RELI 394 - Mysticism,Meditation,and Prayer

Institution:

Hendrix College

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Description:

This course focuses on religious experience rather than on doctrine or belief. Mysticism lies in experiencing the presence of natural world, invisible spirits, the divine reality, or the fathomless source of life in the immediacy of the present moment without the mediation of words and doctrines. Prayer lies in listening to a divine reality and communicating with that reality through various emotions: sadness, praise, protest, thanksgiving, laughter, hope, and silence. Meditation ranges from quiet sitting in which one listens to one's breathing, to shamanic experiences in which one pays attentions to disclosures of the unconscious, to dancing and gardening. The course introduces students to mysticism, meditation, and prayer as they are found in various world religions, and to spiritual disciplines involved in those experiences. It includes an engaged component in which students are asked to spend one day fasting from food and one day in silence.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hendrix.edu

Phone Number:

(501) 329-6811

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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