Work as Soulcraft — Enhanced
Becoming Fully Alive as a Human Worker
Eight modules. 20 Key Ideas. The full course, plus the live elements that turn a course into a formation.
This is the tier most people choose. You get the entire Work as Soulcraft curriculum — built on the work of Karol Wojtyła, René Girard, Matthew Crawford, Murray Bowen, Josef Pieper, and Nassim Taleb — plus live office hours with Luke every 2 weeks, the 300+ page Reader, expanded reading library, and a private Discord channel for Enhanced students. You will also have personal, on-going access to Cluny Academy headmaster, Dr. Jeffrey Frank, a distinguished Professor of Education at St. Lawrence University and a course partner.
What you get
Everything in the Self-Guided tier:
- All 8 modules — structured guides, exercises, and Luke's video introductions
- The Work Profile Assessment
- The Belief Paper assignment with the full framework
- An AI thinking partner trained on Luke's work, available 24/7
- Lifetime access — come back to Module 2 in three years if you need to
- Discord alumni community
- The 8 Artifacts — one from each module: Pyramid, Election Card, Family Desire Map, Models Mirror, Mimetic Receipt, Position Statement, Generativity Inventory, Single Leverage Point
Plus the Enhanced add-ons:
- Bi-weekly Office Hours with Luke. Live Q&A. Bring the place where you're stuck. The decision you're avoiding. The part of Pieper or Wojtyła that isn't landing yet. Luke keeps these small enough to be useful.
- The Work as Soulcraft Reader. A 300+ page curated anthology — the texts that shaped the course, gathered in one place. Wojtyła, Girard, Crawford, Bowen, Pieper, Taleb, Newman, Cassian, Mary Oliver, Heaney, and more. Yours to keep.
- Expanded reading library and bonus video lectures. Additional essays, interviews, and source texts that go deeper than the core curriculum.
- Cohort Annotation Tool. Read core texts together with classmates. Highlight any passage. Leave a margin note. See what others noticed. Turn solitary reading into a shared experience.
- Private Discord channel for Enhanced students — with priority access from Luke.
What you walk away with
By the end, you'll have identified your Single Leverage Point — one concrete change in how you work — and you'll have made it, with people who watched you do it.
You'll have language for things you've felt but couldn't name. You'll have models you actually trust. You'll have practiced the kind of attention that work, real work, requires.
What people have said
"As a licensed counselor with decades of experience, I highly recommend accepting the invitation to grow through this intensive."
— Sean Slevin, LPC, LMFT (Cohort 1)
"I learned crucial concepts about how to practice more agency in my life, and I met interesting people from around the world. You will make new friends."
— Bonnie Kavoussi, Writer (Cohort 1)
"This experience is exactly what I would have wanted out of my liberal arts university experience. Intellectually and spiritually expansive. I cannot recommend it highly enough."
— Matt Kramer, Writer (Cohort 1)
About Luke
Luke Burgis is the author of four books, including Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life — translated into more than 20 languages — and his latest, The One and the Ninety-Nine (St. Martin's Press, June 2026). Before turning to writing and teaching, he spent a decade as a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and director of the Cluny Institute and a faculty member at The Catholic University of America, where he received the Innovation in Teaching Award.
FAQ
When does it start? Immediately. The course is self-paced. Office hours run on a published bi-weekly schedule.
How long does it take? Most students complete the course in 8–12 weeks at one module per week, but you have lifetime access. Take the time you need.
Do I need any prior reading? No. The course is self-contained, with all key texts included or linked.
Questions? A member of our team is available at rook@cluny.org.
