This unit will explore the genre, structure, socio-historical context and theological emphases of the Gospels, and the cultural and social situation of the Mediterranean world in New Testament times. The key focus will be on the role of the imagination in prayer, as outlined by Saint Ignatius. When an exercitant prays over a Gospel passage in making the Spiritual Exercises, he or she enters it as a participant. The unit will give attention to early influences leading Ignatius to employ imaginative prayer with the Gospel narratives within the Spiritual Exercises. It will explore the psychology of the human imagination and its relevance to the practice of prayer in life, work and ministry.
Unit code: DS9071J
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Jesuit College of Spirituality
Show when this unit is running1. | Outline the basic psychology of human imagining and its value for prayer |
2. | Describe the influence of Ludolph of Saxony’s practice of imaginative contemplation upon Ignatius of Loyola and his subsequent writing of the Spiritual Exercises |
3. | Articulate the structure and subject outlines of the four Gospels and their particular use of symbols and images |
4. | Identify and develop skills in using imaginative prayer that enhances the ministry practice of spiritual directors |
Prohibited combinations: old code/ name: DS9105F Synagogues, Villages and Towns: Using the Imagination in Contemplating Gospel Narratives in Ignatian Prayer
Lectures, seminars, tutorials, small group reflection
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 6000 word-essay |
6000 | 100.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 3 Aug, 2017
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-04 11:21:04 +1100