Franciscan Institute Publications imprint: 48 books
by Daria Mitchell
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Build with Living Stones: Formation of Franciscan Life and Work is based upon the internationally recognized Comprehensive Source on the Franciscan Charism. This updated edition is a valuable resource that gives users a Franciscan view of life and work.The new Build With Living Stones is unique, in...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Franciscan Studies is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal published by the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University. It deals with Franciscan matters: history, philosophy, theology, and art.
Discovering the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition
A Life-Giving Vision
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
Why am I on this planet? How do I lead a meaningful and purposeful life?These might seem like strange questions to ask in a book exploring the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition. In fact, however, these questions are not irrelevant to the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition. You may have asked yourself...
Understanding John Duns Scotus
Of realty the rarest-veined unraveller
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
In this ninth volume of the Franciscan Heritage Series, Mary Beth Ingham introduces readers to the Franciscan vision and values of Blessed John Duns Scotus (1266-1308). Framed within the context of Franciscan spiritual values, chapters focus on creation and the dignity of each individual being, on...
Knowledge For Love
Franciscan Science as the Pursuit of Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2012
This essay extends the retrieval of the Franciscan intellectual tradition into the sciences by presenting the vocation and work of three Franciscan scientists. Friar Bartholomew the Englishman taught his fellow Franciscans with the best available scientific knowledge to prepare them for preaching...
The Franciscan Moral Vision
Responding to Gods Love
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
In the last half century, contemporary Catholic moral theology has developed at a rapid pace. Franciscan scholars have played a major part in this renewal of contemporary moral theology. Yet, these moral insights from the Franciscan tradition have, to a great extent, been overlooked by the English speaking...
The Franciscan View of the Human Person
Some Central Elements
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2005
This brief volume discusses several of the central elements of human person as found in those works of the Franciscan theological tradition which, when taken together, most sufficiently describe these qualities. As the tradition developed over the years, the intuitions and insights of St., Francis...
by Maria Calisi
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2008
Trinitarian Perspectives in the Franciscan Theological Tradition by Dr. Maria Calisi builds substantially on the previous volumes in the Franciscan Heritage series sponsored by the Secretariat for the Retrieval of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (CFIT) of the English Speaking Conference of the...
The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition
Tracing Its Origins
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2003
The purpose of this book is to present some general and major themes of the theological formulation of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition as these themes intersect with contemporary perspectives. It provides a fine starting point for further reflection and a solid foundation for future expositions...
by David Flood
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2017
We have evidence from 1209 about a man of twenty-seven who became famous. We refer to him today as Francis of Assisi. (Assisi was a modest if ambitious city in Umbria, central Italy.) The evidence of 1209 lies in a few words Francis and several companions wrote down. They worded clearly what they...
by Jacques Dalarun, Timothy Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
For years, Franciscan historians suspected that another life of St. Francis must have been produced sometime between Thomas of Celano’s first and second account, but it was largely believed to have been lost or destroyed throughout the ages. Dalarun’s groundbreaking discovery of Thomas of Celano’s...
A Franciscan View of Creation
Learning to Live in a Sacramental World
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2003
The purpose of this book is to elucidate in greater detail the theology of creation as a foundational starting point for contemporary belief and practices. The centrality in our faith tradition of the relationship between the Creator and all of creation and the reflection of the Trinity’s glory...
The Franciscan Leader
A Modern Version of the Six Wings of the Seraph. An Anonymous Franciscan Teatise in the Tradition of St. Bonaventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2007
This short work has been used in religious communities for centuries to study the virtues of a religious superior. Its popularity stems from its practical moral psychology, its brief and memorable allegory, and its happy use of abundant scripture.
by Dominic V. Monti
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1994
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1994
After introducing the reader to Bonaventure as General Minister of the Franciscan Order, this volume presents twenty documents and helpful introductions to their importance.