This unit aims to help students become competent directors of retreats in the Ignatian tradition, particularly, but not exclusively, according to the 18th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises. The unit will involve guiding retreatants through either an: • 3, 6, or 8-day individually guided silent retreat under individual and group supervision, or • through a 3, 6, or 8 week individually guided retreat in daily life under individual and group supervision.
Unit code: DD9311J
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Spiritual Direction
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality
Show when this unit is running1. | Discuss the role and stance of an Ignatian retreat director, particularly as set out by Saint Ignatius in the Annotations to the Spiritual Exercises |
2. | Evaluate their capacity to adapt the dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises to particular Exercitant |
3. | Apply the Rules for Discernment of Spirits and identity the ways in which ‘spirits’ work in an Exercitant |
4. | Articulate and evaluate the decision-making process outlined in the Exercises |
5. | Show a discerned awareness of his or her gifts and abilities and an acceptance of his or her limits as an Ignatian retreat director, as evidenced in self-acceptance and non-defensiveness in supervision |
The experience of having made the full Spiritual Exercises, either over 30 days or 30 weeks; • DD8981F Spiritual Exercises: Practice A and B (or its equivalent).
Prohibited combinations: old codes: DD9127F DS9127F old name: Ignatian Retreat Direction
Supervised praxis, personal reflection, critical reflection on supervised praxis.
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | Integrative essay (6000 words) |
6000 | 100.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 11:53:05 +1100