Contemplating God: Classics of the Christian Contemplative Tradition

College Wycliffe College
Instructor(s)
Course Code WYP2215HF
Semester First Semester
Section 4101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (off-campus location)
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.

Syllabus http://wycliffecollege.ca/documents/WYP2215HS%20Christian%20Contemplative%20Tra…
Pre-Requisites Students are recommended to have taken WYP2636H or have an established practice of Christian contemplative prayer (centering prayer, Christian mediation, etc.).
Schedule N/A
Start Time TBA
End Time TBA
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Enrolment Notes

This is a one week intensive class  beginning Monday June 26, 2017. The last day to drop the class for full refund is  12 noon June 27, 2017. 

Additional Notes

This course will take place at St. John's Convent, 233 Cummer Ave, Toronto.

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Previously Offered Winter 2015
Currently Offered Summer 2017