SP583
N. Anderson
SP583: PRACTICUM IN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. Nancy M. Anderson.
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 third 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 the assigned skills, while others will be
full class meetings which will focus on a specific topic and task.
REQUIRED READING:
- Farnham, Suzanne G., Stephanie Hull, and R. Taylor McLean.
Grounded in God. Morehouse Publishing, 1996.
- Lonsdale, David, S. J. Listening to the Music of the Spirit. Ave
Maria Press, 1993.
- Green, Thomas H., S. J. Weeds Among the Wheat. Ave Maria Press,
1994.
- Willard, Dallas. In Search of Guidance. HarperCollins, 1993. (Out of
print; will need to be duplicated.)
- Handouts.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Course attendance is required.
- Weekly reading as assigned.
- Completion and self-evaluation reports for all practicum experiences;
approximately five papers each quarter.
PREREQUISITES:
- SP582; 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. (SP583 = 2 units).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- None.