1. ELM 401 Christian Spirituality Class 2 Types of Christian Spirituality & Theological Foundations

2. Summary of Last Class Spirituality – quest for fulfillment Christian Spirituality – quest for fulfillment grounded in Christ Not just prayer, but beliefs, values, & life Early Church – The Gospel, Community, the Vulnerable, & Passing on the Gospel (including the Sacraments) – Even in the early Church there were problematic spiritualities

3. Eastern Christian Monasticism Christian Eastern vs Eastern (what do we mean?) Virgins & Ascetics Eremitical (Hermits) & Cenobitical (Cenobites (Hermit communities)) Beliefs? Values? Life? Contemporary Challenges??? Non-Christian Eastern Spiritualties – Problems? Why? – Beliefs? Values? Life?

4. Western Monasticism Later development than Eastern More Communal emphasis from the start John Cassian St. Benedict – Chastity, Obedience, & ….. – Stability Beliefs? Values? Life?

5. Chapter 2 Overview Chapter 2 – Types of Christian Spirituality – How does Theology effect it? How does Historical Era effect it? How does my own experience effect it? – What does it mean to have a Catholic Spirituality vs a generically Christian or some other specific Christian Denominiation? – How does world culture effect it? (Got an app for that?)

6. Theological Variables Catholics – What Topics are specifically Catholic? – Sacraments – Mary – Tradition – Faith & Works – Faith & Reason Protestant – Bible Alone – Faith Alone Buddhism vs Christian theology???

7. Historical Variables Apostles vs now Cenobites vs now Anchorites vs now 1776 vs now America vs Iraq – right now America vs Mexico – right now

8. Personal Variables Trancendentals – One, Good, True, Beautiful Words vs Images Aural, Kinesthetic (tactile), Reading-Writing, Visual learners Introvert vs Extrovert Position of Authority vs Subordinate

9. Attitudes to the World, Culture, & History Christ against culture Christ of culture Christ above culture Christ & culture in paradox Christ the Transformer of Culture Belief? Value? Way of Life?

10. Chapter 3 Overview Chapter 3 – Theological Foundations for Spirituality: Basic Issues – What is Theology? – How does it relate to Spirituality? – How does Theology benefit Spirituality? How does Spirituality benefit Theology? – What pitfalls can there be?

11. Nature of Theology Broad Topic – all that we know of God Anthropology – human nature *Christology – Jesus as Christ *Ecclesiology – the Church Eschatology – the Last Things/End of Time *Hamartiology – Sin *Soteriology – Salvation Belief? Value? Way of Life?

12. Theology & Spirituality Positive Aspects – Each informs the other Negative Aspects – Overly Academic – “Spiritual Stubbornness” – Pride in either case The Two in Union – Belief? Value? Way of Life?

13. Preview of Chapter 4 Theology meets practice Going in depth with various Theological Foundations Creation, Human Nature, Trinity, Incarnation, Redemption