Philosophy of Religion

2010-11 academic year

Philosophy of Religion (20121)

Degree in Humanities
Year: 3rd
Term:1st
Number of ECTS credits: 5 credits
Hours of studi dedication: 30 hours
Teaching language or languages: Catalan
Teaching Staff: Anna Serra

1. Presentation of the subject
St. John of the Cross in context

The aim of this subject is to offer an in-depth reading of St. John of the Cross' texts (1542-1591). They will be put into context, both in the Hispanic and the European (especially Renish and Flemish) spiritual movements. The time frame, from the 12^th to the 16^th centuries, will reach the 20^th century in order to understand the poet/mystic's reception, especially in visual and plastic arts.

2. Competences to be attained

General competences

Specific competences

1) Studying the elements, fundamental problems, historical episodes, movements and outstanding authors of European and Spanish spirituality (12^th-16^th centuries).

2) Develop our own criteria when reading religious texts.

1) Reading St. John of the Cross' texts in depth.

2) Becoming familiar, identifying and understanding the fundamental bibliography about St. John of the Cross.

3) Becoming familiar, understanding and relating the fundamental bibliography about European medieval spirituality.

3. Contents

Lectures

1

Course presentation

2

Philosophy of Religion. Mysticism

3

Feminine Mysticism

4

Germanic Mysticism (I)

5

Germanic Mysticism (II)

6

16^th-century Spanish spirituality (I)

7

16^th-century Spanish spirituality (II)

8

La Noche oscura

9

Introduction to St. John of the Cross

10

Text analysis (E. Stein, Ma. J. Mancho, C. Thompson)

11

Text analysis (M. de Certeau)

12

Text analysis (H. U. von Balthasar, A. M. Haas)

13

Iconography and mystical imagination

14

Mystical experience in Golden Age paintings and Contemporary Art

Seminars

1

Reading St. John of the Cross' texts, I (poems)

2

Reading St. John of the Cross' texts, II (Subida del Monte Carmelo and Noche oscura)

3

Reading St. John of the Cross' texts, III (Cántico espiritual and Llama de amor viva)

4. Assessment
*The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version.

5. Bibliography and teaching resources

5.1. Basic bibliography

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5.2. Complementary bibliography

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5.3. Teaching resources

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6. Metodology

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7. Planning of activities

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1	Course presentation
2	Philosophy of Religion. Mysticism
3	Feminine Mysticism
4	Germanic Mysticism (I)
5	Germanic Mysticism (II)
6	16^th-century Spanish spirituality (I)
7	16^th-century Spanish spirituality (II)
8	La Noche oscura
9	Introduction to St. John of the Cross
10	Text analysis (E. Stein, Ma. J. Mancho, C. Thompson)
11	Text analysis (M. de Certeau)
12	Text analysis (H. U. von Balthasar, A. M. Haas)
13	Iconography and mystical imagination
14	Mystical experience in Golden Age paintings and Contemporary Art

1	Reading St. John of the Cross' texts, I (poems)
2	Reading St. John of the Cross' texts, II (Subida del Monte Carmelo and Noche oscura)
3	Reading St. John of the Cross' texts, III (Cántico espiritual and Llama de amor viva)

Philosophy of Religion (20121)

2. Competences to be attained

3. Contents

4. Assessment *The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version.

5. Bibliography and teaching resources

5.1. Basic bibliography

5.2. Complementary bibliography

5.3. Teaching resources

6. Metodology

7. Planning of activities

4. Assessment
*The full version with the sections 4. Assessment, 5. Bibliography and teaching resources, 6. Methodology and 7. Planning of activities is available in the original version.