| CODE | PLC1150 | ||||||
| TITLE | Seminar: Scripture, Evangelisation and Catechesis | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit which will delivered in the form of a seminar will be divided into two different parts. During the first part, the epistemological foundations of the use of the Bible in evangelisation and in catechesis will be developed. Here, the Word of God in Sacred Scripture is studied as the fundamental source of both evangelisation and of catechesis. In the second part of the study-unit a more practical approach will be taken. This will be done by studying the different ways in which the Bible can be used in evangelisation and in catechesis in terms of methods which are bible-centred and how these can be used in evangelisation and catechesis in biblical ministry. Study-Unit Aims: The study-unit aims at showing that the Bible as the Word of God has a central and privileged position in the process of evangelisation and of catechesis. It seeks to demonstrate that the Bible is the main source for evangelisation and for catechesis. Consequently whatever is presented as the Good News in evangelisation and in catechesis needs to be solidly founded on the Word of God in the Bible. This will lead to exploring different forms of biblical ministry for evangelisation and catechesis. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. identify and comprehend the basic hermeneutic rules for the correct reading and understanding of the Bible in view of evangelisation and catechesis 2. outline and explain the primary place which the Word of God in the Bible has in the process of evangelisation and catechesis 3. demonstrate and sustain by arguments that the Bible is the main source for evangelisation 4. acknowledge that besides the Bible there are other sources for evangelisation and catechesis 5. comprehend that evangelisation and catechesis are at the service of the Word of God in the Bible and of the proclamation of the message of Christ. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. apply the fundamental notions of the correct reading and interpretation of the Word of God to catechesis and evangelisation 2. approach the Word of God as the foundation for interpreting and giving a correct spiritual meaning to life events and experiences in view of catechesis 3. integrate the knowledge acquired to discern and choose the best method of biblical pastoral ministry for a particular context through the process of inculturation Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Alberich, Emilio and Jerome Vallabaraj. Communicating a Faith that Transforms. A Handbook of Fundamental Catechetics. Bangalore: Kristu Jyoti Publications, 2004. (not available in library) - Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization. Directory for Catechesis. London: The Catholic truth Society, 2020. (available in library) - Pontifical Biblical Commission. The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church (1994). Church document (available on-line) Supplementary Readings: - Bissoli, Cesare. "Va' e Annuncia" (Mc 5, 19). Manuale Di Catechesi Biblica. Leumann (Torino): Editrice elledici, 2006. (not available in library, ordered) - Bissoli, Cesare. Viaggio Dentro La Bibbia. Corso Biblico Per Catechisti, Insegnati Di Religione e Operatori Pastorali. Leumann (Torino): Editrice Elledici, 2002. (not available in library, ordered) - Farey, Caroline, Waltraud Linnig, and M. Johanna Paruch. The Pedagogy of God: Its Centrality in Catechesis and Catechist Formation. Steubenville, Ohio: Emmaus Road Pub., 2011. 9not available in library, ordered) - Alberich, Emilio. La Catechesi Oggi. Manuale Di Catechetica Fondamentale. Leumann (Torino): Editrice Elledici, 2001. (available at library) - Pedraza, Brian. Catechesis for the New Evangelization: Vatican II, John Paul II, and the Unity of Revelation and Experience. Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2020. (not available in library, ordered) - Willey, Petroc and Joseph D. White. Companion to the Directory for Catechesis. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor, 2021. (not available in library, ordered) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar and Independent Study | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Carl Mario Sultana |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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