(in Polish) The Franciscan Concept of Mission in The High Middle Ages

elementary

TMA_W07

RL_W18

TMA_U01

TMA_K05

Franciscan idea in the Middle Ages of converting pagans and members other religions to Christianity

1. Introduction

2. Societas Christiana

3. Review of missionary idea in the medieval authors

4. The Franciscans and the renewal of the world

5. St. Bonaventure on St. Francis mission

6. Apocalyptic challenges of the mission according to Joachim di Fiore

7. The mission of the Franciscan Order

8. Martyrdom and missions

9. The desire for martyrdom and apostolate in the life of St. Francis

10. Intellectual challenges for the medieval mission

11. The Bacon’s missionary concept

12. Raymond Lullus

13. The question of evolution in the Franciscan Rules

14. The development of Franciscan spirituality

15. Theology of missionary witness in the late Middle Ages

A. Basic literature:

E. R. Daniel, Franciszkańska koncepcja misji w złotym okresie średniowiecza, tł. Leon Nieścior OMI, Warszawa UKSW 2017 (translation of: Daniel R. E., The Franciscan Concept of Mission in the High Middle Ages, Kentucky 1975)

B. Additional literature:

Chélini J., Dzieje religijności w Europie Zachodniej w średniowieczu, Warszawa 1996.

Kłoczowski J., Wspólnoty chrześcijańskie w tworzącej się Europie, Poznań 2003.

After the finish of the course

the knowledge:

EK 1 – He has an ordered, deep and detailed knowledge, leading to specialization, of the other theological disciplines (TMA_W07);

EK 2 - the student has knowledge of standards establishing and governing structures and social institutions and the sources of these standards, their nature, changes and ways to influence human behavior (RL_W18);

the skills:

EK 3 – he cans independently search for, analyze, evaluate, select and integrate the informations with the use of various sources and formulate on the basis of the criticisms with the use of theological knowledge (TMA_U01);

the social competence:

EK 4 – he is aware of the complexity of reality and understands the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the solving of problems (TMA_K05).

Participation in the lecture: 30 hours

The student's own work: 70 hours

Total: 75 hours = 4 ECTS

EE nr 1 referred to as "he has a systematic, specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge of Franciscan missions in the Middle Ages"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he hasn’t a systematic, specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge of Franciscan missions in the Middle Ages

Sufficient (3): he has some elements of systematic, specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge of Franciscan missions in the Middle Ages

Good (4): he has mostly systematic, specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge of Franciscan missions in the Middle Ages

Very good (5): he has a complete, systematic, specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge of Franciscan missions in the Middle Ages

EE nr 2 referred to as "he has knowledge about the sources, conditions, nature and evolution of a Franciscan mission concept in the Middle Ages"

For the grade:

Non sufficient (2): he hasn’t knowledge about the sources, conditions, nature and evolution of a Franciscan mission concept in the Middle Ages

Sufficient (3): he has half-hearted knowledge about the sources, conditions, nature and evolution of a Franciscan mission concept in the Middle Ages

Good (4): he has mostly a knowledge about the sources, conditions, nature and evolution of a Franciscan mission concept in the Middle Ages

Very good (5): he has a complete knowledge about the sources, conditions, nature and evolution of a Franciscan mission concept in the Middle Ages

EE nr 3 referred to as "he can independently analyze and organize informations using medieval sources, and formulate his own judgments based among others on the theological knowledge"

For the grade::

Non sufficient (2): he can’t independently analyze and organize informations using medieval sources, and formulate his own judgments based among others on the theological knowledge

Sufficient (3): he can in some parts independently analyze and organize informations using medieval sources, and formulate his own judgments based among others on the theological knowledge

Good (4): he can mostly independently analyze and organize informations using medieval sources, and formulate his own judgments based among others on the theological knowledge

Very good: (5) he can completely independently analyze and organize informations using medieval sources, and formulate his own judgments based among others on the theological knowledge

EE nr 4 referred to as "he realizes complexity of the Franciscan concept of mission in the Middle Ages and the need for an interdisciplinary approach to it"

For the grade::

Non sufficient (2): he doesn’t realizes complexity of the Franciscan concept of mission in the Middle Ages and the need for an interdisciplinary approach to it

Sufficient (3): he realizes in some parts complexity of the Franciscan concept of mission in the Middle Ages and the need for an interdisciplinary approach to it

Good (4): mostly he realizes complexity of the Franciscan concept of mission in the Middle Ages and the need for an interdisciplinary approach to it

Very good: (5) he realizes completely a complexity of the Franciscan concept of mission in the Middle Ages and the need for an interdisciplinary approach to it

The verification of learning results: examen.

The condition to complete the subject is the obtaining of all established points.

The number of the obtained points determines the positive grade of the subject:

– Examen: sufficient – sufficient plus – 50-60%, good – good plus – 60-85%, very good – 85-100%;

- Presence: sufficient – 60%; good – 60-95%, very good – 95-100%.