CASA

Hans Urs von Balthasar: Christlicher Stand

MONDAYS

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Christlicher Stand (or The Christian State of Life) is one of Balthasar's masterworks and a clear synthesis of his thoughts about the Christian's choice of a state of life according to God's will — based largely on the pedagogy of St. Ignatius of Loyola. This course will cover the first half of the book and will be continued in the second semester.

8:30 - 12:20

Dante Alighieri: La Divina Commedia 

WEDNESDAYS

Exploring Dante's masterpiece The Divine Comedy, widely considered to be one of the greatest contributions to world literature, and especially Catholic literature, this course will delve into various canzoni from each of the three parts (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso) with commentaries from Balthasar's Herrlichkeit (B.H II/2 - Laikale Stile).

8:30 - 12:20

God and Creature in St. Augustine

FRIDAYS

Drawing on material from the Confessions, the Expositions on the Psalms, and the City of God, this course enters into the writings of St. Augustine, Church Father and one of the most important figures in Western Philosophy, with the aim of deepening our understanding and lived experience of our creatureliness before God.

8:30 - 12:20