Stvaranje beogradskog univerziteta i sporovi oko teološkog fakulteta 1905–1920
Abstract
The paper presents and sheds light on a 1919 controversy unfolding in the
periodical Demokratija. Its main protagonists were the notable Serbian philosopher
Branislav Petronijević, theologist Radovan Kazimirović and physiologist Ivan
Ðaja, and it concerned the proposal to establish a Faculty of Theology in Belgrade.
The debate reflects in fact the conflict among Serbian intellectuals over fundamental
principles of the university. We believe this is a most important intellectual dispute
taking place in our academic public in the early 20thcentury.
Although historical records indicate that the position of the Faculty of Theol-ogy within the future University was discussed as early as the 19th century, when the
first ideas of founding a University in Serbia had been put forward, with discussions
culminating on the occasion of the establishment of the first Serbian University in
1905, the questions raised then remained mainly unsolved and marked the one-cen-
tury of the Belgrade... University, the most prestigious Serbian institution of higher learning.
Turbulent changes in our society in the 1990s announced new searches and
radical reevaluation of the condition of our higher education. The problem of the Fac-
ulty of Theology thus resurfaced within not just academic but also broader political
and cultural public. Unfortunately, some participants in this debate, disregarding the
complexity of the issue, have focused their attention on the communist period alone,
when the Faculty of Theology was separated from the University. In this way they
avoid facing the crucial problem of the contemporary Serbian society – the problem
of building modern secular educational and political institutions.
Keywords:
spor / filozofija / teologija / university / educationSource:
Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society, 2007, 121-149Publisher:
- Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Funding / projects:
Institution/Community
IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Lolić, Marinko PY - 2007 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/1347 AB - The paper presents and sheds light on a 1919 controversy unfolding in the periodical Demokratija. Its main protagonists were the notable Serbian philosopher Branislav Petronijević, theologist Radovan Kazimirović and physiologist Ivan Ðaja, and it concerned the proposal to establish a Faculty of Theology in Belgrade. The debate reflects in fact the conflict among Serbian intellectuals over fundamental principles of the university. We believe this is a most important intellectual dispute taking place in our academic public in the early 20thcentury. Although historical records indicate that the position of the Faculty of Theol-ogy within the future University was discussed as early as the 19th century, when the first ideas of founding a University in Serbia had been put forward, with discussions culminating on the occasion of the establishment of the first Serbian University in 1905, the questions raised then remained mainly unsolved and marked the one-cen- tury of the Belgrade University, the most prestigious Serbian institution of higher learning. Turbulent changes in our society in the 1990s announced new searches and radical reevaluation of the condition of our higher education. The problem of the Fac- ulty of Theology thus resurfaced within not just academic but also broader political and cultural public. Unfortunately, some participants in this debate, disregarding the complexity of the issue, have focused their attention on the communist period alone, when the Faculty of Theology was separated from the University. In this way they avoid facing the crucial problem of the contemporary Serbian society – the problem of building modern secular educational and political institutions. PB - Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju T2 - Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society T1 - Stvaranje beogradskog univerziteta i sporovi oko teološkog fakulteta 1905–1920 SP - 121 EP - 149 DO - 10.2298/FID0702121L ER -
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Lolić, M.. (2007). Stvaranje beogradskog univerziteta i sporovi oko teološkog fakulteta 1905–1920. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju., 121-149. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID0702121L
Lolić M. Stvaranje beogradskog univerziteta i sporovi oko teološkog fakulteta 1905–1920. in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society. 2007;:121-149. doi:10.2298/FID0702121L .
Lolić, Marinko, "Stvaranje beogradskog univerziteta i sporovi oko teološkog fakulteta 1905–1920" in Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society (2007):121-149, https://doi.org/10.2298/FID0702121L . .