SP582
Patterson
SP582: PRACTICUM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. Elizabeth Patterson.
DESCRIPTION:
- A practicum course covering the application of the concepts of
spiritual direction to field settings.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- This course will serve to enhance the skills and understandings of
the practice of spiritual direction at an introductory level.
COURSE FORMAT:
- This course is the second of a three-quarter practicum
(SP581/582/583) meeting weekly for a nine-month period, for specific training
and practice in the basic skills of spiritual direction. Some weeks will be in
smaller group meetings which practice assigned skills, while others will be
full class meetings which will focus on a specific topic and task.
REQUIRED READING:
- Barry, William. The Practice of Spiritual Direction. Harper,
n.d.
- Farnham, Susanne G., et al. Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in
Community. Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1991.
- Green, Thomas, S.J. Weeds Among the Wheat. Notre Dame: Ave Maria
Press, 1994.
- Guenther, Margaret. Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction.
Cowley Publications, 1992.
- Lonsdale, David, S.J. Listening the Music of the Spirit. Notre Dame:
Ave Maria Press, 1992.
- Handouts.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Course attendance is required.
- Weekly reading as assigned.
- A variety of writing assignments and response papers.
PREREQUISITES:
- Students must be accepted into the Spirituality/Spiritual Direction
concentration.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets concentration requirement for Spirituality/Spiritual
Direction concentration of M.A. and M.Div. (SP582 = 1 unit).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.