Category: historical-hermit-combo-course

  • !! Book Review !! Celibacy in Crisis – The Unspoken, Unteachable State of the Church !


    I finished several books this week as part of my Unschooled Master of Theology Program. You can check them all out here. In this frantic reading sprint, the second book I finished was Celibacy in Crisis, which was supposed to be a treatment of celibacy in the Church. I assumed the “crisis” portion of the title was referencing the lack of celibacy given the modern compromising culture we live in today, but instead, the bulk of the book focused on child abuse by the hands of priests. Despite this, I persisted and found some interesting ideas, even though it was a bit off the subject of my current research.

    Let’s take a look, shall we?

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  • !! Course Review – Monastic Spiritual Theology !! A Calling from the Desert !

    I just finished my first official online course on Monasticism and Monastic Theology, part of my uThM Program.

    I looked for awhile before I uncovered the free courses by Fr. Luke Dysinger, O.S.B at Saint John’s Seminary. The website is actually a treasure trove of courses and other resources available to the public.

    You can check it out here.

    Likewise, all of my coursework from my uThM Program can be found here.

    I also keep a monthly Research Journal that analyzes and integrates what I’m learning. You can find that here.

    So, let’s dig into my review of the online course, Monastic Spiritual Theology.

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  • !! Course Assignment – Monastic Spiritual Theology !! Discussion Questions !

    This is my discussion assignment from the online course on Monasticism and Monastic Theology, part of my uThM Program. You can find the course homepage here.

    Likewise, all of my coursework from my uThM Program can be found here.

    I also keep a monthly Research Journal that analyzes and integrates what I’m learning. You can find that here.

    So, let’s dig into my final assignment for this online course, Monastic Spiritual Theology.

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