Mathematics, Mystery, and Memento Mori: Teaching Humanist Theology in Dante's Commedia
Undergraduate students in the United States of America are increasingly less religious, and this decline in religiosity is felt not only at secular colleges and universities, but also at those with a religious affiliation. This article seeks to answer the question of how one can effectively teach th...
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Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-13 |
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B The Christian Intellectual Tradition B Literature Pedagogy B The Divine Comedy B Dante |
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| 520 | |a Undergraduate students in the United States of America are increasingly less religious, and this decline in religiosity is felt not only at secular colleges and universities, but also at those with a religious affiliation. This article seeks to answer the question of how one can effectively teach the Christian vision in Dante's Commedia to undergraduates who have little or no religious formation. The methods I have used to teach freshmen in core Humanities courses have differed somewhat from the methods I have used to teach upperclassmen in Literature electives. For the freshmen, focusing on what I call "humanist theology" has been successful, allowing them to see that the Christianity found in Dante's epic is not merely a list of rules, but a way of viewing human life that is consonant with their own experiences. Purgatorio is the most important canticle for this method, and the case of Virgil's damnation is a vital topic. For upperclassmen, finding analogies to Christian Mystery in the fields of mathematics, the sciences, and creative writing has proven fruitful. The main conclusion of this study is that these techniques are useful in presenting Dante's work to non-religious students without sacrificing the epic's specifically Christian content. | ||
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