{"id":20177,"date":"2021-07-15T16:50:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teresianum.net\/?page_id=20177"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:29:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:29:17","slug":"ocst14-saint-therese-of-lisieux-her-life-her-writings-her-prophecy-for-the-third-millennium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.teresianum.net\/en\/course-in-spiritual-theology-online-new\/study-plan\/ocst14-saint-therese-of-lisieux-her-life-her-writings-her-prophecy-for-the-third-millennium\/","title":{"rendered":"OCST14 Saint Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course Title:<\/em><\/strong> St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux<\/p>\n

Professor<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong> Fr. Joseph Spence, FFm<\/p>\n

Justification<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong> \u201cThe whole world will love me\u201d, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se once said. This course is based on the conviction that Th\u00e9r\u00e8se (1873-1897), the youngest Doctor of the Church, has still much to teach us. As St. John Paul II said: \u201cTh\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux is held up as an eminent model and guide on the path of Christians, as we approach the third millennium\u201d.<\/p>\n

Goals<\/em><\/strong>: <\/strong>Provide an initial knowledge of St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux, with a special attention given to first-hand contact with her writings; stimulate interest in the students for Th\u00e9r\u00e8se; offer a method for the critical analysis of theological texts, in particular those of Th\u00e9r\u00e8se.<\/p>\n

Content<\/em><\/strong>: <\/strong>The content of the course will focus on six major themes that permeate Th\u00e9r\u00e8se\u2019s experience and writings: her \u201cLittle Way\u201d; the Most Holy Trinity and Th\u00e9r\u00e8se; Jesus as Spouse and Th\u00e9r\u00e8se; the Blessed Virgin Mary and spiritual maternity in Th\u00e9r\u00e8se; fraternal charity in Th\u00e9r\u00e8se; the \u201cPassion\u201d of Th\u00e9r\u00e8se. Various chosen texts of Th\u00e9r\u00e8se will also be read and discussed together.<\/p>\n

Method<\/em><\/strong>:<\/strong> All the lessons will be held live, on Zoom. In the first hour of our lessons, I will give a lecture for 30 minutes on one of the themes mentioned above; the lecture will be followed by 15 minutes of discussion and dialogue with the students. In the second hour, I will dedicate 15 minutes to the explanation of Th\u00e9r\u00e8se\u2019s writings (Manuscripts <\/em>A,B,C, Letters<\/em>, Poems<\/em>, Plays<\/em>, Prayers<\/em>, Last Conversations<\/em>); for the remaining 30 minutes, we will read together and discuss some selected texts of Th\u00e9r\u00e8se.<\/p>\n

Criteria for evaluation<\/em><\/strong>: <\/strong>The choice will be given to the students regarding the examination modality: the students may either write an essay (from 4-6 pages in length), or otherwise they may sustain an oral exam (lasting from 10-15 minutes).<\/p>\n

Time distribution<\/em><\/strong>: <\/strong>The time distribution of studies will be the following: 12 hours of lessons on \u201cZoom\u201d; about 12 hours of personal reading; about 12 hours for the preparation of the essay or of the oral exam, for a total of about 36 hours of study.<\/p>\n

Essential bibliography<\/em><\/strong> (articles and other materials will be supplied on the Moodle Platform)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n