43.491 Religious Biography
Fall 2004
UMASS Lowell
Professor Chris Carlsmith
-Syllabus-
Texts: - Hans von Campenhausen, The Fathers of the Church
- Saint Augustine, Confessions
- Stefan Rebenich, Jerome
- Donald Spoto, Reluctant Saint
- St. Catherine of Siena, The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena
- New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia Online, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen
- Catholic Forum Online, http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints
- Paul Halsall, ed. Internet History Sourcebook, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall
Week One: Helena, Mother of Constantine; the Arian Heresy
Prepare: - St. Helena @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07202b.htm
- Arianism @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01707c.htm
- Council of Nicaea @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3801.htm
Week Two: Ambrose, Father and Doctor of the Roman Church
Prepare: - Von Campenhausen, pp. 87-128
- On The Mysteries @ Catholic Forum, http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sta07003.htm
- Sermon Against Auxentius on the Giving up of Basilicas,
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sta07006.htm
Week Three: Monica, Devout Mother of Augustine of Hippo; the Manichaeist Heresy
Prepare: - St. Monica @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10482a.htm
- Manichaeism @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09591a.htm
Week Four: Jerome, Father and Doctor of the Roman Church
Prepare: - Von Campenhausen, pp. 129-182
- Rebenich’s Jerome
Week Five: Paula, Student and Supporter of Jerome; the Donatist and Pelagian Heresies
Prepare: - St. Paula @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11582a.htm
- The Donatists @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05121a.htm
- Pelagius and Pelagianism @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11604a.htm
Week Six: Augustine of Hippo, Father and Doctor of the Roman Church
Prepare: - Von Campenhausen, pp. 183-276
- Augustine’s Confessions
Week Seven: Patrick, Apostle to the Irish
Prepare: - St. Patrick @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm
- The “Confession” of St. Patrick, http://www.ccel.org/ccel/patrick/confession.all.html
Week Eight: Brigid of Ireland, Beloved Abbess
Prepare: - St. Brigid of Ireland @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02784b.htm
- Legends about St. Brigid, http://www.iol.ie/~brigids/life_of_brigid.html
- Quote of St. Brigid @ Catholic Forum, http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintb03.htm
Week Nine: Gregory the Great, Pope, Father and Doctor of the Roman Church
Prepare: - Pope St. Gregory I (“the Great”) @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06780a.htm
- The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part II of The Life of the Pastor @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/36012.htm
Week Ten: The Venerable Bede, English Historian and Doctor of the Roman Church
Prepare: - The Venerable Bede @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02384a.htm
- Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation, Book 1 @ Fordham, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book1.html
Week Eleven: Pope Innocent III, Ruler of the Roman Church at the Zenith of the Papacy
Prepare: - Pope Innocent III @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08013a.htm
- Letters on Papal Policies @ Fordham, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/innIII-policies.html
- Sermon on the Resurrection of the Lord @ Fordham,
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/inn3-serm1.html
- Letters on Marriage and Women @ Fordham,
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/innIII-marriagewomen.html
Week Twelve: Dominic, Founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans); the Albigensian Heresy
Prepare: - St. Dominic @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05106a.htm
- The Letters of St. Dominic, http://www.op.org/domcentral/trad/domdocs/0002.htm
- The Albigenses @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01267e.htm
Week Thirteen: Francis of Assisi, Founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans); the Waldensian Heresy
Prepare: - Spoto’s Reluctant Saint
- Francis’s “Canticle of the Sun” @ Fordham, http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/stfran-canticle.txt
- The Waldenses @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15527b.htm
Week Fourteen: Clare of Assisi, Cofoundress of the Order of Poor Ladies; the Cathar Heresy
Prepare: - St. Clare of Assisi, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04004a.htm
- “The First Letter to the Blessed Agnes of Prague”, http://www.franciscanfriarstor.com/stfrancis/stf_st_clare_of_assisi_writings.htm
- The Cathari @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03435a.htm
Week Fifteen: Thomas Aquinas, Dominican Theologian and Doctor of the Church
Prepare: - St. Thomas Aquinas @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14663b.htm
- Excerpt from the Summa Theologica on transubstantiation, http://www.newadvent.org/summa/407500.htm
Week Sixteen: Catherine of Siena, Dominican Mystic
Prepare: - St. Catherine of Siena @ New Advent, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03447a.htm
- The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena