Course Syllabus
Anglican Spirituality
Spring 2016
| Instructor |
The Rev. Austin Leininger, Ph.D. |
Phone | 408-410-0850 (8am-5pm or text please) |
| Office: | Fort Collins, CO (Call/email with requests) | Email: | aleininger@iliff.edu |
| Office Hours: | Video/Voice/IM/In-Person By Appointment (email) | Skype: | austin.leininger1 |
| Twitter: | A.Leininger@garnabus |
Course Synopsis:
Anglican Spirituality is a unique blend that incorporates centuries of tradition, ranging from a pre-Church of England ethos recognized by Augustine of Canterbury in the sixth-century, to today's rich multicultural global tapestry represented by the Anglican Communion. At its heart, ours is a spirituality that is based in corporate worship and a lived faith that stems from a deeply sacramental view of self, community, and world in relationship both with God and with one another. While sacramentalists and Anglican evangelicals would (and do) use different words to describe these hallmarks of our shared spiritual tradition, where we might agree is in the shared grace of a faith that is lived out, acted upon in response to the world's need, and rooted in relationship with God.
This course will dive deep beneath the surface of our contemporary global communion to examine several key elements of what might better be called Anglican spiritualities than conceived of as a uniform, monolithic, or singular "spirituality." Incorporating aspects of liturgy, theology, ethics, culture, poetry, post-colonialism, social justice, and relationality, ultimately Anglican spirituality defies definition precisely because it is a living, dynamic, and evolving field of inquiry—elements that make it a fascinating subject of study and a tradition well worth experiencing.
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