Programme of studies Philosophy Department - St. Thomas Aquinas ...
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Jaki, S. I., Praying the Psalms (A Commentary), Grand Rapids: William B. EerdmansPublishing Company, 2001; <strong>St</strong>uhlmueller, C., Psalms, 2 vols., Wilmington,Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1983.Complementary Books:Anderson, A. A., Psalms, 2 Vols., in The New Century Bible-Commentary, GrandRapids, Michigan: W.M.B. Eerdmans, 1981; Westermann, C., The Psalms,Minneapolis: Augsburg Pub. House, 1980.PS 202 – Introduction to Spirituality (Sem I & II)1. Spirituality: Notion. The nature and importance <strong>of</strong> Spirituality.Spirituality and Christianity. Spirituality and Religion.1. Prayer, Meditation/Mental Prayer: Notion and Origin <strong>of</strong> Meditation.Meditation in the Old Testament: Ps. 103; Gen. 24:63; etc. Meditation in theNew Testament: Mk. 10; Rom. 8:26; etc. Obstacles beginners may encounterin the practice <strong>of</strong> meditation or mental prayer.2. Some Spiritual Masters and Meditation.3. Some Methods <strong>of</strong> Meditation: <strong>St</strong>. Ignatius <strong>of</strong> Loyola, <strong>St</strong>. Francis <strong>of</strong> Sales,<strong>St</strong>. Sulpice, <strong>St</strong>. Peter <strong>of</strong> Alcantara, etc.4. The Goal <strong>of</strong> Meditation.5. The Effects <strong>of</strong> meditation.Bibliography:Bloom, A., Meditations: A Journey Through the Parables, Dimension Books, NewJersey 1972; Bloom, A., Meditations On A Theme, Mowbrays, London, 1973; Merton,A., Spiritual Direction and Meditation, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, 1960;Rohrbach, P. T., O.C.D., Conversation with Christ, Ge<strong>of</strong>frey Chapman, London,1966; Tilman, K., The Practice <strong>of</strong> Meditation, Search Press, London, 1977.PS 204 – The Mystery <strong>of</strong> Christ (Sem I & II)1. Introduction: The Mystery <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ; different approaches to themystery <strong>of</strong> Christ.2. The historical Jesus and biblical research. The quest <strong>of</strong> the historical Jesus;an emerging consensus within biblical research.3. Rediscovering the historical Jesus. An historical minimum in the life <strong>of</strong>Jesus; the closing stages in the life <strong>of</strong> Jesus.4. The resurrection: a survey <strong>of</strong> the evidence. The Pauline evidence; theevangelists; what really happened?5. The mystery <strong>of</strong> the resurrection: a theological response. The biblicalbackground to the resurrection; the overall impact <strong>of</strong> the resurrectionexperience; different christological responses to the Easter Event.
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