St. Stephen Harding Theological College and Seminary
Courses numbered 100-499 are appropriate for CEP, Certificates, S.T.L. and Th.B. studies. Courses with combination numbers, 100-499/500+ may be used for above or graduate studies. Regardless of numbering, a course may only be applied once.
Courses with 500+ numbers are to be used for graduate studies only.
The letters after the course text indicate the publisher. See “Textbook Resource List.”
MYST: The Mysticism series presents reflections and teachings of the Church Fathers, Patrology, Faith, Prayer, Mystical Theology, Aesthetics
MYST 201/501: The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: Apophthegmata Patrum (2) • The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, by Benedicta Ward (CS)
MYST 202/602: Review of Christian Mysticism (3) • An Anthology of Christian Mysticism, by Harvey Egan (PB)
MYST 301/502: Apostles Creed to Latin Patristic Literature (9) • Patrology, by Johannes Quasten, a 4-volume set (IP)
MYST 302/503: Faith of the Early Fathers (6) • The Faith of the Early Fathers, trans. by William Jurgens, 3-volume set, (LP)
MYST 303/504: The Teachings of the Church Fathers (3) • The Teachings of the Church Fathers, ed. by John Willis, S. J. (IP)
MYST 304/505: Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons (3) • Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words, by Rod Bennett (IP)
MYST 305/506: Praying With the Church Fathers (3) Two textbooks are used in this course: • Earthen Vessels: Personal Prayer According to the Church Fathers, by Gabriel Bunge (IP) • The Way of the Fathers Praying With the Early Christians, by Mike Aquilina (LMC)
MYST 401/601: Ascetical and Mystical Theology (3) • The Spiritual Life: A Treatise on Ascetical and Mystical Theology, by Fr. Adolphe Tanquerey (LMC)
MYST 450/650: Theological Aesthetics (18) • The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, 7 vol. set, by Von Balthasar (IP) Vol. I: Seeing the Form Vol. II: Clerical Styles Vol. III: Lay Styles Vol. IV: The Realm of Metaphysics in Antiquity Vol. V: The Realm of Metaphysics in the Modern Age Vol. VI: Theology: The Old Covenant Vol. VII: Theology: The New Covenant
MYST 451/651: Early Church Fathers (6) The text is a CD-ROM, available from Ignatius Press • The Early Church Fathers (ECFA-D)