Way of Beauty On-Demand

NEW ON-DEMAND FORMAT

Taught by Bill Donaghy

Course Description:

This course will use St. John Paul II’s Letter to Artists as its primary source material, in addition to the Theology of the Body addresses, as well as Pope Benedict XVI’s Address to Artists – 2009, and Evangelii Guadium by Pope Francis and the Via Pulchritudinis by Pope Benedict XVI. In addition to reflective readings, there will be a direct and focused gaze on classical and modern works of art of various mediums, primarily painting and sculpture, but not excluding poetry, music, and cinema. The heart of this course will be the invitation for students to “walk the Way of Beauty” as a path leading to God, and to see Beauty as a key to evangelizing others into an encounter with God.

How Does the Online Course Work?

Access to Course

Registrants for this online course will receive access to a filmed version of our in-person 5-day TOB & Art: The Way of Beauty course and a digital course workbook. You will receive access as soon as you purchase it, and have an entire semester (120 days) to complete the graduate level course. Registrants should plan to watch approximately 2 hours of materials per week to complete the course in the given timeframe.
Course Pre-Readings

Students are to complete the assigned readings before or during the course. The reading list for this course can be found in the course syllabus.
Course Set Up

The videos are from a previously recorded in-person TOB & Art: The Way of Beauty course. You can watch them on your own schedule, but we suggest committing 1-3 hours per week in order to get through all of the material. You will not have access to the videos beyond the end date of the course.
Resources and Direction

Each video session is complete with the resources used in the course, as well as directions for helping to make this online course, not only intellectually stimulating, but also spiritually fruitful.
Live Group Q&A Sessions

Unlike our scheduled 2-week online courses, there are no live Q&A sessions scheduled for this on-demand course format.
Steps to Certification Program

Full participation in this course counts towards Certification and the Master’s Degree Programs. Students who wish to receive full credit for this course must watch all of the videos and complete a multiple-choice exam at the end of the course. A passing grade of 80% is required for the exam.
Refund Policy

Refund requests made within 24 hours of purchase and before accessing online course content will be eligible for a full refund, less a $30 processing fee. If you cancel within 7 calendar days of purchase, you will be given a 50% refund. After 7 days, no refunds will be given.

Meet Your Instructor

Bill Donaghy, M.A.

Bill is an instructor, international speaker, and curriculum specialist for the Theology of the Body Institute Certification Program. Bill worked for nearly a decade teaching theology at Malvern Preparatory School as well as Immaculata University, while giving talks, retreats, and conferences for the Theology of the Body Institute. He has worked in the fields of mission and evangelization since 1999 and has given talks and retreats to bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and the lay faithful throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico, Chile, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. He and his wife, Rebecca, live just outside of Philadelphia, PA with their four children.

Registration cost:

$995

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