A Study on the Formation of Constitutions of Religious Institutes With a Special Reference to the Constitutions of the Congregation of the Preshitharam Sisters / Febyrani Thomas, .

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Historical, Theological and Canonical Development of the Concept of Religious constitutions Terminological Clarifications .......5 Biblical Basis for religious Constitutions ..........9 Indian legal roots of Constitutions in Manusmriti...........13 Development of Rules in Eastern monasticism ................16 Development of rules in western monasticism ..............20 Shift from Rules to constritutions ............27 Distinction between Constitutions and Directory ...............28 The development of Religious constitutions through ecumenical Councils ................30 Development of the religious constritutions through papal legislations ..............36 Perspectives on religious constitutions in second vatica council and Post-conciliar documents .............38 2. Juridical Development of Constitutions in General Basic principles of motivation of the Canons on Religious ...............47 Guidelines for the formulations of Religious constitutions in CIC canon 578......50 The Evolutions of CCEO Canon 426............57 Basic norms in the Formulations of Constitutions of a Religious congregation ................63 General Principles on the Formulation of Constitutions .............68 The provision in Constritutions on the Power of Superiors and Synaxes ............73 The provision in Constitutions on Formation of Members .......82 The provision in Constitutions regarding religious disciplene .............86 3. A juridical Study on the Constitutions of The congregation of preshitharam sisters : An Appraisal Historical overview of the congregation of Preshitahram sisters.............96 Foundation and approval of the congregation of CPS ..............97 Founding charism .....99 Life of Consecration in CPS..............101 Spiritual Sources for the Nourishment of Members of CPS............105 Dynamism of Community life ............108 The apostolate of the CPS............110 Religious formation ............116 Governance of CPS according to its Constitutions ........121 The administration of Temporal Goods ................126 Leaving the congregation and dismissal ...........128