Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together (HarperSanFrancisco, 1954) Hallie, Philip. Lest Innocent Blood be Shed (HarperPerennial, 1979, 1994) Lohfink, Gerhard. Jesus and Community (Fortress, 1984) Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone (Simon & Schuster, 2000) Rice, Chris. Grace Matters (Jossey-Bass, 2002) Vanier, Jean. Community and Growth (Paulist, 1989) Volf, Miroslav, and Dorothy Bass, Practicing Theology (Eerdmans, 2002), selections: read pages 1-48, 94-181, 206-227, 245-263.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3655/thumbnail.jp

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Asbury Theological SeminaryePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchangeSyllabi eCommons1-1-2009CS 638 Ethics of CommunityChristine PohlFollow this and additional works at: http://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabiThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the eCommons at ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. For more information, pleasecontact thad.horner@asburyseminary.edu.Recommended CitationPohl, Christine, "CS 638 Ethics of Community" (2009). Syllabi. Book 2551.http://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2551SyllabusCourse: CS638 W1 (SP 2009)Title: Ethics of CommunityHours: 2.00 - 3.00Published: Yes, on 01/01/2009Prerequisites:CS601Department: Church in SocietyFaculty: Dr. Christine PohlEmail: christine.pohl@asburyseminary.eduOffice: ADSPO: 922Meetings:During 02/09/2009 to 05/22/2009 on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30a to10:45a in AD306.Maximum Registration: 25Catalog Description:Objectives:CS 638 Ethics of CommunityCS638: Ethics of CommunityAsbury Theological Seminary, Spring 2009Tuesday & Thursday 9:30-10:45am, Admin. Bldg. 306 Dr. Christine Pohl, ProfessorOffice Location: Admin. Bldg. 304DOffice Phone: 858-2284 *** Home Phone 858-8136Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday, 1:00-3:00pm and by appointmentAIS - Syllabus https://student.asburyseminary.edu/cgi-bin/public/syllabus.cgi?sectionNu...1 of 5 6/10/2009 3:01 PM  Purpose:  To prepare students for the moral challenges of congregational ministry by providing moral,theological, biblical, and sociological analysis of the practices that are necessary for community life.  Toenable ministers to foster communities of growth and accountability by identifying requisites of community.To prepare students to reflect morally and theologically on difficulties they encounter in congregational lifeby looking closely at the interaction between contemporary culture and the practices of promise-keeping,truth-telling, hospitality, and gratitude.  Learning Objectives:  Having successfully completed this course, students will be able to: Identify and critically engage key biblical and historical/theological texts on Christian community andthe practices of promise-keeping, truth-telling, hospitality, and gratitude.1.Interpret the contemporary socio-cultural context and its implications for the practices of communityand congregational life (e.g., mobility, autonomy, pluralism, fragmentation, technology).2.Articulate a Wesleyan understanding of Christian community, practices, and their deformations.3.Interpret various practical and interpersonal problems in congregational life through thetheological/moral lens of practices and their deformations.4.Identify various ways through which to discern, celebrate, and strengthen these practices within acongregation.5.Articulate the distinctive role of discernment and forgiveness in community life, the four practices, andtheir deformations.6.  Texts: (total pages: approximately 1800—higher than usual, but two of the books are stories) Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.  Life Together (HarperSanFrancisco, 1954)Hallie, Philip.  Lest Innocent Blood be Shed (HarperPerennial, 1979, 1994)Lohfink, Gerhard. Jesus and Community (Fortress, 1984)Putnam, Robert.  Bowling Alone (Simon & Schuster, 2000)Rice, Chris. Grace Matters (Jossey-Bass, 2002)Vanier, Jean. Community and Growth (Paulist, 1989)Volf, Miroslav, and Dorothy Bass, Practicing Theology (Eerdmans, 2002), selections: read pages 1-48,94-181, 206-227, 245-263.  Evaluation and Assignments: This course is designed as a three credit course, but students may choose to take it for two credits. Forstudents taking the course for three credits, the assignments are weighted as follows: 10%     3-page reflection paper.  Identify one practice (gratitude, truth-telling, fidelity, or hospitality) of thecommunity of Le Chambon (Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed) that seemed central to their life together. Describehow it was expressed and why it was important.  Discuss the tensions that emerged for the community as theyengaged in this practice.  Explain how faithful engagement in this one practice involved other practices ortheir deformations. 25%     5-page interaction paper.  Choose three key insights from Bonhoeffer’s Life Together about theAIS - Syllabus https://student.asburyseminary.edu/cgi-bin/public/syllabus.cgi?sectionNu...2 of 5 6/10/2009 3:01 PMcharacter of Christian community. Discuss their implications for congregational ministry today using relevantaspects of sociological analysis from Putnam’s work in Bowling Alone.  Be sure to engage both Bonhoefferand Putnam substantively. 20%     4-page integrative paper. Identify an aspect of congregational life that becomes particularly complexwhen ministry is cross-cultural or multi-ethnic (e.g. worship styles, staff relations, understandings of the roleof the pastor, or something else drawn from your experience). Using insights regarding congregational lifedrawn from Grace Matters, Community and Growth, Practicing Theology, and Jesus and Community,discuss resources that you as a pastor (or youth minister, Christian educator, or pastoral care giver) mightbring to the situation. 10%     3-page essay.  Describe an incident in ministry in which you saw the practice (or its deformation) ofhospitality (exclusion), promise-keeping (betrayal), truth-telling (deception), or gratitude (envy/entitlement)at work.  Recount the incident carefully but succinctly. Then reflect on it in light of our readings anddiscussions on community and the various other practices. Identify questions that remain.  35%     Final research paper or project on the relation of a particular practice to the moral formation of acongregation (10-12 pages).  More detailed instructions will be provided. Debit (up to one letter grade) for inadequate class participation and/or late or incomplete readings. Students taking the course for two credits will not be expected to do a final research paper, but all otherexpectations for the course are the same (readings, class attendance and participation, and the first fourpapers). The written assignments are re-weighted as follows: 15%     3-page reflection paper on community of Le Chambon 35%     5-page interaction paper on Bonhoeffer and Putnam 30%     4-page integrative paper on cross-cultural ministry 20%     3-page essay on hospitality/exclusion, promise-keeping/betrayal, truth-telling/deception, orgratitude/envy/entitlement Debit (up to one letter grade) for inadequate class participation and/or late or incomplete readings  Grade Range: Work for CS638 will be evaluated at a graduate/professional school level. A=(4.0) Exceptional work: surpassing, markedly outstanding achievement of course objectives B=(3.0) Good work: strong, significant achievement of course objectives C=(2.0) Acceptable work: basic, essential achievement of course objectives D=(1.0) Marginal work: inadequate, minimal achievement of course objectives F=(0)  Unacceptable work: failure to achieve course objectives  Student Responsibilities:  This course is designed as a seminar. It is therefore essential that studentsAIS - Syllabus https://student.asburyseminary.edu/cgi-bin/public/syllabus.cgi?sectionNu...3 of 5 6/10/2009 3:01 PMcome to class having read the assigned material carefully and critically.  Class attendance and activeparticipation in discussions are expected and are factored into the final grade. Reading records will becollected on the last day of class. All written work must be typed with 12-point type, one-inch margins on all four sides, and true double-spacing.  There will be a penalty for late papers commensurate with the degree of lateness and the adequacyof the excuse.  Papers are due in class on assigned date. All written work must use inclusive language when reference is made to human beings (male and female). This provides for both greater inclusion and greater precision. Class Sessions and Assignments: Feb. 10, 12:           Reflecting on Community from our Experience                                    Introductions, review syllabus and expectations of course  Feb. 17, 19:           Community and Practices through the Eyes of Experienced Practitioners#1: The Community of Le                                     Chambon                                   Reading Assignment: Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed                                    Written Assignment: 3-page reflection paper (see above) Feb. 24, 26:           Exegeting the Contemporary Context                                   Reading Assignment: Bowling Alone, pp. 15-284 Mar. 3, 5:               Sociological and Theological Reflection on Life in Community                                     Reading Assignment:  Bowling Alone, pp. 284-414                                                              Life Together (entire book)                                    Written Assignment: 5-page interaction paper (see above)  Mar. 10, 12:           Community and Practices through the Eyes of Experienced Practitioners#2:  The Community of          L’Arche                                     Reading Assignment: Community and Growth Mar. 17, 19:           Jesus and Community                                     Reading Assignment: Jesus and Community                        Mar. 24, 26:           Community and Practices through the Eyes of Experienced PractitionersAIS - Syllabus https://student.asburyseminary.edu/cgi-bin/public/syllabus.cgi?sectionNu...4 of 5 6/10/2009 3:01 PM#3:  The Community of                                                Antioch                                   Reading Assignment: Grace Matters  Mar. 30-April 3:     Spring Reading Week Apr. 7, 9:               Historic Christian Understandings of Community with particular focus onWesleyan tradition                                     Written Assignment: 3-page essay on a practice (see above) Apr. 14, 16:           Practices that Make and Break Community: Hospitality and Exclusion                                     Reading Assignment: Practicing Theology, selections                                    Selected student essays on hospitality and exclusion  Apr. 21, 23:           Practices that Make and Break Community: Fidelity/Promise-keeping andBetrayal                                     Reading Assignment: Selected student essays on promise-keeping and betrayal  Apr. 28, 30:           Practices that Make and Break Community: Truth-telling and Deception                                     Reading Assignment: Practicing Theology, selections                                    Selected student essays on truth-telling and deception    May 5, 7:               Practices that Make and Break Community: Gratitude and Envy/Entitlement                                     Reading Assignment:  Selected student essays on gratitude and envy/grumbling/entitlement                                    Written Assignment: 4-page Integrative Paper May 12, 14:            Practicing Community: Fostering practices and virtues in the Christian lifeand communityMay 18-22:            Finals week; final paper dueAIS - Syllabus https://student.asburyseminary.edu/cgi-bin/public/syllabus.cgi?sectionNu...5 of 5 6/10/2009 3:01 PM

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