Summer Session 2008
Course Descriptions
NT-2562-01 Romans
Gregory Tatum, OP
June 9-26, 2008, Monday through Thursday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
3.0 academic units; 4.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted with faculty permission
This lecture course treats the theological specificity and historical particularity of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Since the letter is so difficult to understand, the lectures will focus on the rhetorical flow of the arguments and on comparison with other Pauline letters, especially Galatians. A final written examination will be given on the last day of class.
NT-1003-01 Introduction to the New Testament
Gregory Tatum, OP
June 9-26, 2008, Monday through Thursday, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
3.0 academic units; 4.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted with faculty permission
This lecture course surveys the variety of the historical, literary, and theological questions that arise in the critical study of the documents that make up the New Testament. A final written examination will be given on the last day of class.
STFT 1930-01 Theology of the Laity
Michael Sweeney, OP
June 16-26, 2008, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
1.5 academic units; 2.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted with faculty permission
This course is an introduction to a theology of the laity, emphasizing the contribution of Yves Congar, OP. Along with Congar’s work, we will investigate the Conciliar and post-Conciliar magisterial documents, particularly Lumen Gentium, Apostolicam Actuositatem, and Christifideles Laici, and focus on the question, “Can one speak of a lay office in the Church?”
RA-1674-01 Icon: Sacred Image
Brendan McAnerney, OP
June 16-20, 2008, Monday through Friday, 8:10 AM to 11:00 AM
1.5 academic units; 2.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted with faculty permission
This course examines the history, theology, spirituality, and tradition of icons as sacred Eastern Christian images established on the doctrine of the Incarnation. It will demonstrate that iconography is a sacred craft and prayer form. The format will be slide-lectures. The evaluation method will be a reflection paper. Text: Linnette, Martin. Sacred Doorways.Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2002.
RA-1672-01 Introduction to Icon Painting
Brendan McAnerney, OP
June 23-27, 2008, Monday through Friday, 8:10 AM to 3:00 PM
3.0 academic units; 4.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted with faculty permission; maximum enrollment is 12 students
In this course each student will be instructed and aided in the painting (writing) of an icon of the Holy Mandylion in the Byzantine tradition using acrylic paints, gold leaf, ancient and contemporary techniques. No previous artistic experience is necessary, only a desire to encounter the Creator God in the exercise of the sacred craft. All materials and instruments will be supplied for a $55 materials fee (collected the first day of class), as the instruction demands a uniformity of media and instruments.
SP-3540-01 Pray Like a Mystic I
Luke Buckles, OP and Sarah Lewis
July 14-18, 2008, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
1.5 academic units; 2.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted
This course presents a number of traditional Christian methods of prayer, emphasizing methods associated with particular saints, including: the Desert Fathers, Benedict of Nursia, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, Thomas Merton, Jonathan Edwards, and Seraphim of Sarov. Historical and biographical contexts will be explained, and then students will have the opportunity to "sample" the prayer technique itself.
SP-3541-01 Pray Like a Mystic II
Luke Buckles, OP and Sarah Lewis
July 21-25, 2008, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
1.5 academic units; 2.0 continuing education units; auditors permitted
During this course we will continue studying methods of encountering God in activity and silence: exploring discernment; interpreting spiritual experience; working with fears and playing with doubts in the context of the Christian mystical tradition. We look more deeply into the theologies of several of the mystics of “Pray Like a Mystic I” (SP-3540-01), and meet Therese of Lisieux, Margery Kempe, Bonaventure, Mother Teresa, and John Maximovitch. Certain aspects of the lives or writings of these mystics exemplify each point we cover. Buddhist and Christian practice are brought together in Fusion Prayer - a form of mystical prayer that unites contemplative Trinitarian mysticism with the holistic human experience of mindfulness. There is more time for prayer and reflection. We encourage treating the course as a retreat.
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