Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this unit, it is expected that participants will be able to: WESTERN • identify the major figures, ideas, images and movements that have shaped Western spirituality in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; spirituality IN THE 20TH • reflect on the differences between spirituality and religion and why these have AND 21ST CENTURIES intensified; • identify the variety of spiritualities in the contemporary era; with Emeritus Prof. David Tacey • reflect on recent attempts within Christian spiritualities to draw on the wisdom WellSpringWellSpring July to October 2020 and practices of Eastern traditions; CENTRE WellSpring Centre, 10 Y Street Ashburton • demonstrate an understanding of mysticism, its relationship to spirituality, and explore the ‘mystical turn’ in recent times.

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WellSpring Centre 10 Y Street Ashburton VIC 3147 w: www.wellspringcentre.org.au e: [email protected] p: (03) 9885 0277 Introduction Reading List This series adopts an historical approach to the emergence of contemporary Essential Reading: spiritualities. It begins with the rise of critical-prophetic spiritualities in [set texts recommended for purchase, paperback copies (new or used) or eBooks] Evelyn Underhill, Simone Weil and Thomas Merton. The series considers the distinctive themes and types of spirituality, its relationship to mysticism, and the impact of secularisation. The series traces the erosion of previous hard Philip Sheldrake, Spirituality: A Brief History, 2nd edition (London: Wiley-Blackwell, boundaries within Christianity and between Christianity and other faiths. The 2013). borders between secular and sacred are challenged in postmodernity, leading David Tacey, The Postsecular Sacred (London & New York: Routledge, 2019). to the rise of postsecularity. The series explores the impact of the East on the West, the influences of feminism and therapy on holistic spiritualities, and the contemporary turn to practice. Recommended Reading: Sandra Marie Schneiders, ‘Religion and Spirituality: Strangers, Rivals, or Partners?’ Facilitator: Emeritus Prof. David Tacey The Santa Clara Lectures 6, no.2 (Feb. 6, 2000). PDF file David was born in Melbourne but his young adult life David Tacey, The Spirituality Revolution: The Emergence of Contemporary Spirituality was spent in Alice Springs, central Australia. Growing (Sydney: Harper Collins, 2003; and London: Routledge, 2004). PDF file up alongside Aboriginal cultures influenced him greatly Evelyn Underhill, Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People (London: J. M. and he has maintained a lifelong interest in Aboriginal Dent & Sons, 1914). PDF file religions, indigenous health and wellbeing. He is known Simone Weil, Waiting for God (New York: Harper Collins, 2000) internationally, especially in the fields of spirituality studies, analytical psychology and psychoanalysis and is often Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation (New York: New Directions, 1972) invited to speak on issues of spirituality, religious belief and indigenous cultures. Bede Griffiths, A New Vision of Reality: Western Science, Eastern Mysticism and He is Emeritus Professor of Literature at La Trobe University in Melbourne and Christian Faith (London: Harper Collins Religious, 1989) Research Professor at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture in Brian McLaren, Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practice (Nashville, Canberra. Tennessee: 2008) Pat Collins, Spirituality for the 21st Century: Christian Living in a Secular Age (Dublin: Dates for 2020 The Columba Press, 1999) Anne C. Jacobs, ‘Spirituality: History and Contemporary Developments, An • Thurs 30 July, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 10 September, 6.30 to 9pm Evaluation’, Koers – Bulletin for Christian Scholarship 78(1), Article 445. PDF • Thurs 6 August, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 17 September, 6.30 to 9pm file • Thurs 13 August, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 8 October, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 20 August, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 15 October, 6.30 to 9pm Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart, Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics • Thurs 27 August, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 22 October, 6.30 to 9pm Worldwide (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004) PDF file • Thurs 3 September, 6.30 to 9pm • Thurs 29 October, 6.30 to 9pm

Location WellSpring Centre 10 Y Street, Ashburton VIC 3147