Journey Beginnings

INSTRUCTORS:

Rev. Vince Tango (vtango@iliff.edu )

Andriette Jordan-Fields, Ph.D. (ajordanfields@iliff.edu )

JOURNEY DAYS CLASS MEETINGS:

October 8, Sunday,  12:30-7:00

October 12, Thursday, 9:00-4:00 (Journey Retreat)

Journey beginnings syllabus.pdf

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course is about being a new student in the Journey program at the Iliff School of Theology. It is designed so that you will get to know Iliff, the Iliff faculty, the curriculum, and the logistics about being a Journey student.

We will engage with the critical questions, disciplinary perspectives, and skills needed for theological education. We will delve into what it’s like to be an online student, including the technology required for the program. This course encourages your self-reflection and for you to develop a sense of identity and place within the Iliff community and the cohort learning community model.

TEXTBOOK & COURSE MATERIALS

The texts for this course will be weekly readings of journal articles, book chapters, web pages, or blogs that the instructors will upload to Canvas .  Readings for the course are located under “modules” on Canvas .

DateDayDetails
Sep 15, 2017FriW1 - Student Introductions due by 05:59AM
Sep 16, 2017SatW1 - Introduction to your instructorsdue by 05:59AM
Sep 29, 2017FriW3 - Faculty Discussion (background/research)due by 05:59AM
Oct 06, 2017FriW4 - Faculty Discussion (interview)due by 05:59AM
Oct 07, 2017SatW4 - Interview notes and reflectiondue by 05:59AM
Nov 03, 2017FriW8 - Discussion - Social/Contextual Analysis - Guest mini lecture interview- Dr. Miguel De La Torredue by 05:59AM
Nov 03, 2017FriW8 - Discussion - Historical Development/ Expressions of Religious Traditions - Guest mini lecture - Dr. Hernandezdue by 05:59AM
Nov 10, 2017FriW9 - Discussion - Comparative Religions due by 06:59AM
Nov 10, 2017FriW9 - Discussion - Sacred Text - Guest interview - Dr. Mark Georgedue by 06:59AM
Nov 18, 2017SatW10 - Final reflection and planning strategy due by 06:59AM