The Clare College 2004 Summer Seminar
Syllabus
Thursday:
6/24
DINNER:
Thursday Evening Lecture: Michael Chiariello, “Bonaventure’s
Itinerarium Mentis in Deum:
Medieval Foundations for a Contemporary Curriculum.”
Friday:
6/25
BREAKFAST
(Hickey Dining Hall)
(Hour
1)The
Life of Learning.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium
(Journey), Prologue; Annie Dillard, "Library Card Incident;” and
Richard Rodriquez, "Hunger of Memory."
(Hour
2) Inquiry and the Universe.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium (Journey),
Step I; Genesis, The creation story; Aldo
Leopold, "Reading the Forest Landscape."
LUNCH
(Hour
3) Imaginative Perspectives on the
Natural World.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium (Journey),
Step II; Francis, “Canticle of Brother Sun;” Matthew Arnold, "In
Harmony with Nature,” Hopkins, "God's Grandeur,"
and Thoreau, “Up the West Branch.”
(Hour
4) The
Nature of the Person.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium (Journey),
Step III; Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations;”
Montaigne, "Why I paint my own portrait;"
Sartre, "Existentialism."
DINNER:
Friday Evening Lecture:
Fr. Dominic Monti, O.F.M.,“Francis
of Assisi and The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition.”
Saturday:
6/26
BREAKFAST
(Hour
5) Person
in Society.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium (Journey),
Step IV; Simone de Beauvoir, The Second
Sex; MLK, “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
(Hour
6) Images of Ultimate Reality.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium (Journey),
Step V; Elizabeth Johnson, "Speaking about the
Living God: She Who Is;” LeGuin,
“Schroedinger’s Cat;” Plato’s Republic, “Allegory of the Cave.”
LUNCH
(Hour
7) The
Search for Value and Meaning.
Readings:
Bonaventure's Itinerarium (Journey),
Step VI; Don DeLillo's White Noise,
"Waves and Radiation;" Clare of Assisi, "Testament;" Matt:
5-7, "Sermon on the Mount."
(Hour
8) The
Joy of Discovery.
Readings:
Bonaventure, Itinerarium (Journey),
Chapter 7; Thomas Merton, Seven Storey Mountain, "The Sleeping Volcano;”
Petrarch, "Ascent of Mount Vertoux."
DINNER:
Saturday Evening Lecture: Sr.
Margaret Carney, O.S.F., “Honoring Clare
Sunday: 6/27: Mass and farewell brunch.
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Quotes from last year's participants:
“Exceeded expectations. A special‘ thank you’ to you and your staff for a delightful weekend.”
“The teachers were excellent…informed, skillful, sensitive”
“Sense of hospitality, an overwhelming success, well worth it!”
“I had hoped it would reawaken my love of the ‘ classroom experience’ and it did!”
“The results were splendid!"
"It should be repeated!”
"I had high expectations. The seminar exceeded them."
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2003
We would like to thank the participants, professors and speakers for a very successful "first" Clare College Summer Seminar - Enjoy!
Group #2: Marcia Kelly, Bernard Rydelek, Dr. Anne Foerst,
Dr. Daniel Tate (instructors - center), Phil Rostek, Terry Moran.
Group #2: Starting front left: Dr. Tate, Phil Rostek,
Terry Moran, Raymond Dee, Peter Godfrey, Bob Williams,
David Kale, Mike Williams, Leslee Rigoli, Dan Carr
Group #2: Raymond Dee, Peter Godfrey, David Kale, Mike Williams, Leslee Rigoli,
Dan McKee, Marcia Kelly, Dan Carr, Dr. Tate, Phil Rostek, Terry Moran
Group #2: David Kale, Mike Williams, Leslee Rigoli, Marcia Kelly,
Dan Carr, Dr. Foerst, Dr. Tate, Phil Rostek
Group #1: Cheryl Parris, Janine Fodor, Dr. Lauren De La Vars,
Dr. David Matz (instructors)
Group #1: Ollie McGonigle, Paul Titus, Cheryl Parris, Janine Fodor
Group 1: Thomas Simon, Carolyn Simon, Bernard Rydelek,
Anthony Cardinale, Dr. Matz
Group #1: Dr. Lauren De La Vars, Dr. David Matz
Group 1: Ollie McGonigle, Paul Titus, Janine Fodor, Dr. De La Vars,
Dr. Matz, Anthony Cardinale, Bernard Rydelek
Lunch break in the Hall of Fame: Dr. Foerst, Bob Williams
Lunch Break: Dr. Foerst, Bob Williams, Ollie McGonigle .
In background – Dan Carr, Phil Rostek, Dr. Tate
Ollie McGonigle, Anthony Cardinale, Paul Titus, Bob Williams
Dr. Tate, Phil Rostek, Dan Carr
Raymond Dee, Sister Margaret Carney, Michael Chiariello
Group #2