TRS 754F The Carmelite Tradition (Beginnings to 1500)
This course offers an overview of the main movements, representatives, and spiritualities of the medieval Carmelite tradition from its beginnings to the eve of the Teresian Reform (approximately 1200 to 1500). Topics include the tradition's biblical roots, its historical origins on Mount Carmel near the beginning of the 13th century, its Marian and Elijan heritage, the enduring impact of the Carmelite Rule, the move to Europe and assimilation to the ranks of the mendicants, important medieval texts such as The Fiery Arrow and The Book of the Institution of the First Monks, the inclusion of women and laity, early reform movements, the development of devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the brown scapular, and the Carmelite saints, scholars, heroes, and artists of this period, including Angelus of Jerusalem, John Baconthorpe, Andrew Corsini, Peter-Thomas, Nuno Pereira, Frances D'Amboise, Filippo Lippi, Thomas Netter, Baptist of Mantua, John Soreth, and many others. (A companion course, TRS 754F, continues the overview of the Carmelite tradition from 1500 to the present.)