This unit introduces the students to the study of Christian Spirituality with some significant examples of Christian literature from the beginning of the Christian movement to the Middle Ages. The focus will be on the study of significant texts in their theological and cultural setting. Students will be required to consider how this relates to the study and living of Christian Spirituality today and to experience some contemporary expressions of aspects of this subject. Examples of texts include: The Letters of Ignatius of Antioch; Desert Literature; Athanasius The Life of Antony; Eastern liturgy and iconography; Gregory of Nyssa, The life of Moses; John Cassian, The Conferences; Benedict of Nursia, The Holy Rule; Bernard of Clairvaux and Hildegard of Bingen – Selections; Bonaventure, The Mind’s Road to God; Selections from Medieval Women Writers, the Rhineland Mystics and the English Mystical Tradition.
Unit code: DS8001C
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this unit is running1. | Discuss a representative selection of classical texts from the traditions of Eastern and Western Christianity in the patristic and medieval periods |
2. | Discuss the particular areas of Christian spirituality that were developed by some leading authors and texts during this period |
3. | Analyse the relationship between the writings and the wider cultural context |
4. | Analyse some contemporary expressions of Christian spirituality and how they relate to the tradition from which they have evolved |
5. | Assess ways in which the Christian spiritual tradition and its contemporary expressions can influence the life of the individual |
6. | Research a specific topic in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner |
Lecture, workshops
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Essay | Synthesis – 2000 words |
2000 | 40.0 |
Essay | Essay – 4000 words |
4000 | 60.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 19 Oct, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-03 13:56:00 +1100