Cycles of Consciousness: Psychological Approaches to Spiritual Care
HDS 3270
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of how psychological principles inform spiritual care practices. It reflects on individual, communal, and contextual theories of consciousness through a rigorous engagement with psychological and religious thinkers who contemplate notions of self, relationship, community, and personal development in light of religious experience and spiritual judgment. The course will equip students with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to integrate psychological insights into their evolving spiritual care methodologies, preparing them to care for the complex spiritual and psychological needs of individuals and communities across diverse religious settings. Readings include texts by William James, W.E.B. DuBois, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Phillis Sheppard, Layli Maparyan, Audre Lorde, among others.
Class Notes
This is a limited enrollment course and requires instructor permission. Students should submit a petition in my.Harvard to indicate interest in the class. The instructor will review petitions during the first enrollment period and review any subsequent petitions after the first day of classes. Any students interested in the course who have not petitioned by the end of the first enrollment period should attend the first day of class, at which point any remaining petitions will be processed.
Available for BTI Cross Registration
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Religion and the Social Sciences
Religious Education and Spiritual Development
