COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HAMMET ARSLAN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To provide students to understand the mystical overview in the Christian scriptures. And also to provide students to understand the mystical characters and their ideas in the history of Christianity.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Cengiz Batuk, Assisili Francis ve Hıristiyan Mistisizmi, Iz, Istanbul, 2012.
2) Steven T. Katz, Ed., Comparative Mysticism: An Anthology of Original Sources, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford, 2013.
3) Geoffrey Parrinder, Mysticism in the World s Religions, Sheldon Press, London 1976.
4) Muhammet Tarakçı, St. Thomas Aquinas, Iz, Istanbul, 2006.
5) Ursula King, Christian Mystics: Their Lives and Legacies Throughout the Ages, Routledge, London, 2004.
6) Harvey D. Egan, An Anthology of Christian Mysticism, Pueblo Book, USA, 1996.
7) Louise Nelstrop, Christian Mysticism: An Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Approaches, Ashgate, UK, 2009.
8) Bernard McGinn, The Essential Writings of Christian Mysticism, Modern Library, 2006.
9) Amy Hollywood & Patricia Z. Beckman, Ed., The Cambridge Companion to Christian Mysticism, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 2012.
10) Harvey D. Egan, Christian Mysticism: The Future of a Tradition, Wipf & Stock Pub., Oregon, 1998.
11) Augusta Theodosia Drane, The History of St. Dominic, Founder of the Friars Preachers, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012.
12) Nikos Kazantzakis, Saint Francis, Loyola Press, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hammet.arslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes