Each student will be expected to be familiar with a general overview of the English spiritual writers of this period and also to undertake the study of four specific writers from among them. The scope of the study will include authors: Thomas More, John Fisher, Austin Baker, Richard Challoner, Evelyn Underhill, C.S. Lewis; poets John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, G.M. Hopkins, T.S. Eliot and R.S. Thomas; and also some Australian poets including Judith Wright and Les A. Murray.
Unit Code: DS2142C
Points: 18.0
Unit Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Unit Discipline: Spirituality
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Catholic Theological College
Show when this Unit is running| 1. | Situate each of the authors to his/her context |
| 2. | Evaluate the extent to which each has been influenced by his/her religious and social context |
| 3. | Identify how a particular author relates to the overall development of theological and spiritual understanding |
| 4. | Judge the abiding value of the author’s work |
30 points at Level 1 Christian Spirituality
| Type | Description | Wordcount | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar or Tutorial | Weekly seminar notes (equivalent of 1,000 words for the semester) |
1000 | 20.0 |
| Essay | Essay: 3,500 words |
3500 | 80.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017
Unit Record last updated: 2019-05-07 13:26:47 +1000