Spring 2018/Pasadena

TC842/542

Taylor

TC842/542: LITURGY AND THE ARTS (4 Units: 200 hours; 6 Units: 390 hours). W. David O. Taylor.

DESCRIPTION: This is a 6-unit doctoral seminar that is also offered at the 500-level as a 4-unit course, open to a limited number of masters’ level students by special permission. This seminar is designed to introduce students to the field of liturgy and the arts. Attention is given to specific theological, cultural and historical traditions (e.g., Orthodox, Catholic, Reformed, Anglican, Pentecostal), critical and methodological issues (e.g., form and freedom; tradition and innovation; order and non-order; worship and mission; etc.), and particular media of art within a liturgical context (e.g., visual art, architecture, music, drama, dance, oratory).

LEARNING OUTCOMES: That students will have (1) demonstrated knowledge of the theological, historical and cultural traditions related to the liturgical arts; (2) demonstrated skills in reading primary texts in order to articulate, analyze and evaluate the particular arguments of the authors; (3) demonstrated a capacity to assess critically the central issues at play in a constructive argument for liturgy and the arts; (4) demonstrated capacities for developing strategies for teaching and learning issues in liturgy and the arts to a variety of settings; and developed resources for teaching liturgy and the arts as part of a larger course or as a stand-alone course.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. It will have some lectures by the professor, but will be mostly seminar presentations and discussions.

REQUIRED READING: TC542: 1,500 pp. assigned; TC842: 3,000 pp. assigned.

Begbie, Jeremy and Steven R. Guthrie. Resonant Witness: Conversations Between Music and Theology, Part 3: Music and Worship. Eerdmans, 2011. ISBN: 978-0802862778, Pub. Price $36.00 [140 pp. assigned].

DeBoer, Lisa. Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church. Eerdmans, 2016. ISBN: 978-0802869517, Pub. Price $24.00 [158 pp. assigned].

Holladay, William. Psalms Through Three Thousand Years: Prayerbook of a Cloud of Witnesses. Fortress, 1993. ISBN: 978-0800630140, Pub. Price $34.00 [TC842: 350 pp; TC542: 150 pp.].

Ingalls, Monique M. and Amos Yong. The Spirit of Praise: Music and Worship in Global Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity. The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0271066639, Pub. Price $32.95 [90 pp. assigned].

Meyers, Ruth A. Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission: Gathering as God’s People, Going Out in God’s Name. Eerdmans, 2014. ISBN: 978-0802868008, Pub. Price $26.00 [88 pp. assigned].

Murray, Rae, Architecture and Theology: The Art of Place. Baylor University Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1481307635, Pub. Price $49.95 [50 pp. assigned].

Schmemann, Alexander. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press. 1973. ISBN: 978-0913836088, Pub. Price $18.00 [150 pp.].

Senn, Frank C. Embodied Liturgy: Lessons in Christian Ritual. Fortress Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-1451496277, Pub. Price $34.00 [TC842: 300 pp; TC542: 150 pp.].

Taylor, W. David O. The Theater of God’s Glory: Calvin, Creation and the Liturgical Arts. Eerdmans, 2017. ISBN: 978-0802874481, Pub. Price $30.00 [TC842: 195 pp; TC542: 175pp.].

Verdon, Timothy. Art and Prayer: The Beauty of Turning to God. Paraclete Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-1612615721, Pub. Price $34.99 [TC842: 298 pp; TC542: 150 pp.].

Wilkey, Glácia Vasconcelos. Worship and Culture: Foreign Country or Homeland? Eerdmans, 2014. ISBN: 978-0802871589, Pub. Price $36.00 [100 pp. assigned].

Course Reader (on eReserves) [TC842: 1,100 pp./TC542: 187 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING: Recommended reading will be listed in the syllabus.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

3,000 total pages of required reading [200 hours; this is related to learning outcome #1] for 800 level students; 1,500 total pages [95 hours] for 500 level students.
Weekly summaries of readings: 250-500 words, where students are expected to identify key ideas, terms, methodological choices, and assumptions of the texts. (10%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #2, #3]. [10 hours]
Presentation and submission of two seminar papers by both masters and doctoral students (approx. 1,500-2,000 words) in which the student offers a critical summary and assessment of a required reading for a given week, along with a list of questions for discussion (30%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #2, #3]. [30 hours. Includes 10 DLA hours as preparation for in-class presentation].
Either (a) an entire syllabus of a Liturgy and the Arts class (College or beyond); or, (b) a rough draft of the syllabus of a Liturgy/Worship class or a Theology & Arts class (College or beyond) with a detailed section on liturgy and the arts. In both cases you must include: learning outcomes, class topics, and readings.] (10% of grade) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-5.] [20 hours]. [TC542] Create a teaching document on liturgy and the arts for the adult education ministry of a particular congregation. Include a description of the congregation/tradition, an introduction, learning outcomes, and outline of topics. (10% of grade) [10 hours].
A major paper [5,000-6,000 words for doctoral students; 2,500-3,000 words for masters students]. (50%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, #2, #3]. [100/25 hours for 800/500 level students]. The aim for doctoral students is to write a piece of publishable-quality work.
Participation in class discussion will be a secondary factor in the final grade, especially as evidence of having done the reading. [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, #2, #3].

PREREQUISITES: For master’s level students: permission of the instructor.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the TH5 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.