Spiritual theology

ltheo2190  2022-2023  Louvain-la-Neuve

Spiritual theology
4.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Gaziaux Eric;
Language
French
Main themes
To achieve those objectives, the course will:
- deal with a specific question of spiritual or mystical theology;
- highlight the methods of spiritual theology;
- offer an introduction to the discernment of spiritualities.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 - to implement the methods of spiritual theology;
 
2 - to know and implement the criteria of discernment of spiritualities;
 
3 - to tackle a problematic, a current or an author of spiritual theology.
 
Content
The lesson deals with Bernard de Clairvaux and his anthropology. It will tackle historical background of Bernard de Clairvaux, and will focus on the book "L'amour de Dieu" and on the book "La grâce et le libre arbitre".  Il will identify the main idea to build a spiritual theology for our contemporary context. 
Teaching methods
The method is primarily taught by the lectures with moment of discussion.
Evaluation methods
Oral examination on the lecture or on a written work in relationship to the lecture.
The attendance to the lecture is obligatory.
Faculty or entity
TEBI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] in Theology