Teaching As A Sacramental Act

by Moore, Mary Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780829816471
• ISBN10: 082981647X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-31
• Publisher: INGRAM

Author Biography

Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore is professor of religion and education, and director of the Program for Women in Theology and Ministry at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
History of the Project	xii
Thanksgiving	xiii
Searching for the Sacred	1	(14)
Human Searching and Spiritual Living	2	(2)
Grounding a Project	4	(5)
Assumptions	4	(1)
Assertions	5	(2)
Approach	7	(2)
Understanding Sacraments and Sacramentality	9	(4)
Sacrament	9	(1)
Worship	10	(2)
Teaching	12	(1)
Concluding Reflections	13	(1)
Reflecting Further	14	(1)
Sacred Teaching: Education as Sacrament	15	(25)
Texts Explored	18	(3)
Communities in Conflict and Pain	18	(2)
A World in Turmoil	20	(1)
Communities Seeking New Life	21	(1)
Sacramental Theology---Roots of Hope	21	(9)
Encounter with God	22	(1)
Remembrance	23	(1)
Encounter with New Creation	24	(2)
Symbol of God's Work in Creation	26	(1)
Communion	27	(1)
Efficacy	28	(2)
Sacramental Teaching	30	(8)
Expect the Unexpected	31	(1)
Remember the Dismembered	32	(1)
Seek Reversals	33	(2)
Give Thanks	35	(1)
Nourish New Life	36	(1)
Reconstruct Community and Repair the World	37	(1)
Concluding Reflections	38	(1)
Reflecting Further	39	(1)
Expecting the Unexpected	40	(25)
Power in Expecting the Unexpected	42	(4)
Power of Surprise	43	(1)
Power of Engaging with God in Good Times and Bad	44	(1)
Power of God's Response to the World	45	(1)
Roots of Expecting the Unexpected in Church Practice	46	(3)
Advent	46	(1)
Sacraments	47	(2)
Theology of Wonder	49	(4)
God and God's Creation Are Full of Wonder	49	(1)
God Is Transcendentally Immanent and Immanently Transcendent	50	(2)
God Is Incarnate in Jesus and in All Creation	52	(1)
God Dwells in the Sacraments and in the Sacramental	52	(1)
Hermeneutic of Wonder	53	(2)
Educational Practices: Teaching through Expectation	55	(9)
Engage with God and Creation	56	(3)
Search for Wonder	59	(2)
Practice Expectancy	61	(2)
Practice Hope	63	(1)
Concluding Reflections	64	(1)
Reflecting Further	64	(1)
Remembering the Dismembered	65	(26)
Power in Remembering the Dismembered	66	(4)
Power of Releasing Terrifying Memories	67	(1)
Power of Uncovering Hidden Hurts	67	(1)
Power of Taking Time	68	(1)
Power of Memory for Repentance and Reconstruction	69	(1)
Roots of Tragic Memory in Church Practice	70	(3)
Lent and Holy Week	70	(2)
Sacraments	72	(1)
Theology of Suffering	73	(4)
God Suffers with and Responds to Creation	74	(1)
God Receives and Transforms Creation's Hurt and Anger	75	(1)
Creation's Grief and Effort Enhance God's Work	75	(1)
God Reconciles and Calls Creation to Reconciliation	76	(1)
Hermeneutic of Tragic Memory	77	(2)
Educational Practices: Teaching through Memory	79	(9)
Practice Love: Listening and Empathizing	79	(2)
Practice Truth-Telling	81	(2)
Practice Mourning and Repenting---Making Space for Forgiving	83	(2)
Practice Reconciliation with the Past	85	(3)
Concluding Reflections	88	(1)
Reflecting Further	89	(2)
Seeking Reversals	91	(30)
Power in Seeking Reversals	92	(3)
Power of Reshaping Relations with the Past	92	(2)
Power of Transformed Lives	94	(1)
Power of Transformed Thinking	94	(1)
Roots of Reversal in Church Practice	95	(4)
Christmas and Easter	95	(2)
Sacraments	97	(2)
Theology of Paradox and Parable	99	(5)
God Is More Than Meets the Eye	99	(2)
People Are Easily Deceived	101	(1)
Imagination and Risk Are Twin Gifts from God	102	(1)
God Is Present through Paradox and Parable	103	(1)
Hermeneutic of Suspicion	104	(3)
Educational Practices: Teaching through Reversals	107	(12)
Practice Undercover Investigation	108	(2)
Pose Questions	110	(4)
Practice Imagination	114	(2)
Practice Parabolic-Paradoxical Thinking	116	(3)
Concluding Reflections	119	(1)
Reflecting Further	120	(1)
Giving Thanks	121	(32)
Power in Giving Thanks	123	(4)
Power of Shaping a Grateful Spirit	124	(1)
Power of Drawing Goodness from Tragedy and Despair	125	(1)
Power of Mutuality with God and God's Bounty	125	(1)
Power of Being Washed in Divine Presence	126	(1)
Roots of Thanksgiving in Church Practice	127	(5)
Epiphany and Eastertide	128	(2)
Sacraments	130	(2)
Theology of Bounty	132	(6)
God and God's Creation Are Bountiful	133	(1)
People Need Thanksgiving	134	(3)
God Is Generous and Calls Creation to Generosity	137	(1)
Hermeneutic of Thanksgiving	138	(2)
Educational Practices: Teaching through Thanksgiving	140	(10)
Practice Trust	141	(4)
Search for Creation's Bounties and Spread Gratitude	145	(2)
Practice Generosity	147	(3)
Concluding Reflections	150	(1)
Reflecting Further	151	(2)
Nourishing Life	153	(34)
Power in Nourishing Life	156	(4)
Power of Gleaning Hope in Times of Despair	157	(1)
Power of Being a People	158	(1)
Power of Shared Mission and Sense of Belonging	159	(1)
Power of Birth, New Birth, and Nurture	159	(1)
Roots of Nurture in Church Practice	160	(3)
Christmas and Pentecost	160	(1)
Sacraments	161	(2)
Theology of Life	163	(5)
God Is Life	164	(1)
God Can Open Eyes That See and Ears That Hear	164	(1)
Life Is a Choice	165	(1)
Life Is Mediated through God's People	165	(1)
People Are Called to Sustain Life	166	(1)
God Creates Spaces for New Birth	166	(2)
Hermeneutic of Nurture	168	(1)
Educational Practices: Teaching through Nurture	169	(16)
Offer Care	170	(4)
Seek and Reflect on Life Wherever It Is Found	174	(1)
Participate in Forces of Good	175	(3)
Engage in Story and Ritual	178	(4)
Mentor	182	(2)
Play	184	(1)
Concluding Reflections	185	(1)
Reflecting Further	186	(1)
Reconstructing Community and Repairing the World	187	(29)
Power in Reconstructing and Repairing	192	(4)
Power of Communal Discernment	193	(1)
Power of Visioning Alternatives	193	(1)
Power of Becoming Deeply Involved with Others	194	(1)
Power of Breaking the Rules	194	(1)
Power of Taking Risks	195	(1)
Roots of Reconstruction and Repair in Church Practice	196	(3)
Ordinary Time	197	(1)
Sacraments	197	(2)
Theology of Prophetic Redemption	199	(5)
God Created the Cosmos for Community	200	(2)
We Live in a Broken World	202	(1)
God Is Compassionate toward the Groaning Creation	202	(1)
God Is a Promise-Maker	203	(1)
God's Work Is Transformative and Countercultural	203	(1)
God Depends on the Faithful Action of God's People	204	(1)
Hermeneutic of Reconstruction	204	(2)
Educational Practices: Teaching through Reconstruction and Repair	206	(9)
Commune	207	(1)
Cry and Listen to Cries of Others	208	(1)
Confess	209	(1)
Celebrate---Celebrate the God of Hope	210	(1)
Convert---Envision Alternate Futures	210	(3)
Construct---Practice Holiness	213	(2)
Commission	215	(1)
Reflecting Further	215	(1)
Sacramental Saga	216	(13)
Treasuring the Holy in the Midst of Life	216	(3)
Sacramental Living in a Time of Dying	217	(1)
Sacramental Living in Biblical Narratives	218	(1)
Transforming Religious Education	219	(2)
Planning for the Future	221	(6)
Where Are We?	222	(1)
God's Blessings and Surprises	223	(1)
Destruction, Danger, and Threats	223	(1)
Wild Imagination	224	(1)
Gifts and Strengths	224	(1)
Yearnings and Hopes	225	(1)
Choosing Priorities for the Future	225	(1)
Making Decisions and Commitments	226	(1)
Reflecting and Beginning Again	227	(1)
Concluding Reflections	227	(2)
Appendix: Overview of Teaching as a Sacramental Act	229	(3)
Bibliography	232