FTR-RSMAR103
Masterseminar Christian Spirituality
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleFTR-RSMAR103
Credits (ECTS)10
Category-
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies; Opleiding Religiestudies;
Lecturer(s)
Examiner		prof. dr. I.M.K. Bocken
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Lecturer		prof. dr. I.M.K. Bocken
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Contactperson for the course		prof. dr. I.M.K. Bocken
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Academic year2022
Period
SEM2  (30/01/2023 to 03/09/2023)
Starting block
SEM2
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
At the end of part one of this course you are able to:
  • describe and understand different developments, movements and topics in Christian Spirituality, in particular the life and work of Titus Brandsma;
  • work with relevant literary, historical and hermeneutical methods;
  • reflect on a topic related to this seminar and describe and analyse it adequately.
Content
There is an ongoing debate about how to define Christian spirituality in particular and how to connect it with other forms of spirituality. Using literary, historical, and hermeneutical methods, this seminar explores the most important Christian movements and spiritual personalities to sketch a working definition based upon an overview of the history of various traditions, concepts, and thinkers in the Christian tradition.
Level
 
Presumed foreknowledge
Basic knowledge of systematic theology and philosophy
Test information
Paper and presentations
Specifics

Required materials
Syllabus
Additional literature in syllabus.

Recommended materials
Literature
What is Christian Spirituality? How does it relate to non-Christian traditions? Where does it arise from and where is it going? these are some of the key questions in this guide grom Bloomsbury.
ISBN:978-1-4411-8484-9
Title:The Bloomsbury Guide to Christian Spirituality
Author:Edited by Richard Woods and Peter Tyler
Publisher:London et al.: Bloomsbury 2016

Instructional modes
Seminar
Attendance MandatoryYes

Tests
Paper
Test weight1
Test typePaper
OpportunitiesBlock SEM2, Block SEM2