Spiritualité chrétienne : auteurs contemporains

Teacher(s)

D'Aloisio Christophe;

Language

French

Main themes

The course intends to explore some testimonies of contemporary Christian spirituality, emanating from singular mystical personalities or spiritual "new movements". It wishes to analyze the recurrent contents of these testimonies and to confront them with the Christian spiritual tradition as it developed from the Bible and in the mystical History of the Christian West. It emphasizes the attitudes and orientations of contemporary Christian spirituality, in individual and common prayer or in the ways of life involved.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	- hear a contemporary spiritual experience, - identify the constituent elements of a truly Christian experience (a more or less critical relationship to Sacred Scripture, a type of prayer practice, a type of community life evoked), - confront these elements with what the Theological Tradition brings as elements of discernment of a mystical experience.

Content

RELI1398 - Christian spirituality: contemporary authors - Christophe D'Aloisio
All scientific approaches can contribute to the critical analysis of a work of narrative fiction (especially literary or cinematographic) and of an author's thought; within the human sciences, theology, for its part, through the reflexive gaze it brings to spiritual experience, makes it possible to give an account of certain inner resources in an author. The course will explore how a critical reading based on theological rationality can shed light on certain aspects of representative works from the cultural heritage of the 19th century to the present day. These works will be accompanied by readings from Christian spirituality or mysticism, presented in their historical context.

Teaching methods

Unless otherwise stated, course given in class.

Evaluation methods

Oral examination

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