IPS students at these schools, go to www.actschicago.org noting listings for the above 3 schools only. To register for a course please contact Randy Gibbons at rgibbon@luc.edu or call 312/915-7450.
THE GENIUS OF IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY:
Jesuit Mission and Vision Empowering Laity for Social Transformation
IPS 459-001
Class # 5829
1 credit hour
A Webinar Conference for the Jesuit Network across the USA sponsored by five Jesuit universities (Loyola Chicago, Loyola Marymount, Loyola New Orleans, Seattle, Creighton) collaborating for an interactive learning engagement—with students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty and staff colleagues, alums, leaders in Jesuit-inspired ministries, young adults, prospective ministry students.
Three Friday afternoons, 2:30p.m. – 5:00p.m. Central Standard Time on: March 16, 23 and 30, 2012. Students at sponsoring institutions can take for one credit; all others take as workshop: $25 for all 3 sessions.
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Begin to Connect with Others Like You—Across the Nation—New Friends and Colleagues
- ShareYour Faith and Your Experience in Mission
- Deepen Your Awareness and Understanding of Our Ignatian Legacy
- Discover the Expansive Creativity Shaping New and Old Ministries
- Retrieve that Ongoing Sense of Call and the Habit of Discernment
March 16th, 2:30-500 Central Time:
“The Genius of Ignatian Spirituality Today”
March 23rd, 2:30-5:00 Central Time:
“So Many Needs, So Many Ways to Serve: Empowering and Sustaining Lay Ministries”
March 30th, 2:30-5:00 Central Time:
“Calling and Discernment: Finding Our Way Through Others, For Others”
Click here to visit the Webinar Website
NONVIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION
IPS 422-001
Class # 3663
Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center, Room 205
Instructor: Paul Giblin
3 Fridays, 8a.m. - noon, on: January 27, February 10 and 24, 2012
This course will explore the theory and practice of nonviolent conflict resolution. Resources will be drawn from psychology, systems theory, communication and conflict theories, and theology. Participants will develop a sense of their conflict management styles, personal and work contexts that trigger their reactivity, and strategies for successful management of those contexts. Themes will include: understanding causes of conflict, the role of emotions, the place of values and attitudes, differences between constructive and destructive conflict, the use of the body and calming and soothing skills, the place for acceptance and forgiveness. The course will utilize didactic input, small and large group discussion, role play, and skill practice. Expectations for workshop participants’ successful completion of this program will be the same as for those taking the course for graduate credit. The syllabus and reading list will be available in December.
