This semester at the Salesian Pontifical University, I will be offering a double course in Youth Spirituality. One section is designed for students of Spiritual Theology, and this section meets three times a week (5 ECTS); the other section is reserved for students of Pastoral Theology, it that section meets twice a week (3 ECTS). The Spiritual Theology section is listed as TA2160 - Youth Spirituality. The Pastoral Theology section is listed as TA2161 - Youth Spirituality.
Are you confused? Yes, well, so was I when the institute directors informed me last night. Hopefully, the blog will make things clear.
Both courses attempt to address these issues: 1. forms and contexts of spiritual animation among young people in today’s environment; 2. anthropological analyses of the new interest in spirituality; 3. what is meant by “youth spirituality”; 4. the coordinates of Christian spirituality in the context of today's culture, particularly as it impacts youth and young adults; 5. stories of life and spirituality: issues of religious psychology of the spiritual journey.
Nel corso si affrontano queste tematiche: 1) forme e luoghi di proposta “spirituale” ai giovani in contesto odierno; 2) analisi antropologica del nuovo interesse per la spiritualità; 3) che cosa si intende per “spiritualità giovanile”; 4) le coordinate della spiritualità cristiana nel contesto della cultura odierna formulate in vista del mondo giovanile; 5) storie di vita e spiritualità: aspetti di psicologia religiosa del cammino spirituale.
