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Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

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Module Title
Module Code (ITS)
Faculty School
Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Sandra Cullen
Semester 2: Sandra Cullen
Autumn: Sandra Cullen
Module TeachersSandra Cullen
NFQ level 10 Credit Rating
Pre-requisite Not Available
Co-requisite Not Available
Compatibles Not Available
Incompatibles Not Available
Coursework Only
Literature review
Description

This course is rooted in the premise that all consideration of ministry must take place in an ecclesial context. Hence the philosophy underpinning this course is based on a belief that all discussion of ministry begins with our understanding of what it is to be a faith community, and is implicitly linked to a theological understanding of God. This course will consider the historical evolution of the practice of ministry over 2,000 years of Christian growth. Vatican II and its influence on a renewed theology of ministry as intercultural and interreligious shall also be critiqued. Pastoral ministry, ordained and lay, shall be considered from a universal perspective, in so far as possible. The particular needs of Europe, and of Ireland shall also be addressed.

Learning Outcomes

1. Engage with the early sources, beliefs and practices which have defined Christian ministry making guided use of primary and secondary documentation.
2. Argue and reference a point of view in the theology of ministry supported by relevant academic sources
3. Demonstrate an ability to organise and communicate their understanding of issues in the theology of ministry through written assignment.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Essayn/a100%Week 12
Indicative Reading List

  • Austin Flannery: 1975, Vatican Council II, Vol I and II, Costello Publications Company,
  • Wood, Susan K., ed ,: 2003, Ordering the Baptismal Priesthood: Theologies of Lay and Ordained Ministry,, Liturgical Press Collegeville,
  • Cardinal Roger Mahoney and the Priests of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles ,: 2000, As I Have Done for You,
  • Osborne Kenan B: 1993, Ministry: Lay Ministry in the Roman Catholic Church, Its History and Theology,, Paulist Press, New York,
  • Power, David N.: 1992, Gifts that Differ: Lay Ministries, Established and Unestablished,, Liturgical Press, New York,
Other Resources

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