Study Tour: The Ignatian Camino (DS9171J)

Content

Students will walk the 640 km pilgrim route taken by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1522 from his home in Spain’s Basque country to Montserrat and Manresa. As a pilgrim, the student will be on a 28-day outer journey and an inner journey wherby students will be encouraged to engage fully in this ‘pilgrimage’. Students will walk virtually the same route that Ignatius did, pass through many towns that he did, pray at churches where he did, and marvel at the same natural wonders that he saw.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Prohibited combinations: old code: DS9123F

Pedagogy

Pre and post walk preparation/debriefs. Seminars, one-to-one spiritual conversations on the pilgrimage, personal reflection, participation in liturgy.

Indicative Bibliography

• Aschenbrenner, G.A., Stretched for Greater Glory: What to Expect from the Spiritual Exercises, Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 2004.
• Bartholomew, C. & Hughes, F., Explorations in a Christian Theology of Pilgrimage, Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publications Ltd, 2004.
• Coleman, G., Walking with Inigo: A Commentary on the Autobiography of St, Ignatius, Gujarat: Gujarat Sahitya Prakash, 2001.
• Dyckman, K. et al, The Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed: Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women, Manwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2001.
• Fleming, D.L., Draw Me into your Friendship: The Spiritual Exercises, St. Louis, MO: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1996.
• George, C. & Miller, C., Sacred Travels: Recovering the Ancient Practice of Pilgrimage, Chicago, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2006.
• Kelly, G. Camino de Santiago - Practical Preparation and Background, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012.
• Powell, C., Seven Tips to Make the Most of the Camino de Santiago, Louisville, KY: Linnell Publishing, 2010.
• Schmidt, W., Walking with Stones: A Spiritual Odyssey on the Pilgrimage to Santiago, North America: Trafford Publishing, 2012.
• Tylenda, J., A Pilgrim’s Journey: The Autobiography of St. Ignatius Loyola, revised ed, San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2001.

Assessment