Winter 2004/Pasadena
CN506
Augsburger
CN506: CONFLICT AND CONCILIATION. David Augsburger.
DESCRIPTION:
- Conflict in personal, familial, congregational, and communal life
are continuing problems and possibilities in Christian ministry. This course
offers an experiential, clinical, theological, and pastoral approach to the
management, resolution, transformation, and utilization of conflict in both
personal and pastoral perspectives. As an interdisciplinary approach it will
draw on communication theory, therapeutic process, conflict studies, and
mediation skills.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- The capacity to go beyond survival of conflict to both transform it
and utilize it in creative growth is essential in ministry as a pastoral
counselor, caregiver, mediator, educator, or administrator. All class
participants will (know) develop a cognitive grasp of conflict theory; (be)
integrating affective growth in comfort with and appreciation of conflict
dynamics; and (do) skill development in coping, recreating, and redirecting
tensions in constructive conciliation.
COURSE FORMAT:
- An integration of lecture, dialogue, experiential exercise,
sociodrama, small groups, simulations, and class discussion of cases, theory,
and theology will allow opportunity for personal as well as professional growth
experiences to be processed and integrated into pastoral identity. Class meets
once each week for three and a half hours.
REQUIRED READING:
- A minimum of 1200 pages of cases, theory, theology, and practice
including:
- Augsburger, David. Conflict Mediation Across Cultures. Louisville:
Westminster/John Knox, 1992.
- __________. Helping People to Forgive. Louisville: Westminster/John
Knox, 1996.
- __________. Hate-work: Working through the Pain and Pleasure of
Hate. Westminster/John Knox, 2004.
- Fisher, Roger and William Ury. Getting Together. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1988.
- __________. Getting to Yes. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981.
- Hocker, J. and Wilmot. Interpersonal Conflict. Dubuque: William
Braun, 1978.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Halverstadt, Hugh. Managing Church Conflict. Louisville:
Westminster John Knox Press, 1991.
- Katz, Neil and Lawyer, John. Communication and Conflict Resolution
Skills. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt, 1985.
- Mediation and Facilitation Manual. Akron, Penn.: Mennonite
Conciliation Service, 1995.
- Mitchell, Kenneth R. Multiple Staff Ministries. Philadelphia:
Westminster, 1988.
- Tavris, Carol. Anger. New York: Simon & Shuster, 1983.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Two written projects will be required the fifth, and eleventh week.
These are: 1) a personal anxiety/anger management study and conflict style
analysis; and 2) a case study of a conflict with analysis. Details in
syllabus.
PREREQUISITES:
- This is an advanced course restricted to students who have
completed 96 units.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- The third paper functions as the final exam; an evaluation process
will conclude the final period.