MAP I

The Greystone Guided Reading Course for the Mechanical Arts Program

Program: MAR/MDiv
Visiting Students
and Auditors Welcome
Spring 2025 | Online
Cost: $325 (Members: $125)

Students who have already been accepted into a Greystone Program do not need to fill out the application form, but can register for the modules of their choice through their existing Populi account.

MAP 1 is a guided reading module that requires the completion of the required reading list, a set number of digests connected to certain of the required readings, one small paper, and one class-wide meeting with the instructor(s) scheduled during the term. MAP 1 is offered in all terms throughout the year. MAP 1 is a prerequisite for MAP 2.

This guided reading course focuses attention on texts which either exemplify or elucidate the relationship between the “mechanical arts” and moral formation. Special attention is given to the nature of human labor in the contexts of creation, providence, and culture; craft and craftsmanship or workmanship; the importance and cultivation of “perception”; and forms of theological and pastoral deployment of the acquired skill of perception.

These readings will include considerations from centuries of thinkers, from Hugh of St. Victor and Jeremy Kidwell, to Matthew Crawford, David Pye, Ivan Illich, Robert Farrar Capon, Wendell Berry and many others. A live discussion with Dr. Mark A. Garcia, Mr. Michael Sacasas, and Mr. Joshua Klein will serve to integrate and enrich the ideas presented throughout the readings and provide foundational thought for the MAP2 hands-on experiences focused on wisdom-breathing engagement with creation.

Tuition Refund Policy

For traditional quarter/semester-length or independent-study courses:

• Within two weeks, an 80% refund is granted
• Within four weeks, a 60% refund is granted
• Within six weeks, a 50% refund is granted
• After six weeks, no refund is granted.

For modular or intensive courses:

• Within 3–4 weeks prior to the first day, an 80% refund is granted
• Within 2–3 weeks prior to the first day, a 60% refund is granted
• Within 1–2 weeks prior to the first day, a 50% refund is granted
• Within 0–1 week prior to the first day, no refund is granted.

Notification of a dropped or withdrawn course should be provided by submitting a written statement to this effect (email is fine) to the Institute registrar.