Early Christian Spirituality and Spiritual Direction
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    • Survey Courses >
      • Historical Theology I: Doctrine and Spirituality of the Early Church >
        • Historical Theology I Lectures >
          • Lectures 1-10 >
            • Conversion and Baptism in the Early Church
            • Church and Church Order in Early Christian Teaching
            • Women and Ministry in the Early Church
            • Differentiation from Judaism
            • Toward Uniformity: Charismatic and Institutional Authority in the Early Church
            • Whose Orthodoxy? Docetism, Encratism, Gnosticism
            • The Development of the New Testament Canon
            • Greco-Roman Religion and the Early Christian Apologists
            • Early Christians and Military Service
          • Lectures 11-20 >
            • Martyrdom-Reading the Stories of the Martyrs
            • Persecution Apostasy and the Controversy Over Restoring the Lapsed
            • Early Christian Biblical Interpretation: Typology and Allegory
            • The Roots of Christology
            • Athanasius on the Incarnation
            • The Arian Crisis
            • The Divinity of the Holy Spirit
            • Athanasius and the Cappadocians on the Holy Spirit
            • Synopsis of Basil on the Holy Spirit
            • The Rise of Asceticism
            • Writing the Life of a Saint: Spiritual Biographies and the Life of Pachomius
            • Augustine and the Manichaeans on Evil
        • Historical Theology I Syllabus
        • Historical Theology I Final Exam
      • Historical Theology II: Doctrine and Spirituality of the Medieval Church >
        • Historical Theology II Lectures 1-10 >
          • Intro to European Society in the Middle Ages
          • Augustine on Faith Hope and Love
          • Augustine and Pelagius on Freedom and Grace
          • The Rule of St. Benedict
          • Prayer and Lectio Divina in the Benedictine Tradition
          • Confession and Repentance: An Introduction
          • Confession and Penance: From the Early Church to the Middle Ages
          • Prayer and Pastoral Care in Gregory the Great's Pastoral Rule
          • Bernard of Clairvaux's Life and Works
          • Bernard of Clairvaux on Loving God
        • Historical Theology Lectures 11-20 >
          • Faith and Reason in Anselm's Proslogion
          • Synopsis of Anselm Why God Became Man
          • Late Medieval Mystical Traditions
          • Walter Hilton's Scale of Perfection
          • The Cloud of Unknowing
          • Julian of Norwich
          • Jean Gerson on Mystical Theology
          • Jean Gerson on Spiritual Discernment (Discernment of Spirits)
          • Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways
          • Thomas Aquinas on the Atonement
          • Thomas Aquinas on Transubstantiation
        • Historical Theology II Syllabus
        • Historical Theology II Final Exam
        • Historical Theology II Final Exam Study Guide
      • Historical Theology III: Doctrine and Spirituality of the Reformation >
        • Historical Theology III Lectures 1-6 >
          • Later Middle Ages and Renaissance
          • Luther on Justification
          • Penance, Indulgences and Beginning of the Reformation
          • Luther's Theology of the Cross
          • Luther on Trials (Anfechtungen) and the Temptation to Despair
          • Luther on Suffering and Spiritual Warfare
        • Historical Theology III Lectures 7-11 >
          • Luther on Baptism
          • Luther on the Lord's Supper
          • Luther on the Pastoral Office and Confession
          • Johann Arndt as a Precursor of Lutheran Pietism
          • Johann Arndt's True Christianity
        • Historical Theology III Lectures 12-16 >
          • Johann Gerhard and Lutheran Devotional Literature
          • Johann Gerhard's Devotional Works
          • Life of John Calvin
          • Calvin on Church and Baptism
          • Calvin on the Lord's Supper
        • Historical Theology Lectures 17-20 >
          • The English Reformation
          • George Herbert: Poet and Pastor--The Country Parson
          • Puritan Conceptions of the Church
          • Richard Baxter on Self Examination and Christian Marriage
        • Historical Theology III Syllabus
        • Historical Theology III Final Exam
        • Historical Theology III Final Exam Review Sheet
      • Historical Theology IV: Secularization, Spirituality and Ministry in the Modern Period >
        • Historical Theology IV Lectures 1-6 >
          • The Transition from Scholasticism to Rationalism
          • Puritanism and Social and Religious Fragmentation
          • Spener Francke and Lutheran Pietism
          • Radical Pietism: Gerhard Tersteegen and Gottfried Arnold
          • Zinzendorf and the Moravians
          • John and Charles Wesley
        • Historical Theology IV Lectures 7-11 >
          • John Locke on Toleration
          • David Hume's Criticism of Miracles and Natural Religion
          • J.S Mill On Liberty and Toleration
          • Further Development of the Liberal Political Tradition
          • Ludwig Feuerbach and Sigmund Freud on Projection
          • Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Confessional Theology
        • Lectures 12-15 >
          • Summary of Steve Bruce on Secularization
          • Secularization and Its Implications for the Ministry of the Church
          • Secuarlization and Evangelical Christian Response
          • Church Leaving : Disaffiliation & Secularization
          • Religious Disaffiliation: The Rise of the Nones
          • New Age Religion and Secularization
        • Historical Theology IV Syllabus
    • Advanced Seminars >
      • Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church: Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care in the Greek Fathers >
        • Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church Syllabus
        • Prayer and Spirituality Lectures 1-5 >
          • Spiritual Gifts New Testament passages
          • Prayer in the Early Church
          • Tertullian and Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer
          • Origen on Prayer
          • Cyril of Jerusalem & Gregory of Nyssa on the Lord's Prayer
          • Apophthegmata Patrum: The Desert Fathers on Prayer, Compunction and Spiritual Direction
        • Prayer and Spirituality Lectures 6-21 >
          • Evagrius Life and Summary of Eight Evil Reasonings
          • Evagrius on the Psychology of Action
          • Evagrius on Pride
          • Evagrius on Vainglory
          • Evagrius on Anger
          • Evagrius on Anger Discussion of Principal Texts
          • Evagrius on Acedia (Akedia)
          • Evagrius on Sadness as a Deadly Sin
          • Evagrius on Avarice (Covetousness)
          • Evagrius on Gluttony
          • Evagrius on Lust and Fornication
          • Evagrius on Seeing God
          • Evagrius on Evil and Preexistence: The Origin and Fall of Rational Beings
          • John Cassian
          • Abbah Isaiah of Scetis and Barsanuphius and John
          • Dorotheos of Gaza
        • Prayer and Spirituality Final Exam 2011
        • Review for Prayer and Spirituality Final Exam 2011
        • Final Exam for Prayer and Spirituality 2018
        • Review for Prayer and Spirituality Final Exam 2018
      • Augustine's Moral and Pastoral Theology >
        • Augustine Seminar Lectures 1-5 >
          • Intro to Augustine's Life and Works
          • Augustine Confessions I-V
          • Augustine Confessions VI-VII
          • Augustine Confessions VIII-XIII
          • Augustine on Faith Hope and Love
          • Background of the Pelagian Controversy
          • Augustine and Pelagius on Human Freedom Sin and Grace
          • Augustine and the Donatists on the Purity of the Church
        • Augustine Lectures 6-9 >
          • Augustine on Pastoral Ministry
          • Augustine On the Trinity
          • Augustine on Lying
          • Augustine on Suicide
        • Augustine Syllabus
    • Introduction to Sahidic Coptic >
      • Introduction to Sahidic Coptic Syllabus
  • Themes in Christian Spirituality
    • Advent
    • Self-Examination (The Examen)
    • Repentance
    • Baptism >
      • Baptism in the New Testament
      • Romans 6: Baptism into the Death of Christ
      • Holy Baptism: A Brief Introduction
      • The Baptism of Children in the Early Church
    • The Lord's Supper
    • Spiritual Discernment >
      • Rules for the Discerning of Spirits
      • Vocational Discernment: Testing a Call from God
      • Discerning a Call to Ministry
    • Fasting
    • Meditating on the Psalms >
      • Speaking Peace: Meditating on Ps 122
      • Seeking Peace: Biblical Teaching on Peace
    • How to Plan a Spiritual Retreat
    • Praying for Sanctification and Greater Love of God
    • Abandonment to the Will of God >
      • Le Cantique spirituel de Jean-Joseph Surin
    • What It Means to Be a Seminary Professor
    • Pastoral Competences in the Anglican Tradition
    • Training the Next Generation of Spiritual Directors >
      • Training Spiritual Directors: Content and Competencies
      • Bibliography of Readings for Use in the Training of Spiritual Directors
  • Pastoral Ethics
    • Moral Issues Lectures >
      • The Nature and Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
      • A Short History of Pastoral Ethics
      • Telling the Truth
      • Confidentiality and Mandatory Disclosure
      • Review of Repentance and Confidentiality
      • The Morality of Forgiveness
      • Friendship Morality and the Spiritual Life
      • Responding to Conflict in the Church
      • Abuse of Power in Ministry
      • Forced Exits
      • Stress and Burnout in Pastoral Ministry >
        • Stress in Pastoral Ministry
        • Factors Involved in Clergy Burnout
        • Taking a Closer Look At Personal Stressors: The Pie Plate Chart
        • Summary of Clergy Health and Clergy Stress Research
      • Clergy Sexual Misconduct >
        • Factors Contributing to the Compulsive Use of Pornography
        • Sexual Misconduct in Pastoral Ministry
        • Sexual Misconduct in Ministry Supplemental Handout
        • The Effects of Clergy Sexual Misconduct: Perspectives from the Abused
      • Marriage Divorce and Remarriage >
        • Marriage Divorce and Remarriage Lecture
        • Marriage and Divorce Summary Outline
      • Marital Infidelity: Risk Factors and Rebuilding the Marriage
      • Divorce and Remarriage in Mark 10
    • Moral Issues Syllabus
    • Pastoral Ethics Case Studies >
      • Case Study on Telling the Truth and Deception
      • Case Study on Confidentiality and Disclosure
      • Case Studies on Conflict in the Church
      • Case Study on Pastoral Sexual Misconduct
    • Moral Issues Final Exam >
      • Moral Issues Final Exam
      • Moral Issues Final Exam Review Sheet
  • Legal Issues
    • Legal Issues: Invasion of Privacy and Defamation
    • Undue Influence and Legal Responsibility for Employees
    • Moral and Legal Issues in Spiritual Direction >
      • Moral and Legal Issues in Spiritual Direction Bibliography
  • The Seven Deadly Sins
    • The Heart Chart: How We Respond to Temptation
    • Pride
    • Vainglory
    • Envy
    • Anger: The Deadliest Sin?
    • Falling Out of Love: Acedia (Akedia) and Spiritual Apathy
    • Covetousness: When Having Things Is the Most Important Thing
    • Lust and the Healing of Disordered Desire
    • Case Studies on the Seven Deadly Sins >
      • Case Study on Pride and Vainglory
  • The Lord's Prayer
    • Prayer in the Early Church
    • Lord's Prayer Summary
    • Our Father: What Fatherhood Really Means
    • Hallowed Be Your Name
    • Your Kingdom Come Your Will Be Done
    • Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
    • Forgive Us Our Debts
    • Lead Us Not Into Temptation But Deliver Us From Evil
Historical Theology II: Doctrine and Spirituality of the Medieval Church
     Historical Theology II Syllabus
     Historical Theology II Final Exam
     Historical Theology II Lectures
          Lectures 1-10
               Introduction to European Society in the Medieval Ages
               Augustine on Faith Hope and Love
               Augustine and Pelagius on Freedom and Grace
               The Rule of St. Benedict
               Prayer and Lectio divina in the Benedictine Tradition
               Confession and Repentance: An Introduction
               Confession and Penance: From the Early Church to the Middle Ages
               Prayer and Pastoral Care in Gregory the Great's Pastoral Rule
               Bernard of Clairvaux's Life and Works: Monastic Theology and the Rise of Scholastic Theology
               Bernard of Clairvaux on Loving God
              
          Lectures 11-20
               Faith and Reason in Anselm's Proslogion
               Late Medieval Mystical Traditions
               Walter Hilton's Scale of Perfection
               The Cloud of Unkowing
               Julian of Norwich
               Jean Gerson on Mystical Theology
               Jean Gerson on Spiritual Discernment (Discernment of Spirits)
               Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways
               Thomas Aquinas on the Atonement
               Thomas Aquinas on Transubstantiation