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- Martyrdom-Reading the Stories of the Martyrs
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Historical Theology II Lectures 1-10
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- 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
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Historical Theology Lectures 11-20
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- Faith and Reason in Anselm's Proslogion
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- Historical Theology II Syllabus
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Historical Theology II Lectures 1-10
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Historical Theology III: Doctrine and Spirituality of the Reformation
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Historical Theology IV: Secularization, Spirituality and Ministry in the Modern Period
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Historical Theology I: Doctrine and Spirituality of the Early Church
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Prayer and Spirituality in the Early Church: Spiritual Direction and Pastoral Care in the Greek Fathers
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The Seven Deadly Sins
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Welcome to my site! The site contains various lectures I have given in recent years at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and in various church settings.
I am particularly interested in topics related to the history of spiritual direction and early Christian spirituality.
The Courses section of the site includes syllabi from courses I teach on a regular basis on the history of Christian spirituality. At the end of each syllabus I've provided an extensive bibliography of helpful books and articles on various aspects of the Church's teaching on spiritual direction and pastoral care during the period covered by the course.
The Themes in Christian Spirituality section contains outlines of several short lectures given on foundational spiritual disciplines (fasting, spiritual discernment, how to plan a spiritual retreat, etc.).
The Spiritual Direction section of the site provides outlines and bibliographies relevant to the training and supervision of spiritual directors.
The Pastoral Ethics section includes the syllabus and selected lectures from a course I teach that discusses the moral and legal issues most commonly faced by clergy and spiritual directors. This includes both topics basic to professional ethics (boundaries in personal and professional relationships, dual roles, abuse of power, sexual and financial misconduct) and issues peculiar to the care of souls and spiritual direction within the Church (spiritual friendship, Christian perspectives on depression and suicide, etc.)
Information on my academic research and publications on early Christian and Byzantine philosophical texts can be found at
http://cornerstone.academia.edu/ByardBennett
Copyright © 2010-2018 Byard Bennett. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without written consent of the copyright holder.
I am particularly interested in topics related to the history of spiritual direction and early Christian spirituality.
The Courses section of the site includes syllabi from courses I teach on a regular basis on the history of Christian spirituality. At the end of each syllabus I've provided an extensive bibliography of helpful books and articles on various aspects of the Church's teaching on spiritual direction and pastoral care during the period covered by the course.
The Themes in Christian Spirituality section contains outlines of several short lectures given on foundational spiritual disciplines (fasting, spiritual discernment, how to plan a spiritual retreat, etc.).
The Spiritual Direction section of the site provides outlines and bibliographies relevant to the training and supervision of spiritual directors.
The Pastoral Ethics section includes the syllabus and selected lectures from a course I teach that discusses the moral and legal issues most commonly faced by clergy and spiritual directors. This includes both topics basic to professional ethics (boundaries in personal and professional relationships, dual roles, abuse of power, sexual and financial misconduct) and issues peculiar to the care of souls and spiritual direction within the Church (spiritual friendship, Christian perspectives on depression and suicide, etc.)
Information on my academic research and publications on early Christian and Byzantine philosophical texts can be found at
http://cornerstone.academia.edu/ByardBennett
Copyright © 2010-2018 Byard Bennett. All rights reserved. Not to be reproduced without written consent of the copyright holder.