Classics of Personal Devotion

Sandbox - Reformed Theological Seminary

Classics of Personal Devotion

Lesson 1 Lecture 1

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To learn the nature of a spiritual classic

To understand the necessity of spiritual classics

To prepare the reader for Nazianzus’ Five Theological Orations

Gregory of Nazianzus

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To be able to articulate the major points of Theological Orations 3-5 To understand the connection between doctrine and piety To prepare the reader for Augustine’s Confessions

Augustine of Hippo

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To be able to articulate the main points of Augustine’s Confessions To prepare the reader for Bernard of Clairvaux, On Loving God

Bernard of Clairvaux

July 1, 2021 • Mr. John Muether

To understand the main themes in On Loving God To challenge the reader’s conceptions of loving God To prepare the reader for Thomas à Kempis’ Imitation of Christ