Contemplating God: Classics of the Christian Contemplative Tradition

Date Cancelled
College Wycliffe College
Instructor(s)
Course Code WYP2215HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

This course will focus on the primary texts of the Christian contemplative tradition beginning with the gospels and the desert fathers and mothers, proceeding through the monastic and mystical traditions of the western and eastern church, the Reformation and following, and contemporary writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The course will include reading selected primary texts, as well as in-depth reading on one or two writers of the student's choice, and a class presentation on those writers.

Pre-Requisites Students are recommended to have taken WYP2636H or have an established practice of Christian contemplative prayer (centering prayer, Christian mediation, etc.).
Schedule Sat
Start Time 9:00
End Time 16:00
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 30
Teaching Method
Lectures
Seminars
Means of Evaluation
Class Participation
Other
Previously Offered Summer 2017
Currently Offered Winter 2019