Coming Soon: Short Courses from the Dominicans
Going Deeper with the Dominicans into the Catholic Faith
Blackfriars Studium in Oxford is developing short courses, led by Dominicans.
These will suit those with enquiring minds, wanting to go deeper.
We are planning to offer reasonably-priced courses (in person and online) suitable for:
- Lay people
- Catechists and teachers
- Male and female religious
- Priests
These will be offered on a range of themes, using the broad range of expertises present among the Dominicans and the lay people who teach in the Studium.
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Michael Tate
Could we have some examples of the subjects or units to be covered in the short courses please?
And approximate cost per subject or per term.
This will enable some of us to generate enthusiasm amongst likely candidates.
In the spirit of St Thomas
Richard Brown
Dear Michael,
We are currently doing some work behind the scenes, developing themes and price structures. These will be shared with our list in due course, and we’ll be encouraging feedback.
Thanks – The Dominicans.
Lee Hansen
Two thoughts– (after I read this post, I thought I sounded very critical and arrogant! Please forgive me, but it gets the point across)
1. Please don’t bog us down with dry, dull presentations of the Summa Theological. Please if desired, present ideally the Summa Theologica itself, with clear commentary or (write one!).
Examples of fairly good books on the Summa:
Practical Theology: Spiritual Direction from Saint Thomas Aquinas; OR A Shorter Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of Saint Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica; OR A Summa of the Summa, all by Peter Kreeft; all by Peter Kreeft.
Examples of being bogged down in Aquinas:
My Way of Life: Pocket edition of St. Thomas; the Summa Simplified for Everyone, January 1, 1952, by S.T.M. Walter Farrell, O.P. (I did not find one actual quote from the Summa, just tepid paraphrasing); OR (about St. Thomas) St Thomas Aquinas, Scholar, Poet, Mystic, Saint, AG Sertillanges, OP (yawn, sigh); OR The Aquinas Catechism (Sophia Institute) based on a collection of paraphrased notes from various hearers of Aquinas or people who heard someone say that Aquinas said it, organized into a catechism. Incredibly dull!!! (The Catechism of the Catholic Church is incredibly clear and beautiful and inspiring, with quotes from saints and Scripture.
For that matter, put our hearts aflame with Jesus and Scripture. After all, Saint Thomas himself, put his pen down when he saw a vision of Jesus, and declared “everything I’ve written is straw”, or something like that.