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 about to complete a Masters degree in Viking Studies. He has taught Telepaideia courses on medieval prose and poetry, including texts such as Donizo’s Vita Matildis, Guy of Amien’s Carmen de Hastingae Proelio, the writings of Athanasius Kircher, and Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica. John is the convenor of University of Melbourne’s (Australia) Medieval Latin Reading Group and has taught at the Sydney Latin Summer School. Perennially fascinated by languages, his current interests include Classical Syriac, Old Occitan, and Old Norse.

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