David Couturier OFM Cap, A New Moral Imagination: The Way of Francis and Clare of Assisi (Franciscan Institute Publications 2026).
" Fr. David Couturier has a charming way of weaving together the ancient, medieval, and modern, the personal and institutional, the local and the universal. This volume considers the Franciscan way against the grand sweep of intellectual history and spirituality, yet never loses sight of the central question: what makes a good life? Fr. Couturier explores the answers evident in the lives of Francis and Clare, and his approach—both rigorous and accessible, curious, humble, and kind is itself evidence of the perennial fruitfulness of their example."
Dr. Aaron Gies, St. Bonaventure University
" Fr. David Couturier's A New Moral Imagination brings the classical Western philosophical and Judeo-Christian ethical traditions into a singular Franciscan moral vision that is critical for every student. More than just a successful introductory Moral Theological text, however, the critical victory of A New Moral Imagination lies in its presentation of a system whose elegance and logic meets the needs of the current darkness of our public conversation. Couturier's insistence on a morality of empathy shaped by, not simply solidarity with the marginalized, but by the leadership of the minores of our divided society, makes A New Moral Imagination necessary reading for each person wanting to bring about a better human community."
Dr. Sean Martin, Viterbo University
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