RS 306A - Spirituality of Running

Institution:

Merrimack College

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Description:

This course begins by placing the sport of running in a historical context, relating it to Eastern and Western spiritualities, with an emphasis on Christianity. Taking a number of real life case studies, we will investigate how running, perhaps the oldest of sports, has historically been understood as a spiritual experience. We will also look at how this spiritual side of sports and running is expressed in literature and film. Finally, we will attempt to explore students’ actual experience of running to see how this can assist them in becoming more authentic persons—in the existential sense of the term—and how running can enhance their experience of the world around them, and of God. This course is based partially on experiential knowledge that only someone actively involved in running sports can possess. Prerequisites: the prospective student must be involved in a running sport or demonstrate that he/she is a serious runner, and obtain permission of instructor. RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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