SPIRITUALITY

Spirituality is the lifelong act of a person or a community on the basis of the legitimate decisions. Christian spirituality integrates all areas of human life in the perspective of the kingdom of God to be realized through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit. The History of Christianity shows that there are great patterns of religious conduct and Christian living and that there are different schools and trends within Christian Spirituality.

Basic Bibliography

Bouyer, Louis. A History of Christian Spirituality, vol.1, London: Burns & Oates, 1968.

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Means and Methods of Asceticism-Asceticism in the New Testament-Asceticism and Perfection-Theological reflection on Asceticism.

Basic Bibliography

Podimattam, Felix M. Asceticism Today, Bangalore: GTP, 1990. Zysk, Kenneth G. Asceticism and Healing in Ancient India, Delhi: Mothilal Banarsidass Publication, 1991.

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The spheres of this course comprise Eastern approach of Apophatism; the eastern approach of Catephatism, institute verses reason etc. The classical Indian approach to spirituality and its affinity to the Oriental Christian approaches: Atman Vs Pneuma, Brahma-Saksatkara Vs Theosis, Pranayama meditation us Jesus prayer to hesychast meditation, and Samadhi Vs hesychis; the three margas of karma, jnana, bhakti, versus the three Western ways; purgative, illuminative and unitive,; the state of Samadhi and the transformation of the soul to God.

Basic Bibliography

Pandit, Motilat. Towards Transcendance, Delhi : Intercultural Publications, 1993. Puthenpura, Cheriyan. Yoga Spirituality, Bangalore : Camillian, 1997. Amalorpavadass, D.S. Indian Christian Spiritulaity, Bangalore : NBCLC, 1982. Freeman, Lawrence. Selfess Self, Bangalore : Indian Institute of Spirituality, 1994.

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