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Spiritual TheologySPIR 415 Celibacy and Sexuality. (3)An examination of the understanding of sexuality and celibacy in the Christian tradition and in literature and art and of the spiritual dimensions of sexuality and celibacy through prayer and spiritual and personal development. Cross-listed with PTHM 415. SPIR 424 History of Christian Spirituality I. (3)An exploration of the formative elements, experiences and writers of Christian spirituality in its first 700 years. Cross-listed with HHTH 424. SPIR 425 History of Christian Spirituality II. (3)This section of the History of Spirituality treats of the Middle Ages, especially from the end of the seventh century through the end of the fourteenth century. Special attention will be given to notable figures, writings, events, institutions and movements that shaped the expression of Christian convictions and practice, up to the dawn of the "modern" period. Cross-listed with HHTH 425. SPIR 426 History of Christian Spirituality III. (3)The development of Christian spirituality from the Protestant and Catholic Reformations to the present. Cross-listed with HHTH 428. SPIR 430 Theology and Spirituality. (3)The relationship between concrete experience and theological inquiry as seen in the works of outstanding spiritual writers of the Christian tradition. Prayer in Christian life. Forms of spirituality and asceticism. SPIR 431 Christian Prayer. (3)A discussion of the place of prayer in Christian life, with special emphasis on the Our Father, using various classical commentaries as a case in point. Theological problems and considerations related to doctrine of prayer are studied, e.g. discernment in prayer, content of prayer, polarities in prayer (such as its apophatic and mystical, individual and communitarian, sacramental and liturgical aspects), and laws of the spiritual life emanating from teachings on prayer. SPIR 432 Spirituality and Mysticism (3)The mystical dimension of Christianity as exemplified in ancient and modern mystics. SPIR 434 Monastic Spiritual Theology. (3)The Christian monastic tradition from the perspective of monastic classics. Cross-listed with MONS 434. SPIR 435 Christian Asceticism. (3)Christian asceticism is centered upon a discernment of motivations, influences, and goals conducted within a relationship of spiritual accompaniment by an experienced guide. The psychological and spiritual insights of many early Christian writers, especially monastic ones, are a valuable but rarely used resource for spiritual directors, pastors, counselors, and persons seeking spiritual guidance. This course will be a study of Classical, early Christian and relevant later texts which bear on issues of spiritual growth and pastoral guidance. Cross-listed with MONS 435. SPIR 436 Bible and Prayer. (3)This course will examine early Christian and monastic attitudes toward the biblical text and the interplay between the Bible and forms of prayer. Topics will include: methods of interpreting the Bible; ways of encountering the Bible (reading, memorization, meditation), kinds of early monastic prayer and their biblical basis. There will also be some attention to the subsequent history of those traditions and a consideration of present-day implications. Cross-listed with MONS 436. SPIR 467 Topics in Jewish Spirituality. (3)SPIR 468 Topics in Spirituality. (1-3)SPIR 470 Independent Study. (1-3)For other courses closely related to the study of Christian Spirituality, see: PTHM 402 The Development of Religious Identity. (3)PTHM 418 Dynamics of Spiritual Direction. (3)
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