The Art of Spiritual Inquiry
A non-credit chapel course through a weekly study/discussion group of spiritual topics from a variety of faith/worldview perspectives. The course includes brief weekly readings and videos, and opportunities for spiritual journal entries. Meetings are on Fridays at 4:15 p.m. on the Sadove Sun Porch or, during COVID season, over Zoom, and begin with a few minutes of meditative silence.
Facilitated by College Chaplain Jeff McArn and the Senior Chapel Fellow. We hope you will consider joining us.
Syllabus Spring 2021
Sessions:
- Poetry of Rumi (13th c. Sufi poet) & Kabir (15th c. Indian Bhakti poet)
- Psalms, Hebrew Bible
- Gospel Parables, New Testament
- Bhagavad Gita, Hindu Scripture
- Qur'an
- Buddhist Scriptures
- Medieval Mysticism
- American Indian Spirituality
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
- Thich Nhat Hahn, Buddhist Monk
- C.S. Lewis, Oxford Classicist/ Christian spirituality
- Eboo Patel, American Muslim & Interfaith Pioneer
Topics frequently discussed:
- What happens when we die?
- What is a vocational calling?
- Why don’t we use the word “sin” anymore?
- How does one go about being of service to another?
- What is love?
- Is there a place for repentance in contemporary American culture?
Through poetry, sacred text, TED talks, op-eds, and other sources, students lead discussions on various topics of interest in contemporary campus culture and contemporary society.
