• Monday 19th May
• 1pm to 4pm
• Online

This online course opens up the transformative impact of Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises. By reviewing Ignatius’s insights into the life of the spirit and exploring the movements of each of the Four Weeks of the Exercises, we will derive new practical approaches to the Exercises for our complex world today.

About the Tutor

Dr. Gillian Ahlgren is Professor Emerita of Theology at Xavier University (Cincinnati) and a specialist in the Christian mystical tradition.  She is internationally known for her work on Teresa of Avila and the Spanish mystics, as well as on Francis and Clare of Assisi.  She is the author of seven books, including Entering Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle: A Reader’s Companion, The Tenderness of God: Reclaiming Our Humanity, and Spiritual Exercises for the 21st Century: A Workbook.

Her particular focus is on the trajectories of spiritual growth in various Christian mystics and the practical, pastoral insights we can derive from their texts.  She emphasises the transformative dimensions of the mystical life and works with marginalised groups to empower people in post-traumatic identity re-formation.

Choose the Portsmouth CMD option when booking. 12 spaces available.