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Fire and Light:
Week Two: A Look
at Major Eras, Major Mystics, and their
Contributions to Society
The names of the great
mystics are connected by
a thread; and it becomes
possible to treat them
as subjects of history
[as well as] biography.
Evelyn Underhill
6. Monday, November
6: The Role of the Earth and the Body
- Essay #1 due at 9:00 a.m.
- Quiet Eye Reflections 3
- Dialogue 3: Evagrius and the Celts
- Dialogue 4: John Climacus and Francis
and Bonaventure
- Discussion: Ray of Darkness, Riot of
Symbols
Reading this afternoon:
- Gospel of John 10:1-11:57
- Egan: Cassian, pp. 70-79; Gregory Palamas,
pp. 310-320; Cloud of Unknowing, pp.
367-377; Keating on Centering Prayer,
Salinger on the Jesus Prayer (photocopy)
- IC: pp. 155-183: Dwelling
6, part 1
7. Tuesday, November
7: Monologistos Prayer and Passion
- Quiet Eye Reflections 4
- Discuss IC Dwelling 6, part
1, in small groups and report
- Dialogue 5: Cassian, Gregory Palamas,
Cloud of Unknowing, Keating, and Salinger
Reading this afternoon:
- Gospel of John 12:1-13:38
- Egan: Bernard, pp. 166-179; Hildegard,
pp. 197-206.
- IC pp. 184-222: Dwelling 6,
part 2
8. Wednesday, November 8:
Medieval Mysticism: the Golden Age
- Quiet Eye Reflections 5
- Discuss IC Dwelling 6, part 2 in small
groups and report
- Dialogue 6: Bernard and Hildegard
Reading this afternoon:
- Gospel of John 14:1-16:33
- Egan: Aelred, pp. 180-185; Hilton,
pp. 378-385; Juliana pp. 386-397
- IC, pp. 223-255: Dwelling
6, part 3
9. Thursday, November
9: English Mystics
- Quiet Eye Reflections 6
- Discuss IC Dwelling 6, part 3
- Dialogue 7: Aelred, Hilton, and Juliana
Reading this afternoon:
- Gospel of John 17:1-18:40
- Egan: Suso, pp. 333-343; Catherine
of Siena, pp. 355-366; Teilhard de Chardin,
pp. 575-590
- IC, pp. 259-299: Dwelling
7/Epilogue
10. Friday, November
10: Approaches to Suffering
- Quiet Eye Reflections 7
- Discussion: IC Dwelling 7
- Discuss Essay #2 (Due Monday, November
13 at Baca, except for Hadewijch, Mechtild,
Jacopone, and John of the Cross, whose
essays are due Tuesday, November 14)
- Dialogue 8: Suso, Catherine, and Teilhard
Reading this weekend:
- Gospel of John 19:1-21:25
- Egan: Hadewijch, pp. 225-233; Mechtild,
pp. 247-256; Jacopone, pp. 264-273
- Write Essay #2: Christ and the Mystics
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