Class-by-Class Schedule

Course Introduction
W, 9/6: Introduction
F, 9/8: What is spirituality?
What is mysticism?
Why should we care?
Read Evelyn Underhill, chapter one, "The Point of Departure" (Internet Reading)

Early Notions of Mysticism and Spirituality
M, 9/11: Pre-Judaeo Christian Conceptions of Mysticism, no reading
W, 9/13: The Earliest Mysticisms: Greek

Read Plontius, "Third Tractate: On Dialectic"(Internet Reading)
F, 9/15: The Earliest Mysticisms: Celtic
"Pangur Ban," (Internet Reading)
A look at the Book of Kells

M, 9/18: The Bible–The Grounds For Judeo-Christian Mysticism

Read "Genesis 1-3" (Internet Reading)
W, 9/20: Monasticism and the Desert Fathers: Paul
"The Life of St. Paul the First Hermit" (Internet Reading)
Discussion of Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, and Native American Strands of Spirituality

Medieval Mysticism: The Male Perspective
F, 9/22: Richard Rolle, The Fire of Love, read Introduction

M, 9/25: Rolle, chapters 1-12
W, 9/27: Rolle, chapters 12-22
F, 9/29: Rolle, chapters 22-34

M, 10/2: Rolle, chapters 35-42

Medieval Mysticism: The Female Perspective
W, 10/4: **Objective Quiz One

Hildegard of Bingen, Mystical Writings, skim through the introduction in part one
Reading on "Allegory," handout
F, 10/6: HB, 68-84

M, 10/9: No Classes
W, 10/11: HB, 90-107
F, 10/13: HB, 127-29

In-class discussion of Hildegard's illuminations, in-class slide presentation 

The Search for Inner Peace: Hamlet	
M, 10/16: Introduction to Shakespeare and related topics, begin reading Hamlet
W, 10/18: Hamlet
F, 10/20: This Class Will Not Meet

M, 10/23: Hamlet
	**Short Essay Due
W, 10/25: Hamlet
F, 10/27: Hamlet

M, 10/30: Hamlet
W, 11/1: **Midterm Examination
F, 11/3: This Class Will Not Meet (MidWest Modern Language Association Conference in Kansas City)

M, 11/6: In-class viewing of end of Kenneth Branagh's "Hamlet"	

Spirituality in Music
W, 11/8: Mozart, listen to Symphony No. 29 in class
	Read "Brief Biography of Mozart," Internet Reading
F, 11/10: Read Karl Barth, 
	Mozart, listen to Symphony No. 41 (The Jupiter Symphony) in class

M, 11/13: Read Karl Barth, 
W, 11/15: In-class video, "Mozart"

F, 11/17: Read Karl Barth, 

M, 11/20: **Objective Quiz #2
	**Longer Paper Topics Due Via E-Mail: davidsalomon@bhsu.edu
	Discussion of the link between other music and spirituality
W, 11/22: No Class, Thanksgiving Break

Spirituality in the Post-War World: Nothing
M, 11/27: Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 
W, 11/29: Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 
F, 12/1: Film, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"

M, 12/4: Film, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"
W, 12/6: Film, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"

The Spiritual Quest
F, 12/8: Coehlo, Pilgrimage

M, 12/11: Coehlo, Pilgrimage
W, 12/13: Coehlo, Pilgrimage
F, 12/15: **Objective Quiz #3
	Last Day This Class Meets
	**All Longer Papers Due
	Final Exam Review