Code
Undergraduate: DS3035W
Postgraduate: DS9035W
Postgraduate: DS9035W
Level
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Discipline
Spirituality (DS)
Field
Theology: Mission and Ministry (D)
Prerequisites
Undergraduate: At least two units of prior study, including one in Field D
Postgraduate: At least one Foundational unit
Postgraduate: At least one Foundational unit
Location
WellSpring Centre view location >
Faculty
David Tacey
Class Time
2020: Three hour initial lecture
followed by weekly sessions of 2.5 hours each
followed by weekly sessions of 2.5 hours each
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Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
Undergraduate
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and role of spirituality in Australian society.
- Identify and analyse the role and nature of spirituality in indigenous Australian cultures.
- Critically reflect on the tension between indigenous cultures and non-indigenous cultures, based on sacred and secular assumptions and values.
- Critically consider the process and history of secularisation in Australia and its impact on Christianity and other religions.
Postgraduate
- Demonstrate an understanding of the nature and role of spirituality in Australian society
- Identify and analyse the role and nature of spirituality in Indigenous Australian cultures
- Critically reflect on the tension between indigenous cultures and non-indigenous cultures, based on sacred and secular assumptions and values
- Critically consider the process and history of secularisation in Australia and its impact on Christianity and other religions
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the inter-relationship between emerging spiritualities and the multicultural and multi-faith complexity of Australian society.
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Assessment
Undergraduate
- Book review (1,000 words) (25%)
- Essay (4,000 words) (75%)
Postgraduate
- Book review (2,500 words) (25%)
- Essay (5,500 words) (75%)
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Recommended reading
- Bouma, G. Australian Soul: Religion and Spirituality in the 21st Century. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Grieves, V. Aboriginal Spirituality: Aboriginal Philosophy: The Basis of Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing. Darwin: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health, 2009.
- Hudson, W. Australian Religious Thought. Melbourne: Monash University Publishing, 2016.
- Lohrey, A. A Short History of Richard Kline. Melbourne: Black Inc., 2016.
- Mackay, H. Beyond Belief: How we find meaning, with or without religion. Sydney: MacMillan Press, 2016.
- Paranjape, M. ed. Sacred Australia: Post-Secular Considerations. Melbourne: Clouds of Magellan, 2009.
- Stanner, W. E. H., ed. Robert Manne. The Dreaming and Other Essays. Melbourne: Black Inc, 2009.
- Tacey, D. Re-Enchantment: The New Australian Spirituality. Sydney: HarperCollins, 2000.
Set texts recommended for purchase: Nil