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(in Polish) Theology of Prayer

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Course ID: WT-DTE-WTP
Erasmus code / ISCED: 08.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0221) Religion and theology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: (unknown)
Name in Polish: Theology of Prayer
Organizational unit: Faculty of Theology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): (not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: English
Subject level:

elementary

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Short description: (in Polish)

Basic lecture about prayer. It discusses the essence, methods, types, and conditions. He undertakes theological analysis in the light of the Bible, the patristic, and the teaching of the Church.

Full description: (in Polish)

1. Definition of prayer

2. Bible basics

3. Nature of God and human nature in prayer

4. Basic conditions of prayer

5. Types of prayer

6.Prayer of the Church and personal prayer

7.The development of prayer at the stages of human development

8.Concept and nature of Christian meditation

9.The necessity and the conditions of meditation

10.Types of meditation

11. Contemplative prayer

12.Prayer in mystical experience

Bibliography: (in Polish)

1. Anonymous. The Way of a Pilgrim. Trans. Helen Bacovcin. Garden 1978.

2. Aquinas, Thomas. Devoutly I Adore Thee: The Prayers and Hymns of Thomas Aquinas, Manchester 1993.

3. Aumann, Jordan, Christian Spirituality East & West, Chicago, 1968.

4. Aumann, Jordan, Christian Spirituality in the Catholic Tradition, San Francisco, 1986.

5. Aumann, Jordan, Spiritual Theology. Allen, TX: Christian Classics [Thomas More], 1980.

6. Balthasar, Hans Urs von, Prayer. Trans. A. Littledale. NY: Paulist , 1967.

7. Balthasar, Hans Urs von. Christian Meditation, San Francisco, 1989.

8. Bouyer, Louis, Introduction to Spirituality, Trans. Mary Ryan, Collegeville, 1961.

9. Bouyer, Louis. Orthodox Spirituality and Protestant and Anglican Spirituality, Seabury 1969.

10. Brock, Sebastian, ed. The Syriac Fathers on Prayer and the Spiritual Life, Kalamazoo1987.

11. Cox, Michael, Handbook of Christian Spirituality, San Francisco 1985.

12. De Cea, Emeterio, Compendium of Spirituality, 2 vols, Trans. J. Aumann. NY: Alba House, 1995.

13. De Sales, Francis. Introduction to the Devout Life, Trans. John K. Ryan. NY: Doubleday Image, 1989.

14. Egan, Harvey D., An Anthology of Christian Mysticism, Collegeville 1991.

15. Evagrius Ponticus. The Praktikos and Chapters on Prayer, Kalamazoo1981.

16. Guardini, Romano. The Art of Praying. Manchester, NH: Sophia Press, BV210.G8213 1994.

17. Ignatius of Loyola, St. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, Trans. A. Mottola. Garden City 1964.

18. Jaegher, Paul, An Anthology of Christian Mysticism, Templegate, 1977. 185 pp.

19. John of the Cross, St. The Collected Works, Trans. Kieran Kavanaugh et al. Washington 1973.

Teresa of Avila, St. The Way of Perfection, Trans. E. A. Peers. Garden City 1964.

20. Jones, Cheslyn, et al., eds. The Study of Spirituality, Oxford, 1986.

21. Jungmann, Joseph A., Christian Prayer Through the Centuries, NY: Paulist, 1978.

22. Kreeft, Peter. Prayer: The Great Conversation, San Francisco 1991.

23. Kreeft, Peter. Prayer: The Great Conversation, San Francisco, 1991.

24. Merton, Thomas. Spiritual Direction and Meditation, Collegeville MN: Liturgical Press, 1960. BX 2350.7 M47 1960.

25. Monk of the Eastern Church. The Prayer of Jesus: Its Genesis, Development and Practice in the Byzantine-Slavic Religious Tradition, Trans. from 4th French ed. NY: Desclée 1967.

26. Pennington, M. Basil, Centering Prayer: Renewing an Ancient Christian Prayer Form, New York, 1980.

27. Spidlik, Tomas. The Spirituality of the Christian East: A Systematic Handbook.

28. Teresa of Avila, St. Interior Castle, Trans. E. Peers. Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1961.

29. Underhill, Evelyn, Mystics of the Church, Schocken, 1964.

Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS: (in Polish)

Code for MC Teams; w0e2d72

Knowledge: The student has basic knowledge of prayer, its nature, characteristics, types and dynamics of development.

Skills: He is able to discern the kinds of prayers, identify them, describe their character and specificity. Can explain the differences between the types of prayer and its significance at various stages of human development.

Competence: Has the ability to determine the correctness of prayer, correctly identifies errors and distortions, is able to lead practical formation in the development of prayer, is able to create a "school of prayer."

Assessment methods and assessment criteria: (in Polish)

Verification of learning outcomes: Exam.

Prerequisites for completing the course are the achievement of all assumed learning outcomes

Positive assessment of the subject determines the number of points obtained from:

- exam: dst - dst plus - 50-60%, db- db plus 60-85%, bdb- 85-100%;

- attendance at lectures: dst - from 60%, db - 60-95%, bdb - 95-100%.

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