File 2148 - Comprehensive bibliography on Christian spirituality for 1984 lecture course

1.0 cm of textual records

File consists of 67 typed, single-sided pages of bibliographic references for the students of Nouwen's lecture course. This copy appears to be the original typed copy. This document contains bibliographies compiled by Nouwen on several topics, including spiritual direction, Western Mysticism, Ignatian Spirituality, and Eastern Christian Spirituality (subdivided into Eastern Spiritual Theology, Hesychasm & Russian Spirituality and Resource Centers on Eastern Christianity). It is not clear at what date this document was distributed to the class, as it is not arranged in the 1984 bound volume with the lecture notes and handouts but rather under a heading of "Other handouts".

A copy of this bibliography can be found in the 1984 bound volume, file 2175.
Similar bibliographies by Nouwen can be found in Teaching materials - files 2135, 2140, 2223, 2225, and 2247.

Title based on contents of the file.

Introduction to the Spiritual Life (course code 2543), offered during the spring semester of 1984, was the first full course Nouwen taught at Harvard Divinity School. The course was held Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. The Gospel of Luke was the basis for the course. The course was divided up into 5 sections: Waiting in Expectation, Compassion and Hiddenness, Healing and Confrontation, Death and Resurrection, and The Holy Spirit in Worldwide Mission. Each student was required to write a personal spiritual commentary on the Gospel of Luke as well as a spiritual diary that had to be read by at least three other people, one of whom had to be a member of the class. Students were also required to attend small group discussions of six to eight people, and instructed to seek out a 'spiritual friend'. No grades were given for the course. Teaching Assistants included Jeff Coppage, Pat McCallum, Michael O’Laughlin, Jim Smith, and Peter Weiskel.

Revised by L Joson, 14 November 2018