UPDATE: this course has been cancelled for Fall 2024.
The Spiritual Wisdom of Jean Pierre de Caussade
In this course we will study and contemplate the writings attributed to the French Jesuit, de Caussade. We will examine the famous classic Abandonment to Divine Providence, and his Spiritual Letters of advice to the nuns of the Visitation in Nancy, France. He also preached in southern and central France and directed theological students at the Jesuit House in Toulouse, where he ultimately died. We will also examine his writings in the context of his day, what is and isn’t abandonment, and how his teaching may apply to our current lives.
Instructor: Dr. Mary Gennuso, PdD