COMMUNICATION (PS-1462)

PS-1462 is a one credit hour introductory course taken in a one semester sequence with PS-1461 and PS-1463 which are also one credit hour classes.This course will invite students to think about the importance of communication in the varied tasks of their ministries and vocations. Heightened emphasis will be given to the art of preachin and the varied theologies and practices that arise in differing cultural contexts and communities. Discussion on preaching will focus on connecting individual situations to meta narratives, with particular attention to biblical exegesis, interpretation, sermon forms, orality, the person of the preacher, and the sermon's embodiment. Students will familiarize themselves with the theories regarding the use of narrative in spoken word. [Auditors with Faculty Permission]