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HDS 2395

Christian Ethics and Ritual

Mark D. Jordan

Description

Some Christian ethicists have recently turned back to liturgy and sacraments in their explanations of moral education or formation. This is indeed a turn back so far as the oldest Christian accounts emphasize the connection between ritual and character--indeed, offer moral justifications for the practice of certain rituals. At the same time, some Christian liturgists have tried to sharpen liturgy's ethical consequences--both by disrupting ritual complacencies and by refusing boundaries between ritual and world. This seminar brings together these preoccupations by juxtaposing classic theological accounts of the sacraments with recent studies of ritual efficacy.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 15 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1475

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Scheduling

Half Course
Spring 2010
Th., 3-5
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	Religion and the Social Sciences Religion, Ethics, and Politics
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	Preaching and/or Worship
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 2
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a