RELG - 401. History of the Franciscan Tradition

3 credit(s)
This course will familiarize students with the people, events and ideas that have inspired the Franciscan Movement. Students will come to understand the historical development of the Franciscan Movement in all its diversity within the context of the High Middle Ages, in comparison with and in contrast to earlier forms of religious life within the Christian tradition. Topics may include the role of Franciscans in the development of Christian Spirituality over the past 800 years, as well as in the development of western art, higher education, and politics. The course will include attention to the internal struggles of Franciscans; to the role of women in the Franciscan Family; and finally to the founding of Siena College as a Franciscan contribution to higher education.

Prerequisite(s): HIST 101 or HIST 102 or HIST 103 or HIST 104 or HIST 105 or HIST 190 or RELG 101 or RELG 121 or RELG 141 or RELG 181
Equivalent: HIST 376
Attribute: ARTS, CAR, CFH, HEUR, HNW, MRST, PNH, PONH, RSHS