A partnership between the Franciscan Study Center at Tilburg University, NL and the Franciscan Institute at Saint Bonaventure University, NY
A New Book on Franciscan Ethics
The Editors    |   February 14, 2023
Ethics

The book is a result of an academic conference on Franciscan ethics held by St. Bonaventure University in 2020 that hosted more than 100 scholars and Franciscan practitioners. 

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Franciscans and the Spanish Borderlands
The Editors    |   January 31, 2023
Church | Society

International conference on Franciscans and the Spanish Borderlands: "Landscapes and Languages: Exploring the Cultural Contours of La Florida and Beyond."

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In Memoriam: Fratel Biagio Conte (1963-2023)
The Editors    |   January 30, 2023
Society | Spirituality

"There is a hermit in each of us — you have to pull out the thorn. If I hadn’t pulled out the thorn, I wouldn’t have found this world."

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Turning Toward the Truly Good
Krijn Pansters   |   January 18, 2023
Society | Spirituality

This article focuses on the moral dimensions of Franciscan conversion in the lives of Franciscan converts, including some of their implications for modern-day moral conversion.

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Roger Bacon and the Incorruptible Human
The Editors    |   January 17, 2023
Society

This book examines the Franciscan alchemist Roger Bacon’s (1220-1292) interest in the role of alchemy in medicine, and how this interest connected with the milieu in which he was writing. 

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