Franciscan History III
Module Code: 449FH3 Credits: 10 Contact Hours: 20 Level: 4
Syllabus
The module begins with an introduction to the methodology used by the teacher. The history since 1517 is divided into four periods: that of the Reformation, taking us up to the end of the Thirty Years’ War, that of the Age of Reason, bringing us to the eve of the French Revolution, that of the Age of Revolutions, up to the 1960′s, and the Second Vatican Council and afterwards.
1.Introduction and Methodology of Course
2.Franciscans in the Age of Reformation 1517-1648
2.1.Overview of the Reformation and the Council of Trent
2.2.Union and Division in the First Order
2.3.Franciscan Contribution and Response to the Reformation
2.4.Franciscan Missionary Endeavours in the Age of Reformation
3.Franciscans in the Age of Reason 1648-1789
3.1.Overview of Church History in the Age of Reason
3.2.Franciscan History in the Age of Reason
3.3.Franciscans and the Commission of the Regulars
4.Franciscans in the Age of Revolutions 1789-1963
4.1.Overview of Church History: Threats within and Opportunities beyond Europe
4.2.Franciscans and the French Revolution
4.3.Franciscans and the Liberal Exclaustrations
4.4.Recovery in Europe
4.5.Expansion beyond Europe
4.6.Anglican Franciscans
5.Towards a History of Franciscans since Vatican II
5.1.The Second Vatican Council and its Repercussions
5.2.Franciscan Responses to Vatican II
Aims
The module seeks to set the history of the Franciscan Movement since 1517 in the context of wider Church and social history in order to show how the developments in the movement relate to that history.
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