Basilisa Marie Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I'm doing a short (10-20 minutes) presentation on the Syllabus of Errors for one of my grad classes. I'm trying to come up with a way to make it less boring that a super dry history lecture, because my professor looks kindly upon "creativity" for some reason. I could just google, but asking Phatmass for ideas or resources is way more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Tell each and every student plus the teacher why they could be excommunicated for heresy under the syllabus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
To Jesus Through Mary Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I dunno the Syllabus of Errors was anything but boring for me as it very much applies to us today. Some crazy things we readily accept in the Church today that have been condemned as heresy (especially 15-18- I mean not even a "good hope" of salvation outside of the Church)... And you could do a fancy smancy power point with pics of said heresies followed by in huge capital letters "CONDEMNED!!" Seriously, don't know how someone would make a heresy entertaining. But I will be curious to see the others ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 (edited) I saw an interesting presentation (on a different topic) that used images from Renaissance art - images of Sloth, Lust, Greed (I can't remember the artist), images of the damned being flown into Hell on the backs of demons (Signorelli), Hieronymous Bosch's depiction of Hell. If you use great art, plus a tongue in cheek delivery, you can make your point without sounding like you're accusing anyone in the room of said Errors. Edited October 3, 2012 by Luigi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I think the some of the best commentary I've read on the Syllabus comes from Cardinal Dulles' article on religious freedom in First Things. You might work in some of his insights into why a "fundamentalist" reading of it is historically inaccurate. [url="http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/08/003-religious-freedom-innovation-and-development-41"]http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/08/003-religious-freedom-innovation-and-development-41[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) Double. Edited October 4, 2012 by thedude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted October 4, 2012 Author Share Posted October 4, 2012 Thanks guys. I think I'll use the condemnation card and then use that to show the need for context. Plus a snazzy power point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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