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Ignatian Spirituality: Traditions of Christian Spirituality (Session 4) course

Traditions of Christian Spirituality Series
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Ignatian Spirituality, appreciated for its orientation to contemplation in action and the faith that does justice, has deep roots in scripture and the cultivation of a more interactive relationship with God.

In this course we will explore some of the spiritual practices that stimulate a deepening encounter with God and solidarity with others.

About the Tutor
Dr. Gillian Ahlgren is Professor Emerita of Theology at Xavier University. A specialist in the Christian mystical tradition, she has developed creative programming in Ignatian spirituality for women.

About the Series

This is the fourth session in a five-part series on five major strands of the Christian spiritual tradition: Desert, Benedictine, Franciscan, Ignatian and Quaker spiritualities.

Each session will be led by an expert on that form of Christian spirituality and will consider the foundation of the tradition and how it can speak to Christian spirituality today. Each session will include time for discussion.

The first session considers various questions such as: Who are the desert ascetics? When and where did they emerge? How did they impact the early Christian movement? And what is ‘desert spirituality’? What might the ascetics and the desert tradition have to say to us today? Desert Spirituality course listing.

The second session considers Benedict of Nursia and his spirituality in creating his Rule as well as the influence the Rule has had on Benedictine monks for over a millennium, and how Benedictine spirituality can speak to us today. Benedictine Spirituality course listing.

The third session will consider the spirituality present in the writings by and about Francis of Assisi and his early followers and consider how their teachings may be of use today. Franciscan Spirituality course listing.

The fifth and final session will provide a short introduction to the faith and practice of Quakers, exploring their history, development, theological vision and contemporary spirituality.

This series is presented in association with the Church Times.

The Church House Bookshop is offering a 10% discount on books related to the series

The Ignatian Spirituality online event #2440 ticket sales has ended!

Details

Dates & Times

15 Apr 2024

Expired!

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Course code

2440

Other Notes

A five-part series of online evening sessions delivered by Zoom.

The Church House Bookshop is offering a 10% discount on books related to the series

Each session is £15; or, book all five for £65.

The first session begins on 22 January 2024.

This is a specially priced discount series and therefore additional offers/codes cannot be used to book these events.

The timing of this course is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) but can be accessed online wherever you live. Please confirm what time the course will run in your own time zone before booking.

What our students say

PhD Research Programmes

Visual Artist Claire Reed

The complex and sometimes fractious relationship between contemporary art and religion has intrigued me throughout my art career, informing my direction as an artist. It has led me to work in sacred spaces with their immediate and wider communities, to study an MA in Theology, Imagination and Culture at Sarum College, and recently to become artist–researcher at Leo Baeck College of Jewish scholarship and learning.

My aim is to examine the extent to which this creative approach might generate fruitful inter-religious theological insights within a Jewish and Christian ministry training context.

Sarum College combines an open-minded embrace of the imagination and the arts with a supportive, questioning and diverse community. Crucially for me, the Sarum-Winchester PhD programme is one of the very few UK university programmes to offer a hybrid thesis in art and theology in which the creative process and resulting art output along with a written critical component are presented for examination.

This PhD research is a key part of my development as an artist engaged with theology and inter-religious dialogue.

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Stimulating and Challenging

What is Successful Ageing? led by James Woodward

I enjoyed the course immensely from beginning to end – the seamless interweaving of knowledge, ideas and research and the linking with belief and faith.

The content was stimulating, challenging, thought provoking and I was greatly appreciative of the contributions and questions from other participants, your considered and sensitive responses and integration with your presentations.

Thank you!

Netflix, Theology and Pastoral Practice

Peter Butchers on his MA in Theology, Imagination and Culture student experience

How do cultural tropes, like those found in Black Mirror, help bridge the gap between what academic theology espouses and what the everyday Christian believes? In his research as a student on the MA in Theology, Imagination and Culture, Peter Butchers explored platonic philosophy, digital theology and eschatology, and pastoral practice around death and dying.

Rewarding Sabbatical Stay

The Revd Greg Syler, is Rector of Ascension & St. George’s, Resurrection Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC USA, spent part of his ministry sabbatical at Sarum College in spring 2022.

His account of the experience begins: ‘I loved spending nearly three weeks of my ministry sabbatical at Sarum College earlier this year.

Not only did I rest, and rest well in the comfortable care of the Sarum College staff, I experienced very significant renewal and fresh insights.’

The Road Not Taken

Sarum Graduate Mike Truman

January 2022

Five years ago, I told my Warden of Readers that I would not be renewing my licence when it expired in 2019, as I thought my faith was becoming too unorthodox for a Church of England licensed lay minister. As someone who knew me well, she challenged me to actively explore what I did still believe. Thus started the journey that ended last August with the dissertation completing my MA in Theology Imagination and Culture (MATIC) at Sarum College.

Clergy Study Breaks

The opportunity for clergy to get away occasionally from their own context, to have an overnight stay in the beautiful setting of Sarum College and all that the Salisbury Cathedral Close offers is hugely valuable. All the clergy I have suggested who have spent 24hrs at Sarum College have benefit greatly from the experienced mentoring where they can talk, reflect, think, plan and pray.

The support and encouragement they receive is excellent and has a positive on their on going ministry. This is something the Diocese of Rochester encourages and supports financially in preparation for their clergy preparing for Extended Ministerial Development Leave (Sabbatical).

— Canon Christopher Dench, Diocese of Rochester Director of Formation and Ministry

Ignatian Spirituality: Traditions of Christian Spirituality (Session 4)

Ignatian Spirituality: Traditions of Christian Spirituality (Session 4) course