Original scientific paper
College of Moral Theology in XVIII century in Sinj
Juraj Brkan
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split
Abstract
In this paper the author deals with the College of Moral
Theology of the Franciscan Monastery in Sinj which worked in
the second half of the XVIII century. The purpose of establishing
the College of Moral Theology in Sinj was to improve knowledge
of practical theology which was strongly needed by confessors,
pastors and chaplains. Students could enrol the College in
Sinj only after they had completed the three-year philosophy studies. Education at the College of Moral Theology in Sinj
lasted three academic years. After having completed the study,
students Franciscans could be proposed to the bishop, with the
approval of Guardian, monastery Discretorium and Provincial,
for the service of pastors, chaplains and confessors, i.e. to
take the jurisdictional exam. The College dealt with so-called
casuistic morality. The teaching method was scholastic: lector,
named after he had applied, proposed solving the cases from the
believers’ everyday life. After discussion in which the arguments
pro and cons were put forward, lector together with students
would solve a certain case of conscience (the moral case) on the
basis of Holy Scripture, Tradition, the Magisterium and proven
masters of theology. After successful six-year college lectures,
lector had the same rights and privileges as the lectors who
delivered speculative theology in the Franciscan Order and was
equated in rights and privileges with current definitors of the
Province (Provincial advisors).
Keywords
Sinj; college; moral theology; Lector; student; method
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137231
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Publication date:
30.3.2015.
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