{"id":26230,"date":"2024-10-04T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teresianum.net\/?p=26230"},"modified":"2024-10-04T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T07:34:01","slug":"hdst08-oh-trinity-you-are-prisoner-of-my-love-a-critical-appraisal-of-st-therese-of-lisieux-and-st-elizabeth-of-the-trinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teresianum.net\/en\/hdst08-oh-trinity-you-are-prisoner-of-my-love-a-critical-appraisal-of-st-therese-of-lisieux-and-st-elizabeth-of-the-trinity\/","title":{"rendered":"HDST08. \u201cOh Trinity! You are Prisoner of my Love!\u2026\u201d: A Critical Appraisal of St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Elizabeth of the Trinity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Justification<\/strong>:<\/strong> Although Saint Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux (1873-1897) and Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906) never met, they shared many characteristics: the same native land, the same time period, and the same vocation to Carmel. A comparison of their spiritual experience and writings comes naturally and provides for \u201cpleasant surprises and unexpected fruits\u201d, as Balthasar wrote.<\/p>\n

Goals<\/strong>:<\/strong> Provide an initial knowledge of the two Saints\u2019 spiritual experience and doctrine; offer a method for the critical analysis of theological texts, in particular those of the two Saints; increase the students\u2019 capacity of dialoguing in theological terms, as well as their reasoning abilities and group-working skills as an \u201cacademic community\u201d.<\/p>\n

Content<\/strong>:<\/strong> After two introductory lectures on St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se and St. Elizabeth, we will examine various theological themes that permeate both of the Saints\u2019 experience and writings: that is, Th\u00e9r\u00e8se\u2019s influence on Elizabeth: The \u201cLittle Way\u201d; Trinitarian indwelling; Marian Spirituality; Fraternal Ties and Charity; Journey toward Union with God; Intercession for Priests; The Power of Prayer; Spiritual Motherhood; \u201cPassion\u201d and Death; Heaven.<\/p>\n

Method<\/strong>:<\/strong> The first hour of each lesson will be dedicated to a lecture on the chosen themes above, common to both Saints. During the second hour, we will read together and discuss \u2013 with the help of a questionnaire \u2013 3 brief texts of the two Saints (about 6 pages in all) that regard the chosen theme of that lesson. Priorly, from week to week, the students will receive a PDF with the 3 brief texts chosen from the two Saints\u2019 writings, together with the questionnaire to guide their personal reading and study of the texts.<\/p>\n

Criteria for evaluation<\/strong>:<\/strong> The usual examination modality will be that of an oral exam (10-15 minutes); a written paper (not more than 7-10 pages) may be prepared, in alternative to the oral exam, upon request.<\/p>\n

Time distribution<\/strong>:<\/strong> 24 hours of classroom lectures and discussion; about 25 hours of personal study; about 26 hours of personal study for the oral exam (or written paper), for a sum total of 75 hours of study time.<\/p>\n

Essential bibliography<\/strong>: <\/strong><\/p>\n