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RELIGIOUS ED., LITURGY, & LEADERSHIP
School
Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
TMPS7041
The Practice of Ministry with Youth and Young Adults
BTI Category
Semester
Religious Education & Youth Ministry
FA23
This course aims to explore elements critical to the effective practice of ministry for and with youth and young adults. Considering the broad demographics herein, this class attends to fostering the skills of discernment and mentoring, which would be valuable across the spectrum of these varied constituencies and contexts. Together the class explores the contexts of the ministry (ecclesial and social), identifies a vision for the work, and considers how that vision might assist in discerning God's action in and direction for work with youth and young adults.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Theresa A. O'Keefe
R
9:30-11:50
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisite?
N
Notes
School
Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
TMRE7264
Religious Education, Critical Pedagogy, and Liberative Learning
BTI Category
Semester
Religious Education & Youth Ministry
FA23
This course provides familiarity with key concepts and thinkers of the critical pedagogy movement, exploring how they have informed theology and education, both religious and otherwise. The course highlights the contributions of Paulo Freire, considering the influence of Critical Theory and Christian spirituality on his educational scholarship and service. It builds from there to consider bell hooks engaged pedagogy, Antonia Darder's decolonial pedagogy, and the work of Henry Giroux and Parker Palmer. Centered on in-class dialogue, the course culminates in student-driven projects exploring possible interventions and contributions that students can make in their own community-building contexts.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Callid Keele-Perry
F
1:00-4:00
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisite?
N
Notes
School
Boston College School of Theology & Ministry
TMRE7083
Educating for Justice and Peace
BTI Category
Semester
Religious Education & Youth Ministry
FA23
In this course, students study and practice initiatives that work for understanding, justice, and peace. Recognizing that much injustice happens across some divide, the course begins with an investigation of our experiences of otherness and connection. We consider how cultural narratives undergird our sence of identity and purpose, and investigate them theologically. We look to educational theorists from the early 20th century to the present, who reflect that education itself is a work of justice. The course culminated with group projects that give students an oppurtunity for spreakking and listening across divides for the sake of understanding and justice.
Professor
Class Day & Time
Theresa A. O'Keefe
W
10:00-12:50
Grading Option
Letter
Credits
3
Professor Approval Req'd?
N
Online?
N
Prerequisite?
N
Notes
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