Franz Xaver von Funk
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Franz Xaver von Funk was a German Catholic
theologian
, born at Abts-Gmund, Württemberg
, and educated at Tübingen
, at the seminary
of Rottenburg am Neckar
, and in Paris
, where he studied economics
. In 1870 he was appointed professor
of theology at Tübingen and in 1876 became an editor of the Tübingen Theologische Quartalschrift. His principal publications are:
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
theologian
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, born at Abts-Gmund, Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
, and educated at Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
, at the seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
of Rottenburg am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar
Rottenburg am Neckar is a medium-sized town in the administrative district of Tübingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It rests about 50 km southwest of the provincial capital Stuttgart and about 12 km southwest of the district town Tübingen...
, and in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where he studied economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. In 1870 he was appointed professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of theology at Tübingen and in 1876 became an editor of the Tübingen Theologische Quartalschrift. His principal publications are:
- Opera Patrum Apostolicorum (1878; second edition, 1901)
- Lehrbuch der Kirchengeschichte (1886; fourth edition, 1902) (published in English as "A Manual of Church History". Translated from the German by P. Perciballi and edited by W. H. Kent. In two volumes, London, Burns & Oates, 1914.)
- Die apostolischen Konstitutionen (1891) — Funk thought the apostolic constitutionsApostolic ConstitutionsThe Apostolic Constitutions is a Christian collection of eight treatises which belongs to genre of the Church Orders. The work can be dated from 375 to 380 AD. The provenience is usually regarded as Syria, probably Antioch...
were written as late as the beginning of the fifth century - Kirchengeschichtliche Abhandlungen und Untersuchungen (1897–1899)