University of Freiburg Faculty of Theology
| Faculty of Theology | |
|---|---|
| Theologische Fakultät der Albert-Ludwigs | |
| Established | 1457 |
| Type | Faculty |
| Academic affiliation | University of Freiburg |
| Location | Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany47°59′37″N 7°50′46″E / 47.993684°N 7.846041°ECoordinates: 47°59′37″N 7°50′46″E / 47.993684°N 7.846041°E |
| Dean | Magnus Striet |
| Students | 709 |
| Website | www |
The Faculty of Theology is one of the constituent faculties of the University of Freiburg located in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It was one of the four founding faculties of the university in 1457. A Roman-Catholic faculty, approximately 700 students are enrolled as candidates for priesthood, as graduate theologists for service in the church, or in order to achieve graduate teaching qualifications. The Faculty of Theology has been home to influential theologians such as Thomas Murner, Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, the critic of Protestant Reformation Johann Eck. The most famous personality of the faculty is undoubtedly Desiderius Erasmus, who was a member of the faculty from 1529 on, although he did not engage in teaching.
The Faculty of Theology has existed since the founding of the University of Freiburg in 1457. As a university of Further Austria, the faculty remained Catholic during the Protestant Reformation. Starting in 1620, the Society of Jesus dominated life at the Faculty of Theology. The Jesuits provided most faculty and staff and built up their college and the University Church (Universitätskirche), which still stand today. The suppression of the Jesuit order in 1773 and the reforms introduced by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and her Son Joseph II led to an extensive modernization and reorganization of the faculty.
Further changes were implemented, when the Breisgau was transferred from Further Austria to the newly founded Grand Duchy of Baden, which were characterized by times of financial uncertainty until Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden secured the continuous operation of the University of Freiburg with an annual contribution. With the founding of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, the academic education of priests was performed by the Faculty of Theology. Following this, an expansion of the faculty with further differentiation of studies was undertaken. In the following years, various additional chairs were created at the faculty, including a chair for Christian archaeology and art history as well as chair for church law. The Faculty of Theology attracted renowned theologians throughout this time such as Johann Leonhard Hug and Franz Xaver Kraus.
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