Winter 2019/Pasadena

WS852/552

Johnson

WS852/552: HERMENEUTICAL ISSUES IN PREACHING AND WORSHIP (4 Units: 172 hours; 6 Units: 380 Hours). Todd E. Johnson.

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DESCRIPTION: This is a doctoral level seminar, open at the 500-level to a limited number of advanced master’s level students by special permission. This seminar explores hermeneutical issues in relation to all aspects of preaching and worship as interpretive practices of the church. The biblical adage “to be in the world and not of it” has had a wide-ranging history of interpretation. As Christendom appears more distant in the rear view mirror of the church, this concept’s interpretation and application becomes more important. In particular, it raises questions about Christianity being a multinational and multicultural faith that has tended to be narrow in the range of in its expressions of worship and preaching. Yet at the same time every Christian church has inherited some aspect of the Christian tradition as expressed in its proclamation and rituals. Only in the last quarter century have issues of faith and culture come front and center in liturgical scholarship the way it has in missiology. This class will explore the relationship of cultures, their values, symbols, and rituals to Christian worship and its interpretation and proclamation of the Gospel.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: After successfully completing such a course, a student will have:

1) Demonstrated capacities to reflect theologically on all aspects of preaching and worship as hermeneutical practices of the church;

2) Demonstrated an historical understanding of the range of hermeneutical issues that have informed worship and preaching and be able to identify key figures, movements, and schools of thought that contribute to this conversation in contemporary settings;

3) Demonstrated skills in reading and critically evaluating primary hermeneutical and homiletical or liturgical sources in light of their historical contexts and contemporary settings;

4) Articulated a theology of the practice of preaching which is situated within biblical and theological hermeneutics;

5) Developed resources for teaching and learning the integral relation of hermeneutics and liturgics or homiletics as part of a larger course or a stand–alone course; (800 level only) and,

6) Demonstrated capacities for developing strategies appropriate to teaching and learning preaching or worship as a hermeneutical practice within a variety of contexts and settings.

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 discussions and seminar presentations.

REQUIRED READING: WS852: 2500 pp. assigned. WS552: 1600 pp. assigned of the 2500.

WORSHIP: (1,050 pages)

Course Reader [100 pp.].

Chupungco, Anscar. Liturgical Inculturation. Pueblo, 1992. ISBN: 978-0814661208, Pub. Price $29.95 [130 pp.].

Haldeman, Scott. Toward Liturgies that Reconcile. Ashgate, 2007. ISBN: 978-0754657262, Pub. Price $89.95 [180 pp.]. NOTE: This is available as a free electronic book through Fuller Library.

Hatch, Nathan. The Democratization of American Christianity. Yale University Press, 1991. ISBN: 978-0300050608, Pub. Price $29.00 [310 pp.].

Marti, Gerardo. Worship Across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0195392975, Pub Price $29.95. NOTE: This is available as a free electronic book through Fuller Library [250 pp.].

PREACHING: (1,450 pages)

Brownlee, Annette. Preaching Jesus Christ Today: Six Questions for Moving from Scripture to Sermon. Baker Academic, 2018. ISBN: 978-0801098826, Pub. Price $22.99 [168 pp.].

Davis, Ellen F. Preaching the Luminous Word: Biblical Sermons and Homiletical Essays. Eerdmans, 2016. ISBN: 978-0802874238, Pub. Price $33.00 [324 pp.].

Gonzalez, Justo L. Santa Biblia: The Bible through Hispanic Eyes. Abingdon Press, 1996. ISBN: 978-0687014521, Pub. Price $19.99 [124 pp.].

Jacobs, Alan. A Theology of Reading: The Hermeneutics of Love. Westview Press, 2001. ISBN: 978-0813365664, Pub. Price $26.06 [152 pp.].

Pape, Lance B. The Scandal of Having Something to Say: Ricoeur and the Possibility of Postliberal Preaching. Baylor University Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-1602585287, Pub. Price $29.95 [176 pp.].

Powery, Emerson and Sadler, Rodney. The Genesis of Liberation: Biblical Interpretation in the Antebellum Narratives of the Enslaved. Westminster/John Knox Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-0664230531, Pub. Price $29.75 [272 pp.].

Wells, Samuel. Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics. Brazos Press, 2004. ISBN: 978-1587430718, Pub. Price $24.00 [220 pp.].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Black, Kathy. Culturally Conscious Worship. Chalice, 2000. ISBN: 978-0827204812, Pub. Price $21.99 [150 pp.].

_______. Worship Across Cultures. Abingdon, 1998. ISBN: 978-0687056521, Pub. Price $26.99 [220 pp.].

Bolger, Ryan, and Eddie Gibbs. Emerging Churches. Baker, 2005. ISBN: 978-0801027154, Pub. Price $28.00 [250 pp.].

Brock, Brian. Singing the Ethos of God: The Place of Christian Ethics in Scripture. Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN: 978-0802803795, Pub. Price $34.98 [363 pp.]

Chupungco, Anscar. Cultural Adaptation of the Liturgy. Wipf and Stock, 2006. ISBN: 978-1597526784, Pub Price $15.99. [100 pp.].

_______. Liturgies of the Future. Wipf & Stock, 2006. ISBN: 978-1597526890, Pub. Price $24.00 [220 pp.].

_______. Worship: Progress and Tradition. Pastoral Press, 1996. ISBN: 978-1569290514, Pub. Price $15.00 [280 pp.].

Costen, Melva Wilson. African American Worship. Rev. ed. Abingdon, 2007. ISBN: 978-0687646227, Pub. Price $19.99 [160 pp.].

Farhadian, Charles. Christian Worship Worldwide. Eerdmanns, 2007. ISBN: 978-0802828538, Pub. Price $24.00 [283 pp.].

Francis, Mark. Shape a Circle Ever Wider. LTP, 2007. ISBN: 978-1568542775, Pub. Price $12.00 [144 pp.].

González, Justo, ed. ¡Alabadle! Hispanic Christian Worship. Abingdon, 1996. ISBN: 978-0687010325, Pub. Price $19.99 [135 pp.].

González, Catherine Gunsalus. Resources in the Ancient Church for Today’s Worship. Abingdon, 2014. ISBN: 978-1426795657, Pub. Price: $21.99 [pp. 242].

Hawn, C. Michael. One Bread, One Body. Alban, 2003. ISBN: 978-1566992770, Pub. Price $22.00 [225 pp.].

_______. Gather into One. Eerdmans, 2003. ISBN: 978-0802809834, Pub. Price $31.50 [300 pp.].

Maynard-Reid, Pedrito. Diverse Worship. InterVarsity Press, 2000. ISBN: 978-0830815791, Pub. Price $20.00 [250 pp.].

Power, David. Worship: Culture and Theology. Pastoral Press, 1991. ISBN: 978-0912405773, Pub. Price $14.95 [280 pp.].

Rivers, Clarence. Soulful Worship. National Office for Black Catholics, 1974. OP. [160 pp.].

. The Spirit in Worship. Stimuli, 1978. OP. [199 pp.].

Schmidt, H., and D. Power, eds. Liturgy and Cultural Religious Traditions. Seabury, 1977. OP. ISBN: 978-0816421466. [110 pp.].

Wainwright, Geoffery, and Karen Westerfield Tucker, eds. The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Worship. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-0195138863, Pub. Price $59.95 [900 pp.].

Wilkey, Gláucia Vasconcelos, ed. Worship and Culture: Foreign Country or Homeland? Eerdmans, 2014. ISBN: 978-0802871589, Pub. Price $36.00 [489 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

WS552:

1. Completion of assigned readings, participation in our class discussions and attendance. (20% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4, 6.] [130 hours, including 30 hours of class time].
2. Three short (500 word) papers reflecting on assigned readings. (20% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4.] [6 hours].
3. A half-hour long oral presentation to the class in which the student identifies a particular hermeneutical issue in worship and/or preaching and addresses it using course material. This may require supplemental research. (20% of grade) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4, 6.] [12 hours, including 10 hours of DLAs].

4. A 2,500-3,000 word final paper in which the student identifies a particular hermeneutical issue in worship and/or preaching and addresses it using course material. It should address this issue in its historical, theological, and pastoral dimensions. This may require supplemental research. (40%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4, 6.] [24 hours].

WS852

1. Completion of assigned readings, participation in our class discussions and attendance. (10% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-6.] [195 hours including 30 hours of class time].

2. Six short (500 word) papers reflecting on assigned readings. (20% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4.] [30 hours, including 10 hours of DLAs].
3. Either (a) an entire syllabus of a Liturgical Theology class (College or beyond); or, (b) a rough draft of the syllabus of a theology or worship class (College or beyond) with a detailed section on liturgical theology. In both cases you must include: learning outcomes, class topics, and readings. (10% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #5-6.] [25 hours].
4. An hour long presentation to the class (including leading class discussion in response to their presentation) on a specific aspect of the hermeneutic issues within worship and/or preaching. Students are expected to develop a handout to accompany their presentation. In the presentation they should attend to the historical context of the topic, as well as the theological and pastoral issues involved. Students are expected to provided a bibliography of primary and secondary sources in their handout. (20% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4, 6.] [60 hours].
5. A 20 page final paper on a specific aspect of the hermeneutic issues within worship and/or preaching. Students are expected to develop a handout to accompany their presentation. In the presentation they should attend to the historical context of the topic, as well as the theological and pastoral issues involved. If possible the student should address the contexts of the resources used and how well they translate to other traditions. (40% of grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4,6.] [70 hours].

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

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: WS552: Elective. WS852: Meets a Worship and Preaching requirement.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

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