Course Outline

  • 1

    Module 1 - An Introduction to Scripture

    • Getting Started

    • Opening Prayer

    • Introduction

    • What is Scripture?

    • Old Testament vs New Testament

    • A Brief Historical Background to Exodus

    • The Historical Background of Exodus

    • STEP 1 - READING

    • STEP 2 - LISTENING

    • STEP 3 - LIVING

    • Closing Prayer
  • 2

    Module 2 - Lectio Divina

    • Getting Started

    • Opening Prayer

    • Introduction

    • What is Lectio Divina?

    • Divine Reading

    • Church Teaching on Lectio Divina

    • Lectio Divina - Fr James Martin SJ

    • The Practice of Lectio Divina

    • The Book of Psalms

    • STEP 1 - READING

    • STEP 2 - REFLECT

    • STEP 3 - RESPOND

    • STEP 4 - REST

    • Closing Prayer
  • 3

    Module 3 - Visio Divina

    • Getting Started

    • Opening Prayer

    • Introduction

    • Art and Religion

    • Reading: How the Arts Contribute to Religion

    • Examples of Religious Art

    • What is Visio Divina?

    • The Practice of Visio Divina

    • STEP 1 - SEEING

    • STEP 2 - LISTENING

    • STEP 3 - RESTING

    • STEP 4 - REFLECTING

    • STEP 5 - CONTEMPLATING

    • Closing Prayer
  • 4

    Module 4 - Imaginative Prayer

    • Getting Started

    • Opening Prayer

    • Introduction

    • The Power of Imagination

    • Jesus: The Imaginative Storyteller

    • Imagination and Scripture

    • READING - Sheldrake, Philip. "Imagination and Prayer." The Way. 24 (1984), 97-98.

    • Ignatian Contemplation - Fr James Martin SJ

    • Step 1 - READ

    • STEP 2 - IMAGINE

    • STEP 3 - INTERACT

    • STEP 4 - RESPOND

    • Closing Prayer

    • Accreditation