Classics of Xian Journey

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Taught by CDSP. This is a course in historical Christian spirituality, reading classic texts by very diverse writers who used the motif of journey or pilgrimage. It reaches from the second century to the twentieth. The readings change each year, but have included Perpetual of Carthage, Ignatius of Antioch, Origen, Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure, Dante, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, John Bunyan, Teresa of Avila, and Evelyn Underhill. Readings are subject to change until the syllabus is published. Lectures and discussions of the texts. Course work is evaluated through two papers of 8-10 pages each. It is intended for MDiv and MA/MTS students.