Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Identity and Emancipation-Practical Ethics in Pastoral Care
Course Number:
G_BATRSAL051
Course Description:
Few people are aware of the potential violent character of our language
use. From the early beginnings of Western culture, philosophers and
religious thinkers warned against the risk that a too effective
rhetorics implied for the truthfullness of our worldviews. Philosophy
and theology seemed to entre in conflict with rhetorics, as do show
Plato's debates with the sophists, or Paul's debate with his opponents.
At the same time, without expression and language truth would remain
silent and non-effective. Hence the double-bind: without rhetorics no
truth-communication; with rhetorics quasi-unavoidable loss of
truth-purity. In pratical thoelogy this asks for a permanent awareness
of the potential violation of truth by communicating it. In this course,
we will discuss possible strategies of dealing with violent
communication, both in ordinary life and in faith-communiation.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (19)_10.pdf
