REL 260 - Seminar in the Christian Tradition

FDR: HU
Credits: 3

An introduction to perduring issues in Christian theology and ethics through study of one or more of the classical Christian theologians.

Fall 2021, REL 260-01: Seminar in the Christian Tradition: Christian Visionary and Mystical Traditions (3). This course explores diverse Christian sources from antiquity to modernity with a focus on experiences and expressions of the “presence of God,” the “Ground of Being,” the “wholly other,” the “beatific vision,” etc. Course materials will include primary sources from mystics and visionaries and secondary readings exploring theories about mystical experience. Near the end of the course, we will consider contemporary and even secular expression in poetry and music that points to the mystical without using traditional theological language. A field trip to a monastery will help to contextualize some themes we encounter in the course. (HU) Brown.