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was proabbly one of the most relevant and relatable theology courses I have
taken at the Mount. Everything we learned about is extremely pertinent in
today's society, but also applicable to our everyday lives. One of the
first topics we covered was the four levels of Greek love: storge, eros,
philia, and agape. Though I had been aware of these before, I had never learned
about them in-depth. There are so many different types of love in the world[1] it is
impossible to classify them all. But these Greek descriptions do an excellent
job of breaking love into four smaller areas. I could relate to them all.
Similarly, when we learned about levels of intimacy, I could easily
identify how the various levels were applicable to my relationships.
Additionally, we covered Church teachings on certain issues regarding sexual
morality. Though I may not agree with the Church's stance in all of the
matters, it was interesting to hear the reasoning behind them.
Finally, I was really inspired by the Camino. I had never heard of
this journey before, but it sounds incredible. Of course traveling to Europe
and walking the Camino would be immensely powerful, but I also like that the
walk was related to our own life journeys. In the same way people build
relationships and make discoveries about themselves on the Camino, we must grow
similarly as we advance in everyday life. Not even kidding, walking the Camino
is now absolutely on my list of things to do before I die. So if I do someday walk
the Camino and have some incredible revelation[2] it'll be
because of this class.
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