THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION AND SOCIAL ANALYSIS FOR MINISTRY

I:FOUNDATIONS OF THEOLOGICAL

REFLECTIONDr. Maureen O’Brien, Ph.D.

Duquesne University

PART 1 UNIT 2

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Instructions Navigation through the course will occur

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Instructions

This course is meant to be self-paced, though there will be opportunities to interact with your local and global JPIC groups.

Course content and activities should be completed in the order that they are presented to maximize student success.

The Table of Contents will be your starting point for each Unit

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Each type of course activity has a unique icon located in the upper right corner of the screen.

In this course you will:

Global discussion Watch

video

Online journal

Local discussion

Read online

ReflectCreate doc

Quiz/test

Part 1: Introduction:

Practical/Pastoral Theology and Theological

Reflection (TR)

Unit 2: Scriptural Metaphors and

Themes for TR

Table of Contents The unit is divided in several components. Start with 2.1

Description of Learning Journal OR click on the link below to

navigate to the component where you left off. Revisit as needed.

2.1 Description of Learning Journal

2.2 Learning Outcomes

2.3 Preparatory Questions

2.4 Micro-lecture

2.5 Reading

2.6 Discussion Questions

2.7 Closing Exercise

Description of Learning Journal

Your Learning Journal is the place to record your responses to questions placed in each unit, as well as any notes that you take on the readings or in group discussions. These may be hand written or typed into a computer. If you type, please remember to save your work. Whenever possible, we encourage you to share your Learning Journal with other students in your own group and in other groups through the course’s online networking sites.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students should have:

Begun to exercise their imaginations in reflection on their own experience

Learned how a narrative from Scripture can serve as a metaphor for theological reflection

Continued to develop personal and group responses to the course material appropriate to their ministerial contexts

Preparatory Questions

Reflection and response to the following questions is an important way for you to begin thinking about the content of the upcoming unit.  Please record your responses in your Learning Journal or hand write them in a notebook if you prefer.  You are not expected to share this information with others unless you choose to do so.

Preparatory Question 1

Recall an occasion when you felt especially enlightened and enthusiastic. Perhaps this was a memorable meal, conversation, liturgy or celebration. Why did you feel this way?

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Preparatory Question 2

Is there an image, word or phrase, story or ritual that seems to “sum up” what the occasion meant to you?

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Micro-Lecture

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Reading

Critical Concepts

Instructor’s Notes

O’Brien, Maureen R. “A Meal on the Shore: John 21 as a Resource for Theological Reflection in Ministry.” New Theology Review. 20.3 (2007): 68-77. Print. Go to Duquesne University’s E-Res

Discussion Questions

Reflect and respond to the following questions inyour Learning Journal as you work through this unit.  

Then, please choose your response to one of the Discussion Questions that is especially important to you. Paste that response into a Wiki posting in order to promote and participate in a larger discussion with other students, locally andinternationally.  

All of your Discussion Question responses should be brought into your Group Meetings.

Discussion Question 1

As directed in the introduction to my article (p. 69):  …turn to John 22:2-25 and read it slowly and

prayerfully. Notice the vivid details of setting, action and words in this vital narrative of the faith of the Johannine community. Place yourself in the scenes and pay attention to your reactions.

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Discussion Question 2

In reading John 22 and the article, which biblical characters do you most identify with: Jesus, Simon Peter, the Beloved Disciple, or the other disciples? Why?

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Discussion Question 3

Do the movements of John 22 as described on pp. 70-72 seem to provide a good model for theological reflection in ministry? Why or why not?

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Closing Exercise

After completing the reading and participating in the group meeting and Google Group discussion, take time to write in your Learning Journal in response to the following questions.  You are not expected to share this information unless you choose to do so.

Closing Exercise

After the reading and discussion, take time to write in your Learning Journal:1. Has your understanding of the critical

concepts changed through your learning during this unit? If so, how?

2. What one or two important questions or insights will you carry forward from this unit?

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Wiki

If you are ready to respond to the Discussion Question most important to you:

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Choose the appropriate Unit Number

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