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February 26 – March 2, 2018 Intensive INTRODUCTION TO CREATION SPIRITUALITY Fulfills the requirement for CORE CLASS: INTRODUCTION TO CREATION SPIRITUALITY INSTRUCTORS: Jeannine Goode-Allen, DMin and David Sharp, DMin CONTACT: COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will teach students the four paths of Creation Spirituality as well as principles associated with Creation Spirituality. Special emphasis will be placed on the principles of panentheism, deep ecumenism and ecological justice. After this introduction students will then look at the lives and works of the following mystics, artists and prophets through the lens of Creation Spirituality: Jose Hobday, Joanna Macy, M.C. Richards, The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. This course will conclude with the students investigating their own lives through the lens of Creation Spirituality. LEARNING GOALS: The first goal in this class is for students to gain an understanding of Creation Spirituality as presented in Matthew Fox’s book Original Blessing. Using the work of Jose Hobday, Joanna Macy, M.C. Richards, The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu as inspiration, the second goal is for students to demonstrate the application of Creation Spirituality in their own lives. DAILY SCHEDULE DAY 1: VIA POSITIVA - We will explore the themes of the Via Positiva outlined in Original Blessing. Then we will investigate the lives and work of the authors of our required readings through the lens of the Via Positiva. We will be showing film and photographs of Jose Hobday’s life and work. DAY 2: VIA NEGATIVA – We will explore the themes of the Via Negativa outlined in Original Blessing. Then we will investigate the lives and work of the authors of our required readings through the lens of the Via Negativa. We will be showing film and photographs of Joanna Macy’s life and work. DAY 3: VIA CREATIVA – We will explore the themes of the Via Creativa outlined in Original Blessing. Then we will investigate the lives and work of the authors of our required readings through the lens of the Via Creativa. We will be showing film and photographs of MC Richard’s life and work. DAY 4: VIA TRANSFORMATIVA – We will explore the themes of the Via Transformativa outlined in Original Blessing. Then we will investigate the lives and work of the authors of our required readings through the lens of the Via Transformativa. We will be showing film and photographs of Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Llama’s life and work. DAY 5: SYNTHESIS –In small groups we will ask the students to investigate their lives through the lens of Creation Spirituality. Some of the questions we will ask the small groups to discuss will include: Where do you see Creation Spirituality flowing in your life? Where do see challenges to implement the CS principles in your life?

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Page 1: INTRODUCTION TO CREATION SPIRITUALITY - Intro...Can the group come up with ways to work through the challenges? We will then report back as a large group, synthesizing the discussions

February26–March2,2018Intensive

INTRODUCTIONTOCREATIONSPIRITUALITY

FulfillstherequirementforCORECLASS:INTRODUCTIONTOCREATIONSPIRITUALITY

INSTRUCTORS:JeannineGoode-Allen,DMinandDavidSharp,DMin

CONTACT:

COURSEDESCRIPTION:ThiscoursewillteachstudentsthefourpathsofCreationSpiritualityaswellasprinciplesassociatedwithCreationSpirituality.Specialemphasiswillbeplacedontheprinciplesofpanentheism,deepecumenismandecologicaljustice.Afterthisintroductionstudentswillthenlookatthelivesandworksofthefollowingmystics,artistsandprophetsthroughthelensofCreationSpirituality:JoseHobday,JoannaMacy,M.C.Richards,TheDalaiLamaandDesmondTutu.ThiscoursewillconcludewiththestudentsinvestigatingtheirownlivesthroughthelensofCreationSpirituality.

LEARNINGGOALS:ThefirstgoalinthisclassisforstudentstogainanunderstandingofCreationSpiritualityaspresentedinMatthewFox’sbookOriginalBlessing.UsingtheworkofJoseHobday,JoannaMacy,M.C.Richards,TheDalaiLamaandDesmondTutuasinspiration,thesecondgoalisforstudentstodemonstratetheapplicationofCreationSpiritualityintheirownlives.

DAILYSCHEDULEDAY1:VIAPOSITIVA-WewillexplorethethemesoftheViaPositivaoutlinedinOriginalBlessing.ThenwewillinvestigatethelivesandworkoftheauthorsofourrequiredreadingsthroughthelensoftheViaPositiva.WewillbeshowingfilmandphotographsofJoseHobday’slifeandwork. DAY2:VIANEGATIVA–WewillexplorethethemesoftheViaNegativaoutlinedinOriginalBlessing.ThenwewillinvestigatethelivesandworkoftheauthorsofourrequiredreadingsthroughthelensoftheViaNegativa.WewillbeshowingfilmandphotographsofJoannaMacy’slifeandwork. DAY3:VIACREATIVA–WewillexplorethethemesoftheViaCreativaoutlinedinOriginalBlessing.ThenwewillinvestigatethelivesandworkoftheauthorsofourrequiredreadingsthroughthelensoftheViaCreativa.WewillbeshowingfilmandphotographsofMCRichard’slifeandwork. DAY4:VIATRANSFORMATIVA–WewillexplorethethemesoftheViaTransformativaoutlinedinOriginalBlessing.ThenwewillinvestigatethelivesandworkoftheauthorsofourrequiredreadingsthroughthelensoftheViaTransformativa.WewillbeshowingfilmandphotographsofDesmondTutuandtheDalaiLlama’slifeandwork. DAY5:SYNTHESIS–InsmallgroupswewillaskthestudentstoinvestigatetheirlivesthroughthelensofCreationSpirituality.Someofthequestionswewillaskthesmallgroupstodiscusswillinclude:WheredoyouseeCreationSpiritualityflowinginyourlife?WheredoseechallengestoimplementtheCSprinciplesinyourlife?

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Canthegroupcomeupwithwaystoworkthroughthechallenges?Wewillthenreportbackasalargegroup,synthesizingthediscussionsofthesmallgroupsandcreatingaGroupCreationSpiritualityManifesto.OurgrandfinalewillbeagrouprecitationofourManifesto.

REQUIREDREADINGS:- Fox,Matthew.OriginalBlessing.NewYork:JeremyP. Tarcher/Putnam,2000.- Hobday,Jose.StoriesofAweandAbundance.NewYork:Continuum PublishingCompany,1995.- Richards,MaryCaroline.Centering:InPottery,PoetryandthePerson. Hanover,N.H.:WesleyanUniversityPress,1989.- Macy,JoannaandMollyBrown.ComingBacktoLife.Canada:New SocietyPublishers,2014.- Llama,DalaiandDesmondTutu.TheBookofJoy.NewYork:Avery, 2016. RECOMMENDEDREADINGS:- Fox,Matthew.SinsoftheSpirit,BlessingsoftheFlesh.NewYork: HarmonyBooks,1999.- Berry,Thomas.TheGreatWork:OurWayIntotheFuture.NewYork: BellTowerPress,1999.- Fox,Matthew.ChristianMystics.Novato:NewWorldLibrary,2011.PRE-PAPER:Writea5-10pagepaperansweringthequestion,“Whichoftherequiredbooks(notincludingOriginalBlessing)speakstoyouthemost,andwhy?”DescribehowyouseeCreationSpirituality,outlinedinOriginalBlessing,apparentinthebookyouchoose.POST-PAPER:MastersStudentsWritea10-12pagepaperdescribinghowyoulivetheprinciplesofCreationSpiritualityinyourlife.DoctorofMinistryStudentsWritea10-12pagepaperdescribinghowyouwouldtaketheprinciplesofCreationSpiritualityandusetheminyourcurrentorfutureworkintheworld.DoctorofSpiritualityStudentsWritea10-12pagepapercomparingandcontrastingtheworkoftwoofthepeopleusedasinspirationinthisclass(JoseHobday,JoannaMacy,MCRichards,DesmondTutaandTheDalaiLama)throughthelensofCreationSpirituality.Studentsmustuseatleastoneadditionaltextoftheirchoicewrittenbyeachofthepeopletheyarewritingabout.

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GRADESAREBASEDONTHEFOLLOWING:-ClassParticipation-DemonstrateanunderstandingofCreationSpiritualityandpersonalapplicationofitsprinciples.-Pre/PostPapers:Abilitytoaddinsightsasindependentthinkers,clearlystatedideasthatshowknowledgeofthecourselecturesandreadings,propercitationandfootnotes,basicgrammarandspellingskills.