Institute of Spirituality教程.pdfVIP

ENGLISH PROGRAMME STUDENTS There are two types of students: ordinary students who take the Institute courses for at least two semesters and receive the Diploma or Certificate of the Institute; auditing students who register for courses of their own choice without the obligation of taking examinations. PROGRAMME OF STUDIES The courses of the Institute are divided into obligatory courses, which are the principal courses required of all who are working for the Diploma, and elective courses, which students may select in order to fulfil the required number of credit hours. The programme for the Diploma includes: 1. 11 courses (6 obligatory, 5 elective courses). 2. 1 seminar. REGISTRATION Ordinary students seeking the Diploma of the Institute of Spirituality will register with the Director of the Institute. Other students will register with the Dean of the Faculty. FIRST SEMESTER OBLIGATORY COURSES TE 2375 Spiritual Theology 3 ECTS The invitation to spiritual communion with God as presented in the First Letter of St John. Study of selected texts from the Christian spiritual tradition (eg. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Roman , St Augustine, Confe ion ) with special emphasis on the following themes: God’s savin g mercy, prayer, the ascetical life, growth in holiness and contemporary spirituality. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Ample bibliography will be su ested during the lectures. P. MURRAY Wed. 8.30-10.15 sP 1992 History of Spirituality, Part I: Early Monasticism to the High Middle A