Spiritual theology

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"and on several passages from the commentary on the Song of Songs.  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