TRS 858D Lectio Divina and Related Spiritual Practices
This seminar explores the evolving practice of lectio divina and various theological and psychological interpretations of that practice and then proceeds to examine other transformative spiritual practices closely intertwined with reading. Primary texts of major figures such as Origen, Augustine, Bernard, Hugh of St. Victor, and Guigo II will be examined as providing a foundation for lectio. Participants will also investigate the interrelationship of lectio with the practices of silence, meditation, prayer, contemplation, collation, and witness.