Saturday, August 8, 2009
Syllabus. Fall 2010
SYLLABUS: FALL, 2010.
TIME AND PLACE: Saturdays, 10 - 11 a.m., Meeting Room, The Marion E. Wade Center, corner of Washington and Lincoln, Wheaton, IL.
TEXTS: George MacDonald: Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood. Johannesen.
Charles Williams: War in Heaven. Regents.
DESCRIPTION: Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood is the first in a series of three novels that chronicle the experiences of Rev. Harry Walton as he pursues his pastoral duties, in this novel in the fictional English town of Marshmallows. MacDonald, drawing upon his own experience of the pastorate, shows his cleric patiently trying to help his parishioners according to their individual needs.
In War in Heaven, Charles Williams, who was deeply interested in Arthurian legends, presents a contemporary quest for the Holy Grail, which is discovered to have been reposited in an English country church. Characters involved in black magic avidly covet and steal it while the Archdeacon seeks to do it proper honor. In chronicling their separate experiences, Williams offers deep insights into the nature of both good and evil.
In Rev. Walton and the Archdeacon these authors present two interestingly different views of the ideal Christian cleric. Their depictions will not only tell us much about each author but will also serve to sharpen our own thinking concerning the most admirable Christian attitudes.
READINGS:
Sept. 11: Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood, Chapters 1 - 5.
18: Chapters 6 - 8.
25: Chapters 9 - 11.
Oct. 2: Chapters 12 - 14.
9: Chapters 15 - 19.
16: Chapters 20 - 24.
23: Chapter 25 - 29.
30: Chapters 30 - end.
Nov. 6: War in Heaven, Chapters 1 - 4.
13: Chapters 5 - 7
Nov. 20: Chapters 8 - 11.
Nov. 27. No Class.
Dec. 4: Chapters 12 - 13.
Dec. 11: Chapters 14 - 16
Dec. 18: Chapters 17, 18.
TIME AND PLACE: Saturdays, 10 - 11 a.m., Meeting Room, The Marion E. Wade Center, corner of Washington and Lincoln, Wheaton, IL.
TEXTS: George MacDonald: Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood. Johannesen.
Charles Williams: War in Heaven. Regents.
DESCRIPTION: Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood is the first in a series of three novels that chronicle the experiences of Rev. Harry Walton as he pursues his pastoral duties, in this novel in the fictional English town of Marshmallows. MacDonald, drawing upon his own experience of the pastorate, shows his cleric patiently trying to help his parishioners according to their individual needs.
In War in Heaven, Charles Williams, who was deeply interested in Arthurian legends, presents a contemporary quest for the Holy Grail, which is discovered to have been reposited in an English country church. Characters involved in black magic avidly covet and steal it while the Archdeacon seeks to do it proper honor. In chronicling their separate experiences, Williams offers deep insights into the nature of both good and evil.
In Rev. Walton and the Archdeacon these authors present two interestingly different views of the ideal Christian cleric. Their depictions will not only tell us much about each author but will also serve to sharpen our own thinking concerning the most admirable Christian attitudes.
READINGS:
Sept. 11: Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood, Chapters 1 - 5.
18: Chapters 6 - 8.
25: Chapters 9 - 11.
Oct. 2: Chapters 12 - 14.
9: Chapters 15 - 19.
16: Chapters 20 - 24.
23: Chapter 25 - 29.
30: Chapters 30 - end.
Nov. 6: War in Heaven, Chapters 1 - 4.
13: Chapters 5 - 7
Nov. 20: Chapters 8 - 11.
Nov. 27. No Class.
Dec. 4: Chapters 12 - 13.
Dec. 11: Chapters 14 - 16
Dec. 18: Chapters 17, 18.
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