This course will provide a brief introduction to the development and major themes within the franciscan intellectual tradition from the time of Francis and Clare of Assisi through the theological formulations of John Duns Scotus. The overall goal will be to indicate the important unity between theory and practice, word and example, intellectual formulations and lived experience, affective formation and cognitive reflection. Particular attention will be paid to the continuity between the vernacular theology of Francis of Assisi and the high scholastic formulations of the Summa Fratris Alexandri, Bonaventure, Olivi, and Soctus. Several major intellectual themes will be stressed: the experience of God, the meaning of redemption, the insertion into society, and the place of the tradition within the Church. References to contemporary works and expositions of the major components of the tradition will be provided.
Bibliography
CalisiM., Trinitarian Perspectives in the Franciscan Theological Tradition, The Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure, NY, 2008.
InghamM.B., Rejoicing in the Works of the Lord: Beauty in the Franciscan Tradition, The Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure, NY, 2009.
Matura T., Francis of Assisi: the Message in His Writings, The Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure, NY, 1997.
OsborneK.B., The Franciscan Intellectual Tradition: Tracing Its Origins and Identifying Its Central Components, The Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure, NY, 2003.
J.P. Chinnici
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