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Wholly Living/Holy Dying PASTH 650 January Term 2009
Dance as though no one is watching you. Love as though you¡¯ve never been hurt before. Sing as though no one can hear you. Live as though heaven is on earth.
Faculty : Heather Murray Elkins and Nancy Lynne Westfield. Studio Mentors: Charles Behm – Body Work , Jooyeon Lee – Dance, Ted Hatten – Art
Course Description This pass/fail, intensive course is designed to deepen students¡¯ personal and theological reflection on the experience of living and dying as moments of grace, moments of creativity and wonder. Being present to body, mind and spirit in the teaching moments, we will contemplate the notion of holiness and wholeness as it relates to the cycle of life, death, and life beyond death.
Learning Goals 1. To reflect holistically (using body, mind and spirit) on the nature of life, dying and death. 2. To consider ways to assist ourselves and others with experiences of limitation and termination based on an appreciation of life lived well . 3. To participate with a group who is willing to risk having an intimate conversation about the critically important notions of living and dying. 4. To mull over and try on practices that will deepen our appreciation of wholly living and holy dying.
Texts Deep is the Hunger by Howard Thurman and Heather Murray Elkins
Reflection Essay – Answer this question: How do you know you are alive? Contributing questions might be: What/Who has kept you alive and what are these signs of life? Who/what created you? Who/what sustains you? Who/ what redeems you? What experiences have persuaded you that you are truly alive? What life experience convicted you or caused you to doubt the possibility of life beyond death ? |
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