Institute of Pastoral Studies|Loyola University Chicago

Registration Information
Students 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 website. Registration for courses is done by the student through the LOCUS system. (Note: when registering for a course, the class number is the 4 digit number listed within the course listing.)

It is recommended that students register for no more than two (2) 3 credit hour courses in the summer session. If you wish to take more, please speak with your advisor.

There is a $50 non-waivable, non-refundable late fee when registering for courses after the assigned summer term date listed below. In order for tuition to be refunded for a dropped course, please adhere to the refund schedule. 

On Campus Housing
Please contact atyourservicedesk@luc.edu for information about on campus Housing.  (This is separate from Housing for the Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal).   Send the dates of your expected stay and the campus you wish to reside at to the e-mail address above. 


INSTITUTE FOR ADULT SPIRITUAL RENEWAL*      
  If you want to register for an IPS 3 semester credit hour course in conjunction with the Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal at Loyola University Chicago, you are required to fill out registration forms for the Institute of Adult Spiritual Renewal in addition to registering through LOCUS.  Also, Housing for the Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal is secured through their office.  Courses are grouped into 3 semester hour IPS credit offerings for your convenience and are noted below with an * following their title.  Please note that extra reading and a paper is required beyond attendance in the courses.  Anne Luther will be the teacher of record and the person you will be responsible to for the extra assignments.  Go to:  http://www.asrenewal.org for a full brochure from the Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal including Registration and Housing.  Each week begins with an orientation on Sunday afternoon.
                                             

INTERNET ACCESS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL COURSES

The following course is on site in Rome, Italy.  Pre-registration is required.
VISIBLE THEOLOGY: LESSONS, DISCIPLESHIP, BELONGING, AND SPIRITUAL ENCOUNTER IN CHRISTIAN ART
Rome Immersion Course
IPS 406-001
Class #3864
Rome, Italy
Instructor:  Eileen Daily
Two Weeks, Monday - Friday, May 24 - June 4, 2010
Early Term: May 4 - June 18, 2010
The art and architecture of Rome will be the “texts” for this course. Participants will see Christian theology as it evolved over almost 2,000 years.  Christian art offers a window on the paradigm shifts and theological priorities of each Christian era. Pre-readings for the course will establish a baseline visual literacy. Using these skills, students will discern by “reading” the art, what mattered to Christians of the period. The course will be organized chronologically; beginning with art of the early Church as it became more public in Roman life and ending at the 21st century.  Throughout, participants will explore how the art can encourage discipleship, create a space of belonging to Christian community, and mediate a spiritual experience.  At least one Wednesday will offer a short session for those wishing to attend the weekly Papal Audience if the Pope is in town.

This summer, IPS students are encouraged to consider doing one of these special conferences for credit.  Beginning students are especially encouraged to do one of these conferences/courses either for credit or just for the learning experience. Be sure to visit this website for information about this conference:   http://ministryfuturesinstitute.org/  Each student is allowed to take one week only for 3 credit hours of the two course listed below:

INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY
IPS 570-001
Class #3858
Online
Instructor:  Matthew Schwartz
Term C: June 7 - July 30, 2010
     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) Exploring theological method, including the Art of Theological Reflection, 2) Scripture as a source of Theological Reflection and  3) Tradition as a source of Theological Reflection. 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? 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? 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.
Required Texts:
-----Gros, Joye O.P., D. Min. Theological Reflection: Connecting Faith and Life.  Loyola Press, 2001.
-----Killen, Patricia O'Connell and  John de Beer. The Art of Theological Reflection.  The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1993.
-----Nichols, Aidan.  The Shape of Catholic Theology: An Introduction to Its Sources, Principles, and History.  Liturgical Press, 1991.
-----Wicks, Robert J. (Editor). Handbook of Spirituality for Ministers, Volume 2: Perspectives for the 21st Century.  Paulist Press.  November, 2000).
Suggested Reading:
-----National Directory for Catechesis
-----Gaudium et Spes
-----Dei Verbum
-----Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord
Click here for a copy of the syllabus

CHRISTIAN ORIGINS: AN EXPLORATION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
IPS 416-001
Class #3860
Online*
Instructor:  Robert Ludwig
Term C: June 7 - July 30, 2010
*Students will "meet" on Sunday and Wednesday evenings from 8-9 PM Central Daylight Time in synchronous discussion sessions.
     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 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 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 our world of faith, practice, and ministry today.
Required Texts:
-----Ludwig, Robert. Instructor’s Essays. [Available at the cost of duplication from the IPS office by contacting Susan Ozuk (312/915-7400 or sozuk@luc.edu)]
-----New Testament Texts (Any Contemporary Translation—New American Version is highly recommended)
-----Pregeant, Russell.  Encounter with the New Testament: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Fortress Press, 2009.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus

CHRISTIAN MORAL THEOLOGY AND ETHICS
IPS 553-001
Class #3862
Online
Instructor:  Timothy E. O'Connell
Term C: June 7 - July 30, 2010
Required Texts:
-----Ahearn, David Oki & Peter R. Gathje, eds.  Doing Right and Being Good.  Collegeville: Liturgical Press,  2005.
-----Connors & McCormick.  Character, Choices, and Community.  New York: Paulist Press, 1998.  
-----Connors & McCormick.  Facing Ethical Issues.  New York: Paulist Press, 2002. 
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.

ISSUES IN PASTORAL CARE
IPS 458-001
Class #3873
Lake Shore Campus; meet in Regis Hall
Instructor:  Anne Luther
Friday - Thursday:  June 25 - July 8, 2010
Term: MN6
3 IPS semester hours = 3 Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal courses plus extra readings and an integrative paper.  Students must attend all sessions and register for Adult Spiritual Renewal course and IPS course through LOCUS prior to date posted above in order to not receive late registration fees.  Go to: http://www.asrenewal.org   for Adult Spiritual Renewal registration. 
Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal #111 - (Monday, June 28 - Thursday, July 1, 9:00a.m. - 11:30a.m.)
     From Grief to Healing, Amy Florian
     In our death-denying society, we don’t learn necessary lessons about death, loss and grief.  What are the best things to say at a wake?  When should you expect the tears to stop?  Come talk about grief  -  the sources, what it feels like, what is normal, and the usual patterns.  Then move toward healing, learning practical steps you can use to support others or to help yourself move forward and become whole.
Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal #041 -(June 25 - 26,  Friday, 2:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. & Saturday, 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.)
     A Living God: Spirituality for Adults, John Shea, OSA
     How adequate is our imaging of God for who God is?  How adequate is our imaging of God for who we are?  Can our imaging of God undergo transformation as we grow and develop and how does this transformation happen?  Three more questions frame this course: Why is our relating to God so often presented as static and not developing as we ourselves develop and mature?  Why are so many adults still living with a God of childhood and adolescence, a supergo God?  How can mature adults find a Living God?
Institute for Adult Spiritual Renewal #141 - (Friday, July 2, 2:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. & Saturday, July 3, 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.)
     How Did God Become So Easy To Deny, Anthony Padovano
     This course will be, in part, a survey of the time when certitude about God was easier.  It will explore traditional material, such as Aquinas, in an effort to show how different things are now.  We shall then explore issues concerning evil, absence, silence.  Evolution will be a basis for our exploration of suffering, beauty and hope.  On a personal note, I shall share my own arguments from reason about God’s existence.  The final section of the course will be an extended reflection and synthesis moving the  issue of God to Scripture and personal mystical experience grace.
   
DIMENSIONS OF ILLNESS AND HEALTH:
Continuing the Healing Ministry of Jesus in the 21st Century
IPS 460-001
Class #3861
Online*
Instructor:  Daniel Lunney (dlunney@luc.edu)
Term C: June 7 - July 30, 2010
*Students will "meet" on four Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM Central Daylight Time in synchronous online sessions on June 10 and 14 and July 8 and 22.).

                              There is a balm in Gilead
                              To make the wounded whole;
                              There is a balm in Gilead
                              To heal the sin sick soul
                                        (African American Spiritual based on Genesis 37:23-28)

     Healing is a central theme running through Scripture and Tradition including being  an essential dimension of the ministry of Jesus.  In this course, we will build on the Scriptural foundations of healing and hospitality to develop a spirituality of care for the 21^st century.  This course will focus on the intersection of the mystery of the incarnation and the healing ministry of Jesus - on the intersection of illness and health.  The course will begin with a survey of the Christian themes of healing, embodiment and hospitality.  Then we will focus on the physical realities of illness with a special focus on the trajectories of different types of diseases.  We will study the metaphors of illness which have an impact on the personal, social, emotional and spiritual experience of disease.  Through narratives and drama, we will witness first-hand insights to the experience of illness.  We will look at the dynamics of being a wounded healer and encountering a wounded storyteller.  Each student will be asked to write a final paper in which you develop a spirituality of care for people living with illness (focus can be on HIV/AIDS, mental health, cancer, or other illness).
The course will be an online seminar with written interaction taking place in discussion boards and verbal discussion taking place in four Thursday night synchronized online class sessions ( 7 - 9 pm Thursdays, June 10, 24 and July 8, 22). 
Required Reading/Technology materials:
-----Microphone
-----Earle, Mary C. Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2003.
-----Frank, Arthur W. The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness and Ethics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995.
-----Lynn, Joann. Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness. New York: Oxford, 1999.
-----Nouwen, Henri. The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society. New York: Doubleday Publishing, 1979.
-----Sontag, Susan. Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors. New York: Picador, 1990.
-----Sulmasy, Daniel P., O.F.M., M.D.  A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2006.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.

ADDICTIONS AND MODES OF THERAPY
IPS 474-001
Class #2376
Water Tower Campus
Instructor:  William Schmidt
Five Tuesdays, May 18 - June 15, 2010, 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Term: 4W2
Required Texts:
-----Denning, Patt.  Practicing Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: An Alternative Approach to Addictions.  Guilford Press, 2004.
-----Dodes, Lance M.  The Heart of Addiction: A New Approach to Understanding and Managing Alcoholism and Other Addictive Behaviors.  Perennial Currents, 2002.
-----Thombs, Dennis L.  Introduction to Addictive Behavior.  Guilford Press, 2006.

ENNEAGRAM SPECTRUM TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
IPS 479-001
Class #3867
Campus:  Water Tower Campus, Corboy Law Center (25 East Pearson) room 521
Instructor:  Jerome Wagner
One Week: Monday - Saturday, July 12 - 17, 2010, 9:00a.m. - 5:00a.m.
Term:  MN8

ADULT  FORMATION
IPS 494-001
Class #3891
*Joliet Satellite Course
Instructor: Denise Klimas
6 Saturdays, 9am June- 4pm, June 5 - July 17, 2010
(No class July 3)
Term C: June 7 - July 30, 2010
*The course will be held at:
St. Petronille
420 Glenwood Avenue
Glen Ellyn, IL  60137
     This serves to provide a basic understanding of Adult Formation at the parish level.  Grounded in Church documents, creativity, and best practices used by DRE's and Pastoral Associates, the course will center on 1. events, 2. motivation, 3. approaches, and 4. planning.  Resources for the practitioner will also be available.
For a copy of the syllabus, including assignments and reading list, please click here.

RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE PASTORAL COUNSELOR
IPS 515-001
Class #3892
Online and at Water Tower Campus: blended course
Instructor:  Mary Froehle
Online and 4 Saturdays, 9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m. on May 1, May 15, May 22, and May 29
May 1 and May 29 the class will meet in the Corboy Law Center, 25 East Pearson, in room 602
May 15 and May 22 the class will meet in the Corboy Law Center, 25 East Pearson, in room 201
Term: WE1
     This course will familiarize students with research methods in counseling and psychology. The course considers quantitative and qualitative approaches, experimental research designs, interview and survey methods, descriptive and analytical statistics and evaluative research. In the context of learning about research analysis, we will consider research readings on counseling and pastoral counseling themes.
    This is an online/in-class hybrid course. It has been designed to accommodate students who may not be present in Chicago throughout the summer. The four in-class meetings are required, but a greater portion of the work for the course will be presented in an online, asynchronous format. Work for the course will extend beyond the last class meeting date, though you will not be required to be on campus. Students who register should be comfortable with this online, independent learning format.
Required Text:
-----Mertens, Donna. Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods (3^rd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage, 2010.
Recommended Texts:
Any text with an accessible introduction to basic statistics. We will cover topics including measures of central tendency, the normal distribution, t-tests, analysis of variance, Chi-square, correlation, and regression. One good, reasonably priced such text is:
-----Urdan, Timothy. Statistics in Plain English (2^nd ed.). New York: Psychology Press, 2005.
Students may wish to purchase the current American Psychological Association (APA) publication manual (6^th ed.). Many online resources are available that provide information on APA style 6^th Edition, though because you will be asked to use APA style throughout your studies, many students choose to purchase a copy of the style manual.
-----American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6^th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010.

RESTORING URBAN COMMUNITIES
IPS 424-001
Class #3868
*Bethel New Life
Instructor:  Mary Nelson
Three Fridays/Saturdays: Fridays, 1:00a.m. - 9:00p.m. on May 7, 14 and 21st; Saturdays, 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m. on May 8, 15, 22, 2010
Term:  MN2
     Field-based in one of the nation's premier Christian community development organizations, this course introduces the principles and practices of congregational-based community development. It examines the relationship between biblical faith and community development practice through site visits to exceptional Chicago development models, and identifies the leadership competencies, organizing principles, skills and resources necessary for an asset-based approach to sustainable community building.
Required Texts
-----Corbett, Steve and Brian Fikkert. When Helping Hurts. Moody Publishers, 2009. READ BEFORE 1ST CLASS
-----Linthicum, Robert.  Building a People of Power: Equipping  Churches to Transform their Communities.
InterVarsity Press, 2006. READ AHEAD BEFORE CLASS BEGINS
-----Lupton, Robert.  Renewing the City.  InterVarsity Press, 2005.
-----Marsh, Charles and John Perkins. Welcoming Justice : God’s Movement towards Beloved Community. 
-----Rans, Susan,and Hilary Altman.  Asset Based Strategies for Faith Communities.  ACTA Publications, 2002.
There will be reading hand-outs during the course
Suggested Other Resources:
-----Lupton, Robert.  Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life.  Regal Press, 2007.
-----Nelson, Mary.  Empowerment.  CCDA Publication, 2010.
Click here for a copy of the syllabus.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
IPS 635-001
Class #1706
On site
Interfaith Worker Justice:  June 6 – August 13
or
Midwest Academy: June 1 - August 6
Term C:
n.b.: Students need to apply and be accepted by Midwest Academy or Interfaith Worker Justice  before registering for the class.  Apply early to have the best opportunity of acceptance. 
     This course combines experiential learning with theories of community organization and development, exploring methods and direct action strategies utilized by the Midwest Academy and Interfaith Worker Justice -both in social justice advocacy and labor practices. Students learn the key ideas and practices of broad based community organizing and gain an insight and understanding of the theory that animates relational organizing. Students will learn and practice the tools needed to organize and how to use these tools.
The Midwest Academy summer 2010 internship announcement and application is at http://www.midwestacademy.com/internships.
Interfaith Worker Justice summer community organizing paid internship information including application, is at http://67.199.88.109/template/page.cfm?id=14.  Note: Application due March 15, 2010.

SOCIAL JUSTICE INTERNSHIP I.
IPS 640-001
Class #2144
Lake Shore Campus, Dumbach Hall, room 238
Instructor:  Tom Drexler
Thursday, 7:00p.m. - 9:30p.m.
Term C: June 3 - July 30, 2010