Proactive Ministry in a Media Culture
EL4515 / Spring 2008
Mondays beginning 11 February
6 to 9pm in NW231
Schedule . Info . Texts . Goals . Requirements . Blogging . How-To's . Resources
2/11 . 2/18 . 2/25 . 3/3 . 3/10 . 3/17 . 3/31 . 4/7 . 4/14 . 4/21 . 4/28 . 5/5 . 5/12 .
- Provide an intellectual and experiential context in which the encounter with God in the midst of mass mediated popular cultural practices is respected, honored, and critically engaged.
- Provide conceptual and experiential connections between the emerging scholarly discourse at the intersection of “media, religion, and culture” and theologies that take culture seriously.
- Practice the art of lifelong learning by formulating and pursuing learning goals, and finding resources for learning and peers with whom to learn.
- Learn basic production skills in a variety of media, and practice public articulation of faith in the process.
- Locate and explore denominational, ecumenical, and interfaith resources and programs for engaging media in communities of faith.
- Practice speaking faith in the wider public sphere.