Content

This unit examines the development of the evangelical movement initiated by Francis and Clare of Assisi from 1226 to 1517. While concentrating upon the struggles with the First Order from the death of Francis (1226) through the Bull of Union (1517) and the Capuchin Reform, it will consider the internal developments in the three Franciscan Orders as they attempted to respond to the changing situation of the church and society within this same period.

Unit code: CH9301C

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Church History

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Articulate a critical understanding of the key primary and secondary sources for the origins of the Franciscan movement

2.

Critically analyse and explain the influences on a writer of Franciscan historiography demonstrating an awareness of historical context.

3.

Demonstrate the integration of advanced skills in the interpretation of key historical texts and formulate reasoned historical arguments.

4.

Define, develop and undertake a specific topic of research in a critically rigorous, sustained and self-directed manner in the ongoing interpretation of Franciscan historiography.

Unit sequence

CH8001C and CH8002C are recommended

Indicative Bibliography

  • Armstrong, Regis J., J. Wayne Hellmann, and William J. Short, eds. Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. 3 vols. New York: New City, 1999–2001.
  • Brooke, Rosalind B. Early Franciscan Government: Elias to Bonaventure. Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: New Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Burr, David. The Spiritual Franciscans: From Protest to Persecution in the Century after Saint Francis. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.
  • Carmody, Maurice. The Franciscan Story: St Francis of Assisi and His Influence since The Thirteenth Century. Twickenham: Athena, 2008. (Recommended for purchase)
  • Iriarte, Lazaro. Franciscan History: The Three Orders of St Francis. Translated by Patricia Rose. Chicago: Franciscan Herald, 1983.
  • Merlo, Grado G. In the Name of Saint Francis: A History of the Friars Minor and Franciscanism until the Early Sixteenth Century. Translated by Rafael Bonnano and Robert J. Karris. St. Bonaventure: Franciscan Institute Publications, 2009.
  • Moorman, John R. A History of the Franciscan Order from its Origins to the Year 1517. Chicago: Franciscan Press, 1988.
  • Nimmo, Duncan. Reform and Division in the Medieval Franciscan Order: From Saint Francis to the Foundation of the Capuchins. Rome: Rev. ed. Capuchin Historical Institute, 1995.
  • Robson, Michael. The Franciscans in the Middle Ages. Woodbridge: Boydell, 2006.
  • Short, William J. The Franciscans. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1989.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Option 1 6,000-word essay 100% Week 12

or

Option 2 2,000-word tutorial paper 40% Week 4 4,000-word essay 60% Week 12

0 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 7 Aug, 2018

Unit record last updated: 2022-12-15 13:01:36 +1100