ThSp 588/CH
599H:
COURSE
DOCUMENTS
Andrew Louth, Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition
Congregation for Divine Worship, Directory on Popular Piety
Andre Louf, Teach us to Pray
Derwas Chitty, The Desert, A City
Introductions 1-4; Appendixes 1-7 [all intro's & app's]
Introd. 2: Pre-Benedictine Monasticism in the West
Introd. 3: The Rule of Benedict [From the Sixth Century]
Introd. 4: The Rule in History
Apnd. 1: Terminology (Monk, Nun)
Apnd. 5: Formation and Profession
Apnd. 6: Interpretation of Scripture
CLASS NOTES: This document contains some of the primary texts we will use in this course, arranged chronologically
Spiritual History Timeline (The same timeline available in the lectures)
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS:
1.
Are We Contemplatives, What is Our Future?, by
Luke Dysinger,
O.S.B.
Are_We_Contemplatives
2.
Chapter Four ("Devotion to Heaven") from The Love of Learning and the Desire
for God, A Study of Monastic Culture,
Jean Jeclercq, O.S.B.
Devotion_to_Heaven
3.
The Latin Apophthegmata (complete Latin Systematic Collection of the sayings of the Desert Fathers and
Mothers)
Latin_Syst_Collec
4.
Adolphe
Tanquerey,
The Spiritual Life, A Treatise on
Ascetical and Mystical Theology
1_Tanquerey.doc
Although recommended for several
decades as a seminary textbook, this classic work should be used with caution,
since many of the recommendations it contains reflect a rigid and to some extent
naive view of human psychology and spiritual formation. Since this is a
fairly large file, the best approach is probably to right-click on the link,
then download the file to your computer and open it once it has downloaded.
5. Jordan Aumann:
1)
Spiritual
Theology
2) Christian
Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition