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(PART 1) ASCETICISM: THE MEANING OF THE WORD
Timeline,
Important Figures in the History of Christian Ascetical Theology
1_Timeline-ascet.doc
This timeline will be used throughout the course.
Athanasius of
Alexandria, The Life of Antony
Life-Ant.doc
Elizabeth A. Castelli,
Mortifying the Body, Curing the Soul: Beyond Ascetic
Dualism in The Life of Saint Syncletica
1_Mortifying_the_Body-Syncletica.doc
An article published in the
journal, Differences, A Journal of
Feminist Cultural Studies.
Vol. 4. No. 2, 1992. pp, 134-153 (Duke Univ. Press). Although this text does NOT
reflect the approach to asceticism that will characterize this course, it is
VERY characteristic of the approach to the study of asceticism common in
institutions of higher learning today. Also available online at:
http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=96478723
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.
Jordan Aumann:
1)
Spiritual
Theology
2) Christian
Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition
(PART 2) THE ART OF ONGOING CONVERSION
Text Only (printable) versions of course webpages
(formatted for 8 1/2x11 paper):
WEEK_4
Adelbert De Vogüé
on the
Dialogue of Benedict and Scholastica,
2_Ben-Schol_Vogue.doc
The best article on this subject available in English.
Ecclesial Repentance and the
Demands of Dialogue by Bradford E. Hinze
2_Eccl_ Repent.doc
An article on the
implications of social sin and the (Roman Catholic) controversy concerning
ecclesial repentance and reform.
Selections from the
desert mothers and fathers in the
Greek Alphabetical Collection.
Apoph_sel.doc
This selection includes all the sayings attributed to St. Syncletica.
The
Sayings of the Desert Fathers
- the Latin Systematic Collection
Apoph_Latin_syst.doc
In Latin and English - a large file.
(PART 3) FROM ASCETICISM TO CONTEMPLATION
Text Only (printable) versions of course webpages
(formatted for 8 1/2x11 paper):
WEEK_5;
WEEK_6;
WEEK_7
John Cassian:
The Institutes,
(English, NPNF transl.)
Cas_Inst.doc
Not completely formatted, but complete text with footnotes.
John Cassian:
The Conferences,
(English, NPNF transl.)
Cas_Conf.doc
Not completely formatted, but complete text with footnotes.
John Cassian:
Missing Texts on Fornication,
(English)
Cas_Forn.doc
Don't be scandalized: it's not like that wretched DaVinci Code
nonsense! The Victorian NPNF translators could not
bring themselves to include Cassian's discussions of lust in the
Conferences and Institutes. So here they are.
(PART 4) FROM VICE TO VIRTUE
Text Only (printable) versions of course webpages
(formatted for 8 1/2x11 paper):
WEEK_8
(NO CASSIAN);
WEEK_8
(CASSIAN ONLY)
Gregory the Great,
Selection from the Moralia on the
Vices
4_Mor-Bk_31-Engl-Latin.doc
(and the birds of contemplation!) Not completely formatted -
expect errors!
Adelbert De Vogüé
To
Love Fasting,
4_Vogue on
Fasting.doc
Controversial article, recommending that monastics recover the long-lost
discipline of fasting, as it was practiced in antiquity.