Classics of Christian Spirituality

Course Description

This is a reading course that focuses on a number of classic works of Christian spirituality selected from different traditions in the history of the church. Augmenting the survey course in spiritual theology (SPIR 500 “The Christian, Spirit: A History of Christian Spirituality”), this course allows an in-depth study of particular spiritual writers. The aim is to stimulate a close reading of classic texts that is both devotional and critical, and the discussion format is ideally suited to allow us to read not just privately but with others who can correct us, challenge us, and teach us. The ten texts chosen for this semester cover a range of writers, each of whom has been influential in his or her own way, fostering Christian devotion down the centuries.

Offered	2026 Winter
Dates	Jan 14 - Apr 15
Days	Wed, 09:00AM - 12:00PM
Format	Onsite Only
Credit Hours	3
Audit Hours	3
Room Number	Rm 002

Teaching Faculty

Bruce Hindmarsh

James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology; Professor of the History of Christianity

Bruce Hindmarsh took his DPhil degree in theology at Oxford University in 1993. From 1995 to 1997, he was a Research Fellow at Christ Church, Oxford. Since then, Bruce has published and spoken widely to international audiences on the history of early British evangelicalism.