File 2104 - Lecture notes for fall 1975 lecture course

1.7 cm of textual records

File consists of a bound volume of typed lecture notes. These lecture notes are heavily annotated by Nouwen and the majority of the lectures are dated. There is only one page of exclusively handwritten notes, as well as an annotated copy of the course description handout. At the end of the volume, there is a clown bibliography.

Related materials include handwritten reading notes and typed lecture notes on the subject of memory found in files 2097 and 2098. The typed lecture notes appear to have been produced using the same paper and ink contained in this bound volume.

Title based on contents of the file.
All of the material contained in this volume is three-hole punched.

Ministry and Spirituality was a lecture course offered by Nouwen during the fall semester of 1975. The class was held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. Ministry and Spirituality focused on the relationship between the practices of the ministry and the lifestyle of the minister, using the themes of solitude, intimacy, and prayer. Nouwen also uses the figure of the clown in this course. These lectures included guest speakers and specific case studies. The course required students to write several reflection papers on their experiences and reading as well as write a final paper. Students were expected to participate in additional weekly meetings of small discussion groups of eight or less. Students were also given the opportunity to visit local ministries and religious communities.

Revised by L Joson, 13 November 2018