Los retos de la Facultad de Teología de la Universidad Javeriana Colonial. Bogotá 1612–1767
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- Jan 01, 2020
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Abstract
In 1605, two studies of Grammar were opened at the Javeriana University, and so were the courses of Philosophy, in 1609; the courses of Scholastic Theology and Moral Theology were opened in 1612; around 1613, the chair of Indian Language, and the chair of Vespers, toward 1616; the professorship of Medicine in 1636; the Studies of Canons and Law, in 1706; and the chair of Holy Scripture was opened in 1722. The teaching staff was integrated by: The Rector, the Chancellor, the secretary, the two Prefects, the Professors of Prima Theologia, and the ones of Vespers, of Moral, of Arts, of Holy Scripture; the teachers of Humanities (The two Professors, and the Director of the Seminary of Human Letters), the one of Chibcha; and in the XVIII century, three professors of Civil Law and Canon Law were added. In the Javeriana’s classrooms instruction was received by an important part of the human capital, religious and social, of what was going to become the Viceroyalty. Moreover, the University was always kept as an open window to the intellectual currents coming from Europe, and at the same time it was a centre for the promotion of ideas, books and concerns for the improvement of civic virtues and the community of thought. We have inserted in the Appendix the “Bibliography of the professors of Prima Theologia”, as an expression of the challenge which means to analyze so many unpublished documents”. / En 1605 se abrirían en la Universidad Javeriana dos clases de gramática, los cursos de Filosofía en 1608, los de Teología Escolástica y Teología Moral en 1612, hacia 1613 la cátedra de Lengua indígena, la cátedra de Vísperas hacia 1616, la cátedra de Medicina en 1636, los estudios de Cánones y Leyes en 1706, y la cátedra de Sagrada Escritura en 1722. El claustro profesoral lo componían: el Rector, el Canciller, el secretario, los dos Prefectos, los catedráticos de Prima Theologia, de Vísperas, de Moral, de Artes, de Sagrada Escritura, los de Humanidades (los dos catedráticos y el director del Seminario de Letras Humanas), el de lengua chibcha y en el siglo XVIII los tres de derecho civil y canónico. En las aulas javerianas se formó una parte importante del capital humano, religioso y social de lo que sería el virreinato. Además, siempre se mantuvo como ventana abierta a las corrientes intelectuales provenientes de Europa y a la vez centro de suministro de ideas, libros e inquietudes para mejorar las virtudes cívicas y la comunidad del pensamiento. Hemos incluido en el Apéndice la «Bibliografía de los catedráticos de Prima Theologia » como expresión del reto que supone analizar tanto documento inédito.