Spirituality of early monasticism WT-DTE-WJSOE
1. Sources, authors
2. Life of St. Anthony: content and context
3. Life of St. Anthony: Themes and Meanings
4. Pachomius: Cenobitism, Pachomian Rule
5. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: Text and Context
6. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: silhouettes of the masters of the desert
7. The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: themes
8. Other Desert Accounts
9. Evagrius of Pontus: the theory of asceticism
10. Evagrius of Pontus: Mystical Theology
11. John Cassian: main topics
12. Selected ideas of monasticism: eight passions
13. Selected ideas of monasticism: purity of heart
14. Selected ideas of monasticism: the power of the Word
15. The importance of early monasticism
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
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Learning outcomes
After the finish of the course
the knowledge:
EK 1 – He has an ordered, deep and detailed knowledge, leading to specialization, of the other theological disciplines (TMA_W07);
the skills:
EK 2 – he cans independently search for, analyze, evaluate, select and integrate the informations with the use of various sources and formulate on the basis of the criticisms with the use of theological knowledge (TMA_U01);
the social competence:
EK 3 – he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the solving of problems (TMA_K05).
Description of credits:
Participation in the lecture: 30 hours
The student's own work: 70 hours
Total: 100 hours = 4 ECTS
Assessment criteria
EE nr 1 referred to as "has has an ordered, depth knowledge of spirituality of early monasticism"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he has not an ordered, depth knowledge of spirituality of early monasticism
Sufficient (3): ): he has partially ordered knowledge of spirituality of early monasticism
Good (4); he has relatively well ordered, depth knowledge of spirituality of early monasticism
Very good (5): he has an ordered, depth knowledge of spirituality of early monasticism and is able to express accurately
EE nr 2 referred to as "he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the information from the sources on spirituality of early monasticism, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he can not independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate the informations from the sources on spirituality of early monasticism, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
Sufficient (3): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate some informations from the sources on spirituality of early monasticism, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
Good (4): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate most informations from the sources on spirituality of early monasticism, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
Very good (5): he cans independently search, select, integrate, analyze and evaluate all informations from the sources on spirituality of early monasticism, and on this basis formulate critical judgments using the theological knowledge
EE nr 3 referred to as "he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to spirituality of early monasticism"
For the grade:
Non sufficient (2): he is not aware of the complexity of reality and does not understand the need for an interdisciplinary approach to spirituality of early monasticism
Sufficient (3): he is aware of the complexity of some elements of reality and understands partially the need for an interdisciplinary approach to spirituality of early monasticism
Good (4): he is relatively well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to spirituality of early monasticism
Very good (5): he is very well aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to spirituality of early monasticism.
The verification of learning results: written work.
The condition to complete the subject is the obtaining of all established points.
The number of the obtained points determines the positive grade of the subject:
– Written work: sufficient – sufficient plus – 50-60%, good – good plus – 60-85%, very good – 85-100%;
- Presence: sufficient – 60%; good – 60-95%, very good – 95-100%.
Bibliography
A. Basic literature:
W. Harmless SJ, Desert Christians – An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism, Oxford 2004
B. Additional literature:
S. Rubenson, The Letters of St. Anthony: Monasticism and the Making of Saint, Minneapolis 1995.
The Saying of the Desert Fathers, transl. B. Ward, Kalamazoo 1984.
Evagrius Ponticus: The Greek Ascetic Corpus, transl. R. E. Sinkiewicz, Oxford 2003.
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