Emerging Issues in Contemporary Ministry
College: Trinity College
Instructor(s): Ready, Geoffrey
Basic degree students enrol in TRJ3511HF
Course Code: 
TRJ6511HF
Semester: 
First Semester
Section: 
0101
Online: 
No
Credits: 
One Credit
Location: 
Toronto (St George Campus)
Description: 

The course will help students reflect deeply on pastoral practice through interdisciplinary engagement with emerging issues that challenge the practice of pastoral ministry in today’s world. Issues addressed would include the pervasive impact of climate change on physical and mental health, changing family structures, sexuality, and gender, economic privation, racism and other systemic injustices that undermine the sense of hope in a better future posing immense challenges for the effective practice of pastoral ministry.

Pre-Requisites Currently Offered Next Scheduled Previously Offered Scheduling Information
Summer 2023
Hours per Week: 
2
Schedule: 
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Begin Date: 
Monday, May 1, 2023 to Friday, May 5, 2023
Minimum: 
6
Maximum: 
18
Teaching Method: 
Lectures
Seminars
Readings
Means of Evaluation: 
Class Participation
Reflection Paper
Short Paper