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Module 4C St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
This course is part of the Distance Learning Website of
the Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland
This online module is an introduction to the life and spirituality of St Teresa of Ávila, one of the most privileged, loyal and inspirational daughters the Church has ever known. A prolific writer, we will concentrate on introducing her written works, which are spiritual classics. In the module we shall look at five topics:
Reading
All of these books can be obtained by post from Boars Hill Carmelite Book Service: Sandra@carmelitebooks.com
Allison Peers E. (1946): The Complete Works of St Teresa of Ávila London Sheed & Ward
Hamilton E. (1975): Servants of Love, The Spirituality of Teresa of Ávila DLT
Kavanaugh K. and Rodriguez O. (1976): The Collected Works of St Teresa of Ávila Vols. 1-3 ICS
Melia N. (1988): St Teresa and Friendship Carmelite Communications Australia
Sackville West V. (1973): The Eagle and the Dove Michael Joseph London (Quartet 1973)
Vernard J. (1974): A Simplified Version of The Interior Castle Koinonia
Williams R. (1991): St Teresa of Ávila Geoffrey Chapman.
Course Tutor: Sr Mary of the Incarnation OCD
The course is divided into 5 units of input and, at the end, you may complete a Questionnaire, write a Learning Journal, or write an Essay.
Once posted, each unit will be available until the end of the module. The dates on which each of the units, and the other material for this course, will be available are listed below:
| Item | Available from: | Available until: | Questionnaire or Learning Journal or Essay (e-mail) to be returned by: |
| Unit 1 | Monday week 1 or 8 | Monday week 7 or 13 | - |
| Unit 2 | Monday week 2 or 9 | Monday week 7 or 13 | - |
| Unit 3 | Monday week 3 or 10 | Monday week 7 or 13 | - |
| Unit 4 | Monday week 4 or 11 | Monday week 7 0r 13 | - |
| Unit 5 | Monday week 5 of 12 | Monday week 7 or 13 | - |
| Questionnaire | Monday week 5 or 12 | Monday week 7 or 13 | Monday week 7 or 13 |
| Learning Journal | Monday week 5 or 12 | Monday week 7 of 13 | Monday week 7 or 13 |
| Essay titles | Monday week 5 or 12 | Monday week 7 or 13 | Monday week 7 or 13 |
From the date corresponding to the relevant Monday (see main web page of www.cibi.ie), you can click on the relevant unit to access it. Each module includes links to other internet sites of various kinds related to the material being covered.
Once you have successfully accessed and studied the material in each module and received the Essay titles and the questionnaire, pleace complete either the Questionnaire, write a Learning Journal, or write an Essay based on one of the Essay titles given, and return it to to the course administrator: admin@cibi.ie
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