I sent this out yesterday, but not certain it made it into the discussion. Jan From: janetasanders@hotmail.com To: randycw1938@gmail.com; laurelcg@aol.com; ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com Subject: RE: [Oe List ...] I heard it on the grapevine, Steve Ediger asked a compelling question yesterday Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 08:32:04 -0500 Hello to all, In 1971, I took my first course with the EI/ICA called Imaginal Education. I walked into the empty seminar room to get a feel for the space. As I walked around the tables all laid out so intentionally, I vividly remember thinking, "My life will never be the same." 44 years later, I am still in dialogue with the wisdom of that gathering. I was particularily fascinated with with was called the Art Form conversation. At that point the pedagogues talked about it being inspired by Susan Langer's work. It wasn't until this year that I went looking for Susan's work. I'm attaching and also sending a link for an article of appreciation by Howard Gardner for her work. http://www.anthonyflood.com/gardnerlanger.htm She was using art forms to explore the world of meaning.
From Art, Mind, and Brain: A Cognitive Approach to Creativity, New York, Basic Books, 1982, 48-54. Philosophy in a New Key Revisited: An Appreciation of Susanne Langer
Janet A. Sanders Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 06:42:34 -0600 To: laurelcg@aol.com CC: ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com; oe@lists.wedgeblade.net Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] I heard it on the grapevine, Steve Ediger asked a compelling question yesterday From: oe@lists.wedgeblade.net The art form has a lot of similarity to Dietrich Bonhoeffer's process for making responsible decisions: observe, judge, weigh-up, decide, act Randy Sent from my iPad On Dec 11, 2015, at 12:03 AM, via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: In the mid-80's, Gene Marshall published a binder with different conversation and workshop methods spelled out, for use by House Churches. Think I still have my copy in the garage. Jann McGuire -----Original Message----- From: Sherwood Shankland via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: Ken Fisher <kenfisher1942@gmail.com> Cc: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>; ICA <ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 10, 2015 7:04 pm Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] I heard it on the grapevine, Steve Ediger asked a compelling question yesterday A few notes on "art-form" and ORID conversations...In the 60's and 70's the Ecumenical Institute and its faculty from the Faith and Life community at UT Austin, conducted conversation about the impact of works of art. Notably Picaso's Guernica - impressions of saturation bombing; and the film Requim for a Heavyweight staring Anthony Quinn as the washed up boxer who decides that even he can live his life... The focus of these two conversations was not to teach anything directly but rather to allow the participants of the RS-I (Religious Studies - I seminar) to experience their experience of the painting and the film. As pedegogs we were listening to the participants' responses for their theological views, which could guide us in guiding the following sessions of the 44 hour weekend course. I'm not sure when we formulated the ORID format - Marylin Olyer should know :-) but I associate ORID with our formalizing of facilitator skills training courses and the manuals for Group Facilitation Methods (now ToP Facilitation Methods) and Participatory Strategic Planning (now ToP Strategic Planning). Personally I think that the earlier titles / branding "GFM" and "PSP" are much more self-descriptive and clearer for marketing purposes. I suppose we could use both: "ToP - Group Facilitation Methods"; and "ToP - Participatory Strategic Planning". Happy Holidays to All.../ Sherwood (on the road facilitating workshop on agricultural development in Kazakhstan and Kyrgykstan...back home Dec 18th.) From: "Ken Fisher via OE" <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: "Steve Harrington" <stevehar11201@gmail.com> Cc: "Order Ecumenical Community" <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>, "ICA" <ica-dialogue@igc.topica.com> Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 6:59:28 AM Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] I heard it on the grapevine, Steve Ediger asked a compelling question yesterday Me: “Where did the art form methodology come from? David McKlesky: “Rudolf Bultman. This is his method of scriptural grounding.” k On Dec 10, 2015, at 6:09 PM, steve har via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: from the point of view of Imaginal Education and Imaginal Learning. As I heard it, he asked Is there a difference between an Art Form Conversation and ORID question - and- someone just mentioned a "spirit question". What is the difference between an art form conversation, an ORID conversation, a spirit question? Jan Sanders, I know, was recently asked by her teachers and principles at Aruba University why the conversation was called "art form" conversation. It sent her looking back into Brian Stanfield's work and Susan Langer's cultural mythology and meaning making. Does someone have a generous answer? -- Steve Harrington _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net