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This groundbreaking study offers an innovative critical analysis of
poetry as a resource for reflective practice in the context of
continuing professional development. In the contemporary drive in
all professions for greater rigour in education, training, and
development, little attention is paid to the inner shape of
learning and meaning-making for individuals and groups, especially
ways in which individuals are formed for the task of their work.
Building on empirical research into the author's professional
practice, the book takes the use of poetry in clergy continuing
ministerial development as a case-study to examine the value of
poetry in professional learning. Setting out the advantages and
limitations of poetry as a stimulant for imaginative, critical
reflexivity, and formation within professional reflective practice,
the study develops a practical model for group reflection around
poetry, distilling pedagogical approaches for working effectively
with poetry in continuing professional development. Drawing
together a number of strands of thinking about poetry, Practical
Theology, and reflective practice into a tightly argued study, the
book is an important methodological resource. It makes available a
range of primary and secondary sources, offering researchers into
professional practice a model of ethnographic research in Practical
Theology which embraces innovative methods for reflexivity and
theological reflection, including the value of auto-ethnographic
poetry.
This groundbreaking study offers an innovative critical analysis of
poetry as a resource for reflective practice in the context of
continuing professional development. In the contemporary drive in
all professions for greater rigour in education, training, and
development, little attention is paid to the inner shape of
learning and meaning-making for individuals and groups, especially
ways in which individuals are formed for the task of their work.
Building on empirical research into the author's professional
practice, the book takes the use of poetry in clergy continuing
ministerial development as a case-study to examine the value of
poetry in professional learning. Setting out the advantages and
limitations of poetry as a stimulant for imaginative, critical
reflexivity, and formation within professional reflective practice,
the study develops a practical model for group reflection around
poetry, distilling pedagogical approaches for working effectively
with poetry in continuing professional development. Drawing
together a number of strands of thinking about poetry, Practical
Theology, and reflective practice into a tightly argued study, the
book is an important methodological resource. It makes available a
range of primary and secondary sources, offering researchers into
professional practice a model of ethnographic research in Practical
Theology which embraces innovative methods for reflexivity and
theological reflection, including the value of auto-ethnographic
poetry.
Making Nothing Happen is a conversation between five
poet-theologians who are broadly within the Christian tradition -
Nicola Slee, Ruth Shelton, Mark Pryce, Eleanor Nesbitt and Gavin
D'Costa. Together they form The Diviners - a group which has been
meeting together for a number of years for poetry, and theological
and literary reflection. Each poet offers an illuminating
reflection on how they understand the relation between poetry and
faith, rooting their reflections in their own writing, and
illustrating discussion with a selection of their own poems. The
poets open up issues for deeper exploration and reflection,
including: the nature of creativity and the distinction between
divine and human creation; the creative process as exploration,
epiphany and revelation; the forging of identity through writing;
ways in which the arts reflect, challenge and dialogue with faith,
and faith can inform and challenge the arts; power and voice in
poetry and faith; and ways in which race, gender and culture
interact with and shape poetic and theological discourse. This book
will be of interest to poets and theologians, to all who read
poetry and are interested in the connections between literature and
faith, to those seeking inspiration for preaching, liturgy and
pastoral care, and to those committed to the practice and nurturing
of a contemplative attitude to life in which profound attention and
respect are offered to words and to the creative Word at work.
Making Nothing Happen is a conversation between five
poet-theologians who are broadly within the Christian tradition -
Nicola Slee, Ruth Shelton, Mark Pryce, Eleanor Nesbitt and Gavin
D'Costa. Together they form The Diviners - a group which has been
meeting together for a number of years for poetry, and theological
and literary reflection. Each poet offers an illuminating
reflection on how they understand the relation between poetry and
faith, rooting their reflections in their own writing, and
illustrating discussion with a selection of their own poems. The
poets open up issues for deeper exploration and reflection,
including: the nature of creativity and the distinction between
divine and human creation; the creative process as exploration,
epiphany and revelation; the forging of identity through writing;
ways in which the arts reflect, challenge and dialogue with faith,
and faith can inform and challenge the arts; power and voice in
poetry and faith; and ways in which race, gender and culture
interact with and shape poetic and theological discourse. This book
will be of interest to poets and theologians, to all who read
poetry and are interested in the connections between literature and
faith, to those seeking inspiration for preaching, liturgy and
pastoral care, and to those committed to the practice and nurturing
of a contemplative attitude to life in which profound attention and
respect are offered to words and to the creative Word at work.
This beautiful volume offers poems and other literary readings to
enhance liturgical celebration of the church's Lesser Festivals and
Commemorations. Drawn from both the Anglican Calendar of Common
Worship and the Commemorations in the calendar of the Lutheran Book
of Worship, the book marks almost 120 feasts, including chief ones
celebrated in each tradition or together. A short note before each
passage offers background on the occasion or figure celebrated and
suggests the connection with an idea, image, or story associated
with the feast or its readings. The readings themselves are drawn
from many centuries and countries - including Britian, Ireland,
North America, Africa, and Australia - to bridge literature and
liturgy and promote public worship or private prayer through
imaginative engagement. Writers include Thom Gunn, Stevie Smith,
Niyi Osundare, Charles Causley, Dag Hammarskjold, and may new
voices from around the globe.
This beautiful book offers poems and literary pieces for Sundays
and principal feasts throughout the liturgical year. Each selection
relates to an aspect of the Scripture readings for the Eucharist in
the Revised Common Lectionary, the Roman Catholic lectionary, and
the Book of Common Prayer. Drawn from many centuries and many
countries-including Britain, Ireland, North America, Africa, and
Australia, these readings bridging literature and liturgy can
prompt private prayer or public worship through imaginative
engagement. A short note before each passage connects with an idea,
image, or story found in one of the biblical readings or the
seasonal theme. From Robert Herrick to Brendan Kennelly, from
Christina Rossetti to Emily Dickinson, from Dante to Monica
Furlong, the poets, novelists, and playwrights gathered here bring
an added dimension that graces the life of the church.
Men are making a variety of responses to feminism within the
churches. Some react angrily and uncritically to the challenges
which feminism poses to Christian belief and practice. Others are
paralysed by guilt, fear and shame. Some men welcome the full and
equal participation of women in the life of the Christian community
and in society generally, but these changes involve a massive shift
in masculine roles and identity - a transition which men have yet
to negotiate with any hope or confidence. This book arises from a
rich store of conversation and pastoral work with both women and
men. It takes the challenges of feminism as an opportunity for men
to reshape their own self-understanding. It encourages men to learn
from women, to explore the anxieties which lurk behind the power
structures and processes of patriarchy, and to accept that abusive
gender regimes are harmful for men as well as women. The literature
and ideas of the men's movement are critically examined, and the
limitations and creative possibilities of masculine theology are
exposed, as the book works towards a new ecumenical vision in which
difference in gender and sexuality is celebrated and the church's
ancient fears of sexual and erotic ambiguity are laid aside. A
final chapter of poems, stories and meditations forms a spiritual
playground in which men and women alike may trace connections
between religious belief, sexual desire and gender identity.
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