IL: L719; PIL:
KU Leuven: B-KUL-A07I4A
Taught by: Professor Ephrem Carr
Aims:
This seminar considers the history and development of eucharistic texts. Students will examine a selection of eucharistic texts and trace their origin and development through history, examine how they have been proclaimed and interpreted up to the present. Students are helped to learn from each other by seminar presentations and to edit their own work in the light of others presentations. In this way students refine their research skills and may prepare an article for publication or develop a Masters thesis.
Students enrolling for ECTS credit at KU Leuven:
This course is taught at Ealing Abbey, London from 12 to 23 August 2013 for academic year 2013-2014. It is completed before enrolment at KU Leuven at the end of August. To enquire please write to: il AT bsac.ac DOT uk. After successfully completing this course at Ealing, you may thereafter enrol for this course at KU Leuven to receive KU Leuven study points / ECTS credits.
Dates: 12 – 23 August 2013
(free days Saturday 17th , Sunday 18th)
Hours: 09.30-12.20 (including a break)
The course anticipates the student will spend 60 hours in personal reading and study.
Location: Benedictine Study and Arts Centre (at Ealing Abbey)
74 Castlebar Road Ealing London, W5 2DD, UK
Previous knowledge
A familiarity with the history of western culture is needed in order to understand the context of the documents studied. A familiarity with the history of the christian liturgy and of christian theology is recommended. An understanding of several eucharistic texts in their original language or an approved liturgical translation is essential. Preparedness for this course is enhanced by Courses: L701 Research proseminar; L702 History of the Liturgy; L704 Hermeneutics 1; L705 Theology of Liturgy; L712 The Eucharist in history.
Content
During this seminar the students will do the following:
i. in class reading of the eucharistic texts in the original language
ii. privately preparing an hermeneutical and historical study and comparative analysis of several eucharistic texts
iii. in class presenting of written work to the seminar group, explaining the study undertaken and discoveries made.
iv. in class learning from others, thus progressing to self-motivated research. Private reflections reviewed in class.
v. integrating of method and learning from other members of the seminar group into a final presentation of a seminar paper.
Course Material
♦ Prex Eucharistica, vol. 1, ed. A. Hänggi – I. Pahl, Éditions Universitaires, Fribourg 1968.
♦ MAZZA, E., The Celebration of the Eucharist. The Origin of the Rite and Development of its Interpretation, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville MN 1999.
♦ ROSE, E., “Liturgical Latin”, in Missale gothicum (Cod. Vat. Reg. Lat. 317), ed. E. Rose (Corpus christianorum series Latina 159 D), Brepols, Turnhout 2005, 23-187.
♦ A selection of Eucharistic texts in the original and/or in an approved liturgical translation.
Description of learning activities
♦ In class and private identifying sources and understanding of texts;
♦ In class and private hermeneutical and theological analysis of the texts;
♦ private completion of analysis and synthetic essay;
♦ in class presentation, discussion and review of work assigned.
Evaluation description
Mode of evaluation: written
Category: evaluation outside normal examination period
Explanation: Participants present their findings in class and have the chance to revise their material, based on class discussion and feedback from the instructor, before making a final presentation. A final written paper of 3,500-4,000 words equivalent to 15-20 pages of text is due by the assigned date.
Evaluation description:
Examination type: written paper (50%), class participation (50%)
When: evaluation outside normal examination period. Two printed copies of the paper are to be delivered to the Registrar by 30 August 2013.
Explanation: Participants present their findings in class and have the chance to revise their material, based on class discussion and feedback from the instructor, before submitting a graduate research paper of 3,500-4,000 words, equivalent to 15-20 pages of text, following the KU Leuven norms.
Criteria for evaluation: Both the regular in class presentations by the students of their ongoing research and the final paper are assessed based on the following:
i. logical organisation of the material and its clear presentation
ii. accuracy of information and analysis,
iii. consistency in style of notes and bibliography,
iv. sources preferably in their original languages,
v. theological accuracy.
Second opportunity to sit the exam: Because this is an intensive summer course, the opportunity for a second exam is by appointment and depends upon the availability of the instructor.
Future topics:
This research seminar is taught on a different topic each year. In 2012 Ephrem Carr conducted a seminar on the Eucharistic Prayer. In 2013 he conducts this course on the Eucharist. In following years the following topics are slated: christian initiation, liturgical history, liturgical theology.
Note: Students must be over 18 years of age.
This course fulfills IL Certificate in Liturgy programme requirement for a seminar
Dates: Block III
12-16 August (Monday to Friday; Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th are free days)
19-23 August (Monday to Friday)
Students may request to meet with the instructor in the Study Centre outside of class time by appointment.
Accommodation:
Limited accommodation is available for students over 18 years of age through Ealing Abbey or other religious houses or nearby.
Residential students may arrange to arrive on Saturday 14, Sunday 15 or Monday 16 July 2012 and depart on Friday 26 or Saturday 27 July 2012.
Additional information from KU Leuven course web-site
Academic year: 2013−2014
Study points: 4
Language: English
Difficulty: Graduate-Advanced
Duration: 26.0 hours
Periodicity: Taught annually in Block III
POC: POC Theology and Religious Studies
This course is included in
Master of Theology and Religious Studies Study Abroad Programme in European Culture and Society (PECS).
A link to the course descriptor at KU Leuven is not yet available, but the course is based on one previously offered (link here).