“Dark night” has entered into the spiritual vocabulary. People will talk of suffering a dark night when going through some interior crisis. However, what did these words mean in the Christian spiritual tradition and for St. John of the Cross? How do they relate to depression and what is the difference? The course will discuss these questions and will provide some assistance for discernment and Spiritual Direction. Methodology: Lectures, Group work with texts from the spiritual tradition. Examination: Term paper (8-12 pages).
Bibliografia
“Dunkle Nacht” und Depression: geistliche und psychische Krisen verstehen und unterscheiden, a cura di R. Bäumer-M. Plattig, Grünewald, Ostfildern, 2008.
CulliganK., The Dark Night and Depression, in Carmelite Prayer: A Tradition for the 21st Century, a cura di Egan K.J., Paulist Press, Mahwah, NJ, 2003, p. 119-138.
Johnof the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul, a cura di E. Allison Peers, Doubleday, New York, NY, 2005.
LumpkinJ., Dark Night of the Soul: Journey to the Heart of God, Fifth Estate, Blountsville, 2004.
MayG.G., The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth, HarperCollins, New York, NY, 2004.
McKeeK.P., When God Walks Away: A Companion for the Journey Through the Dark Night of the Soul, Crossroad, New York, NY, 2006.
M. Plattig
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