Certificate in
Spirituality or Spirituality and Spiritual Direction
Description
The programme aims to provide persons
with a solid foundation in Scripture, Theology, Ethics and Psychology as
a basis for critical reflection upon and appropriation of key aspects of
Christian Spirituality. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of
knowledge and experience in order to facilitate a more authentic living
of the Christian Faith with due reference to the Caribbean Context. The
programme will offer as an additional option a practicum of receiving
and giving spiritual direction specifically designed for those intending
to function as Spiritual Directors.
Target
Groups
Lay
ministers, Religious communities, Teachers of Religion, Prayer
Groups, Pastors, Persons generally interested in their own and
the spiritual growth of others.
Requirements
There are no minimum
academic entry requirements
Applicants can begin the
programme in either September or January
To receive certification
students must:
A)
Earn 36 credits (12 x 3
credit courses or combination of 3 credit courses and modules)
B)
Participate in an approved
practicum
(From the beginning
anyone who is interested in becoming a spiritual director must enter
into a spiritual direction relationship)
Duration:
The certificate may be
completed in three semesters full-time. Part-time will take longer
Part-time students must
take at least one course each semester
Courses:
Scripture
- Two courses (6 credits) from the
following:
Introduction to Old
Testament Literature
Introduction to New
Testament Literature
The Psalms
The Synoptic Gospels
The Gospel & Epistles of
John
The Pauline Epistles
Theology
- One course (3 credits)
Introduction to Systematic
Theology or any other course
Ethics
- Two courses from the following:
Introduction to Theological
Ethics OR
Christian Ethical
Principles
Theology & Human Sexuality
OR
Special Ethics
Psychology
- Two courses (6 credits) from the
following:
Pastoral care in Primary
Moments
And one other from the following:
Introduction to Psychology
Social Psychology
Systematic (family)
Psychology
Spirituality
- Six courses (18 credits)
Foundations of Prayer
Explorations in
Spirituality
Principles and Methods of
Spiritual Direction
The Holy Spirit and
Discernment of Spirit
Spiritual Integration
Themes in Spirituality
Practicum
(Those who wish to go on to be trained as
Spiritual Directors need to apply and be interviewed before moving into
the practicum)
Either Eight Day Directed
Retreat OR Annotated Retreat
20 Hours of Supervised
Spiritual Direction
At least three months of
continued supervision
