HON 2400 Course Schedule - Spring 2022 - Online Edition (projected)

UNIT ZERO | INTRODUCTION

WEEK 1 - Wed, Jan 19 - Sat, Jan 22 | Orientation

Unit 0.0 | Orientation to Christian Spirituality

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UNIT ONE | BIBLICAL AND EARLY CHURCH SPIRITUALITY

WEEK 2 - Tue, Jan 25 - Sat, Jan 29

Unit 1.1 | Orientation to Christian Spirituality

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  • Genesis 1:1 - 4:16, 12:1-3
  • Exodus 19:1-6
  • 2 Samuel 7:1-17
  • Matthew 26:1 - 28:20

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Unit 1.2 | Early Christian Spirituality - Witness and the Word

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  • Philippians 3:2-16
  • Sittser, Water, Introduction, Chapter 1, pgs. 9 - 49
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - Origen Song of Songs, pgs. 6 - 12 ; Gregory of Nyssa, Life of Moses, pgs. 13 - 20 ; Augustine of Hippo, Sermon on Psalm 41, pgs. 21 - 26
  • THE 2400 Lecture 02 Notes

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WEEK 3 - Tue, Feb 1 - Sat, Feb 5

Unit 1.3 | Early Christian Spirituality - Belonging and Vision

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  • John 13:34-35; Acts 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 2, pgs. 50 - 72
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - Origen, Prayer, pgs. 81 - 85 ; Ephrem the Syrian, Armenian Hymn, pgs. 86 - 88 ; Augustine, On the Trinity, pgs. 193 - 196 ; Contemplations in the Fathers, pgs. 309 - 315 ; Augustine Vision and Rapture, pgs. 316 - 323

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Unit 1.4 | Early Christian Spirituality - Struggle and Asceticism

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  • Luke 4:1-13
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 3, pgs. 73 - 95
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - Athanasius, Life of St. Antony, pgs. 49 - 54 ; Evagrius Ponticus, Praktikos, pgs. 55 - 59 ; Philokalia, Discourse on Abba Philimon, pgs. 125 - 130

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UNIT TWO | MIDDLE AGES

WEEK 4 - Tue, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 12

Unit 2.1 | Middle Ages Spirituality - Rhythm

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  • Luke 6:12-19
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 4, pgs. 96 - 117
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - John Cassian, Conferences 9 and 10, pgs. 89 - 96 ; - Gregory the Great, Dialogues 2.35, pgs. 324 - 326 ; - Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermon on the Song of Songs 23, pgs. 27 - 34

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Unit 2.2 | Middle Ages Spirituality - Holy Heroes

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  • Luke 9:28-36; 2 Corinthians 3
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 5, pgs. 118 - 138
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - Deification and Birthing, pgs. 395 - 411 ; - Union with God, pgs. 427 - 437

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WEEK 5 - Tue, Feb 15 - Sat, Feb 19

Unit 2.3 | Middle Ages Spirituality - Sacraments

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  • Luke 22:14-30; John 1:1-18; John 6
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 6, pgs. 139 - 162
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - Symeon the New Theologian, pgs. 97 - 101; Hadewijch of Antwerp, pgs. 102 - 104

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Unit 2.4 | Middle Ages Spirituality - Mystics

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  • Psalm 62:1-8; Matthew 6:5-15; Romans 8:26-27
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 7, pgs. 163 - 186
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - Mystical Itineraries, pgs. 149 - 187 ; Julian of Norwich, pgs. 238 - 245

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WEEK 6 - Tue, Feb 22 - Sat, Feb 26

Unit 2.5 | Middle Ages Spirituality - Ordinariness

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  • Matthew 6:25-34; Romans 12:1-13; Colossians 3:12-17
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 8, pgs. 187 - 208
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, - James of Vitry, The Life of Mary of Oignies, pgs. 60 - 65 ; - Francis of Assisi, Francis of Assisi and the Stigmata, pgs. 225 - 230, Two Songs of Praise, pgs. 290 - 292 ; Hildegard of Bingen, pgs. 331 - 335 ; Catherine of Genoa, Purgation and Purgatory, pgs. 66 - 71

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UNIT THREE | REFORMATION, MODERN, AND SPIRITUALITY TODAY

WEEK 7 - Tue, Mar 8 - Sat, Mar 12

Unit 3.1 | Protestant Reformation Spirituality

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  • Romans 1:16-17; Ephesians 2:1-10; 1 Timothy 4:6-10
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 9, pgs. 209 - 230
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, Theologia Deutsch, pgs. 421 - 425 ; Johann Arndt, True Christianity, pgs. 276 - 280

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Unit 3.2 | Catholic Reformation Spirituality

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  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism,
    • John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila, pgs. 72 - 77, 118 - 121, 213 - 220, 357 - 359, pgs. 384 - 393, 451 - 464 ;
    • Ignatius of Loyola, Autobiography, pgs. 353 - 356
    • Francis de Sales, The Treatise on the Love of God, pgs. 465 - 471, Marie of the Incarnation, The Relation of 1654, pg. 472 - 477,
    • Letters of Spiritual Direction, pgs. 140 - 143
    • John of the Cross, Mystical Drawings

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WEEK 8 - Tue, Mar 15 - Sat, Mar 19

Unit 3.3 | Evangelicalism and American Spirituality

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  • John 3:1-21
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 10, pgs. 231 - 255
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, George Fox, pgs. 360-364

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Unit 3.4 | Christian Missionaries Today

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  • Matthew 28:16-20
  • Sittser, Water, Chapter 11 and Conclusion, pgs. 256 - 295
  • McGinn, Christian Spirituality, - The Way of the Pilgrim, pgs. 118 - 121 ; - Simone Weil, Encounters with Christ, pgs. 246 - 250 ; - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Hymn of the Universe, pgs. 303 - 308 ; Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation, pgs. 545 - 551

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Week 9 - Tue, Mar 22 - Sat, Mar 26

Unit 3.5 | Unit 3 Assessment

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  • Exam 2 on Middle, Reformation, and Modern Ages

UNIT THREE CONTINUED | REFORMATION, MODERN, AND SPIRITUALITY TODAY

WEEK 10 - Tue, Mar 29 - Sat, Apr 2

Unit 3.6 | Christian Spirituality Themes - Dark Night

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  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, “Distress and Dereliction,” pgs. 365 - 393; - Gregory the Great, Moral Interpretation of Job, pas. 367-373 ; Angela of Foligno, The Memorial, pgs. 374-378 ; John Tauler, Sermon 3, pgs. 379-383 ; John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul, pgs. 384-388 ; Thérèse of Lisieux, Story of a Soul, pgs. 389-393

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Week 11 - Tue, Apr 5 - Sat, Apr 9

Unit 3.7 | Eckhart and Unknowing

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  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, Meister Eckhart, pgs. 35 - 40, pgs. 412 - 420, 438 - 443, 495 - 500, 529 - 534
  • Cloud of Unknowing, pgs. 262 - 268, 535 - 539
  • John Ruusbroec, pgs. 444 - 450

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Week 12 - Tue, Apr 19 - Sat, Apr 23

Unit 3.8 | Mysticism and Heresy

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  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, “Mysticism and Heresy,” pgs. 481 - 517
    • Madame Guyon, pgs. 41 - 46
    • Miguel de Molinos, pgs. 144 - 148

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Unit 3.9 | Contemplation and Action

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  • Luke 10:38-42
  • McGinn, Christian Mysticism, “Contemplation and Work,” pgs. 519 - 520 ; Gregory the Great, Pastoral Care, pgs. 521-524 ; Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermons on the Song of Songs, pgs. 525 - 528 ; Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue, pgs. 540 - 544

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Week 13 - Tue, Apr 26 - Sat, Apr 30 (Final Week)

Unit 3.10 | Final Review

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FINAL EXAM WEEK | Thu, May 5 - Wed, May 11

  • Final Paper DUE Wed, May 10