26 October 2013, The Tablet

Charisms in cyberspace

by Johan Bergström-Allen

Tablet Education

 
More and more religious orders now offer online courses sharing their spirituality and heritage. Johan Bergström-Allen browses the mendicant, monastic and other resources available at the click of a mouse Distance-learning courses in theology have been available for years from centres such as the Maryvale Institute in Birmingham, the Priory Institute in Dublin and the virtual university run by the Dominicans (www.domuni.eu). Likewise, a number of Catholic universities offer online courses in major academic disciplines. Various websites offer free online courses in ecclesiastical history and theology, making use of video recordings, audio downloads and chat rooms, but few of these allow for interaction, scholarly feedback or the structure of an academic programme in the specific area
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