| CODE | MRT4660 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Spiritual Theology | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Moral Theology | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | (a) The main objective: The study-unit aims at introducing the students into the subject-matter of this theological discipline, while helping them to make an experience of a possible integration in Christ between knowledge and life. (b) The study-unit starts off with a brief presentation of Spiritual Theology, which leads to the main basic principles of a Christian spiritual life. These will be exemplified through scriptural, traditional and historical references. Reading List: - AUMANN JORDAN, Spiritual Theology, Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor; London: Sheed and Ward 1980. - BERNARD CHARLES ANDRÉ, Teologia Spirituale, Milano: Edizioni Paolini, 31989. - CLÉMENT OLIVIER, The Roots of Christian Mysticism. Text and Commentary, London, Dublin, Edinburgh: New City 1993. - DREYER ELIZABETH A. AND MARK S. BURROWS (ED.), Minding the Spirit: The Study of Christian Spirituality, Baltimore MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2005. - LESCHER BRUCE H., ELIZABETH LIEBER (ed.), Exploring Christian Spirituality. Essays in honor of Sandra M. Schneiders IHM, Paulist Press, New York/Mahway NJ, 2006. -MCGRATH ALISTER E., Christian Spirituality. An Introduction, Oxford and Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers 1999. - MCINTOSH MARK A., Mystical Theology. The Integrity of Spirituality and Theology, Blackwell, Oxford, 1998. - SHELDRAKE PHILIP, Spirituality and Theology. Christian Living and the Doctrine of God, London: Darton, Longman and Todd 1998. - WOODS RICHARD J., Christian Spirituality, God’s Presence through the Ages, New York, Orbis Books 2006 (new expanded edition). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Charlo Camilleri |
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