The Desert Fathers in Latin

The Desert Fathers in Latin

Course Description: Dominated by the figure of St Anthony the Great, the Desert Fathers viewed themselves as 'athletes for Christ' who entered the Desert of Scetes in Egypt to do battle with demons and their own fallibilities and spiritual weaknesses. A literature of great practical wisdom, the writings and meditations of the Desert Fathers, from the Apophthegmata Patrum, the Collations of St John Cassian, the Dialogues of Sulpicius Severus, and the biography of St Anthony the Great will form the basis of this reading course.

DETAILS

Level: Intermediate-Advanced Latin reading

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials.

Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.

When
Thursdays, 6:00p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$250

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Instructor

John Weretka

John Weretka holds qualifications in medieval history, musicology, art history, theology, and Latin and is currently enrolled in an MLitt programme in Viking Studies. He is the convenor of the University of Melbourne (Australia) Medieval Latin Reading Group and has taught extensively for the Paideia Institute on texts including the Ecclesiastical History of Bede, the Vita of Matilda of Tuscany of Donizo, and the Carmen de Hastingae Proelio by Guy of Amiens. John has also taught at the Sydney University Latin Summer School.