This Duke Divinity+ course is for all those who seek to cultivate their interior lives and to develop a way of thinking about ethics inspired by Christian tradition. In this course, renowned theologian Stanley Hauerwas reflects on the significance of specific virtues for understanding what it means to be a Christian. He examines the meaning and significance of four key virtues—kindness, hope, humility, and generosity—and their importance to living a good life. Further, you will consider the practical aspects of living a virtuous life. We will discuss the challenges to living the virtues, and examine how they can be cultivated by incorporating contemplative practices in your everyday life. Week 1 draws on baptism as our initiation into a new story and way of being in the world. In Week 1, you will explore the virtue of kindness through the character of God, reflected in how we treat ourselves and others. Week 2 focuses on hope. In Week 3, you will explore the virtue of humility, and reflecting on the paradox that trying to be humble often ends in pride. Finally, Week 4 closes with an exploration of generosity, demonstrating how different virtues reveal the God who is unrelentingly generous.
I felt the class was related to what I needed as I become a principal for the catholic schools
Thought provoking and Heart touching . We can see these virtues are significant for a Christian but often being neglected.
Fantastic course. Very knowledgeable and honest teacher.
This is a very good course for Christian living and spiritual growth. Thank you to everyone responsible for creating it. God bless.
Clear and easy to understand. In short...Excellent
Very inspirational, very educational, and Hauerwas was wonderful as always. Well worth my time. Thanks.
This class has some good core principals to learn about. I did enjoy! I would recommend
A great lesson in Spiritual Growth and how to cultivate that experience in real life.
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What a fascinating course! I've never experienced such profound enjoyment for any other course. It made me re-think conventional ideas about kindness, humility and generosity and, in the process, reflect on how (really) kind, how humble and how generous I am and how I could further develop these virtues in my life.
This is a very good course for Christian living and spiritual growth. Thank you to everyone responsible for creating it. God bless.
Thought provoking and Heart touching . We can see these virtues are significant for a Christian but often being neglected.
Very inspirational, very educational, and Hauerwas was wonderful as always. Well worth my time. Thanks.
I felt the class was related to what I needed as I become a principal for the catholic schools
A great lesson in Spiritual Growth and how to cultivate that experience in real life.
Fantastic course. Very knowledgeable and honest teacher.
Clear and easy to understand. In short...Excellent
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I appreciated the structure of the course. I did not always feel prepared to do well on the quizzes, but they may be me, not the instructor. More examples, more storytelling, some of which appears in The Character of Virtue, might make things slightly more informative and fun. But very happy I took the course.
This class has some good core principals to learn about. I did enjoy! I would recommend