DESCRIPTION:

This seminar combines both the Art of Spiritual Direction and the Advanced Spiritual Direction practica. The theoretical bases of spiritual direction will be examined in lectures and discussions; techniques of spiritual direction will be examined in a case conference setting.

For those called to spiritual direction as a role in ministry, this course provides integration of theory and practice and an exploration of the participants' own experiences in the spiritual direction setting, as well as their ongoing relationships with God.

Lectures, discussion, and case conferences. The seminar will meet Monday afternoons for three hours for occasional lectures and discussion of readings, and regular case presentations.

Nemeck, Francis Kelly and Marie Theresa Coombs. The Way of Spiritual Direction. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1985.

In-class handouts.

Ashley, Benedict M., O. P. Spiritual Direction in the Dominican Tradition. New York/Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1995.

Barry, William A. and William J. Connolly. The Practice of Spiritual Direction. New York: The Seabury Press, 1982.

Jones, Alan. Exploring Direction: An Essay on Christian Friendship. San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1982.

Kelsey, Morton T. Companions on the Inner Way: The Art of Spiritual Guidance. New York: Crossroad, 1984.

Laplace, Jean., S. J. Preparing for Spiritual Direction. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1975 (first published in French in 1965).

Merton, Thomas. Spiritual Direction and Meditation. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1960.

Sudbrack, Josef. Spiritual Guidance. New York/Ramsey: Paulist Press, 1983 (first published in German in 1981).

Yungblut, John R. The Gentle Art of Spiritual Guidance. Rockport, MA: Element, 1988.

Grades will be based on seminar attendance and participation, as well as a short (8-10 page) paper due Friday of finals week.

Students must be accepted into the Spirituality/Spiritual Direction concentration and have completed the first year of that concentration (SP501, SP581/582/583).

Meets concentration requirement for Spirituality/Spiritual Direction concentration of M.A. and M.Div.

None.