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Module 1A1: Who are the Carmelites

This module is part of the Distance Learning Website of

the Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland

This module is an introduction to the origins and history of the Carmelite Order. It covers the following topics:

The Call of the Desert
The Second Kingdom of Jerusalem or the Kingdom of Acre and its Role in the Rule of Carmel
Hermits on Mount Carmel
The Hermits receive a Rule
The Spirit of the Rule

RECOMMENDED READING

At the end of each unit a bibliography suggests titles for any further reading you wish to do on this module. An accessible introduction is:

Mc GREAL, WILFRID. At the Fountain of Elijah : The Carmelite Tradition. London, 1999

You might also find the following very helpful:

Mc CAFFREY, JAMES. The Carmelite Charism: Exploring the Biblical Roots. Veritas: Dublin, 2004.
GRIFFIN, ELTIN, (ed.). Ascending the Mountain: The Carmelite Rule Today. Dublin, 2004.

Module Tutor: Thomas Curran OCD

The module is divided into 5 units of input and, at the end, you may complete a Questionnaire, write a Learning Journal, or write an Essay.

Once posted online, each unit will be available until the end of the module. The dates on which each of the units, and the other material for this module, will be available are listed below:

Item	Available from:	Available until:	Questionnaire or Learning Journal or Assignment (e-mail) to be returned by:
Unit 1	Monday week 1 or 8	Monday week 7 or 13	-
Unit 2	Monday week 2 or 9	Monday week 7 or 13	-
Unit 3	Monday week 3 or 10	Monday week 7 or 13	-
Unit 4	Monday week 4 or 11	Monday week 7 0r 13	-
Unit 5	Monday week 5 of 12	Monday week 7 or 13	-
Questionnaire	Monday week 5 or 12	Monday week 7 or 13	Monday week 7 or 13
Learning Journal	Monday week 5 or 12	Monday week 7 of 13	Monday week 7 or 13
Assignment Titles	Monday week 5 or 12	Monday week 7 or 13	Monday week 7 or 13

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