Credits
1.0
Readings will be assigned each week as obligatory preparation for class discussion. Written assignments will also act as a basis for class discussion.
Please note that Regis College offers critical reading and writing seminars and writing tutors each year for Regis students. Please make use of this excellent service.
Please, papers should be type-written, doubled spaced, left-justified, and one inch margins on all sides and no more than 12 characters per inch (i.e., standard font size 11-12 is acceptable). Do not exceed page limit. Extensions for assignments are to be negotiated with the professor prior to the due-date. All sources must be documented in accord with accepted academic practices such as that described in Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 5th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. For additional assistance, consult http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/
A detailed course schedule is available for download.
Week 1
Course Introduction: Broad Sketch Of Interpretive Framework
Week 2
Categories For Understanding The Relationship Between Theological Reflection And Personal Authenticity
Week 3
Categories For Understanding Personal Authenticity: Development
Week 4
Categories For Understanding Personal Authenticity: Conversion
Week 5
The Confessions Of St. Augustine/Introduction To Merton
Week 6
Early Merton: The Seven Storey Mountain Merton/Sign Of Jonas
Week 7
Later Merton: Conjectures/Asian Journal
Week 8
Class Presentations
Week 9
Class Presentations
Week 10
Class Presentations
Week 11
Class Presentations
Week 12
John G. Neihardt, Black Elk Speaks