Education, confessional conflict, and the Catholic mission in Scotland, c. 1660-1707
Abstract
In 1653, the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith created a secular mission for Scotland that initially struggled with finances and provision. Its Prefects argued that the Jesuits exacerbated these problems by failing to prepare students at the Scots College Rome intellectually for the mission. This article examines the resulting campaign for curricular reform that Scottish secular priests waged, one intended to improve missionaries’ pastoral skills and undermine the college's Jesuit administration. It ultimately demonstrates the significance of education to wider conflicts between Propaganda Fide and the Society of Jesus regarding missions and resources in the seventeenth century.
Citation
Schultz , K 2023 , ' Education, confessional conflict, and the Catholic mission in Scotland, c. 1660-1707 ' , Journal of Ecclesiastical History , vol. First View . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022046923000933
Publication
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0022-0469Type
Journal article
Description
Funding: This research was funded by a Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship (ECF-2021-077) and by the British School at Rome (2020-21 Rome Fellowship).Collections
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