Build With Living Stones

Daria Mitchell

Description

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 that it is genuinely inter-Franciscan. It provides the Franciscan family a creative blend of the best in current theology, Franciscan research and pastoral practice. This new edition also brings together Franciscan experts on Mission and provides resources on Franciscan life and work that are applicable in a North American context.In September of 1996, The Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University became the new center for Build With Living Stones. As such, it provides coordination of various regional programs throughout the United States and Canada, as well as preparatory workshops for teachers and facilitators. In September of 2000, the Build With Living Stones: Formation for Franciscan Life and Work was initiated. In 2010 a Facilitator's Guide was made available online through the Franciscan Institute Publications website. The New Edition was printed in 2015.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian theology
• Catholic Church
• Reference work
• History of religions
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: The Franciscan Institute
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781576595237
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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B UILDWITH L IVING S TONES

C OMPREHENSIVE C OURSEONTHE F RANCISCAN M ISSION C HARISM

Pubîshed în the Unîted States by Francîscan Instîtute Pubîcatîons St. Bonaventure Unîversîty, St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

© 2015 Francîscan Instîtute Pubîcatîons, St. Bonaventure Unîversîty

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Cover desîgn by Jî M. Smîth

ISBN: 978-1-57659-3691 eISBN: 978-1-57659-370-7

Lîbrary of Congress Cataogîng-în Pubîcatîon Data

Buîd wîth îvîng stones : formatîon for Francîscan îfe and work / edîted by Darîa Mîtche, OSF. -- Second Edîtîon.  pages cm  ISBN 978-1-57659-369-1 (prînt) -- ISBN 978-1-57659-370-7 (ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-57659-523-7 (epdf) 1. Francîscans--North Amerîca. 2. Francîscans- -Handbooks, manuas, etc. 3. Francîscans--Study and teachîng. I. Mîtche, Darîa, edîtor of compîatîon.  BX3607.B85 2013  255’.3--dc23  2013045688

Prînted and bound în the Unîted States of Amerîca Francîscan Instîtute Pubîcatîons makes every effort to use envîronmentay responsîbe suppîers and materîas în the pubîshîng of îts books. Thîs book îs prînted on acîd-free, recyced paper that îs FSC (Forest Stewardshîp Councî) certîied. It îs prînted wîth soy-based înk.

B UILDWITH L IVING S TONES

C OMPREHENSIVE C OURSEONTHE F RANCISCAN M ISSION C HARISM

E DITEDBY S R . D ARIA M ITCHELL

F RANCISCAN I NSTITUTE P UBLICATIONS S T . B ONAVENTURE U NIVERSITY

Buîd wîth Lîvîng Stones:Formatîon of Francîscan Lîfe and Work îs based upon the înternatîonay recognîzedComprehensîve Source on the Francîscan Charîsm. Thîs updated edîtîon îs a vauabe resource that gîves users a Francîscan vîew of îfe and work.

ThenewWîth Lîvîng Stones îs unîque, în that ît îs genuîney Buîd înter-Francîscan. It provîdes the Francîscan famîy a creatîve bend of the best în current theoogy, Francîscan research and pastora practîce. Thîs new edîtîon aso brîngs together Francîscan experts on Mîssîon and provîdes resources on Francîscan îfe and work that are appîcabe în a North Amerîcan context.

In September of 1996, The Francîscan Instîtute at St. Bonaventure Unîversîty became the new center forBuîd Wîth Lîvîng Stones. As such, ît provîdes coordînatîon of varîous regîona programs throughout the Unîted States and Canada, as we as preparatory workshops for teachers and facîîtators. In September of 2000, theBuîd Wîth Lîvîng Stones:Formatîon for Francîscan Lîfe and Workwas înîtîated. In 2010 a Facîîtator’s Guîde was made avaîabe onîne through the Francîscan Instîtute Pubîcatîons websîte. The New Edîtîon was prînted în 2015.

Edîtorîa Board:  Fr. Mîchae Cusato  Sr. Paua Scraba  Anthony LoGabo  Anîta Hozmer, OSF  Ron Pîhokker, SFO  Sr. Kathy Warren, OSF

Productîon and Desîgn: Jî M. Smîth

Introductîon

In hîs book on dîscîpeshîp, Bîshop NT Wrîght states, “The onger you ook at Jesus, the more you wî want to serve hîm în 11 hîs word.” No one demonstrates the truth of that statement more forthrîghty than Francîs of Assîsî. He was a man who be- gan ookîng at the Lord Jesus, whîe taken a prîsoner of war în hîs eary twentîes, and the word he saw was powerfuy and refreshîngy dîfferent from the one în whîch he grew up. Lookîng anew at the Lord Jesus, he saw a word where vîo- ence and greed need not be the norm of socîa and eccesîa re- atîonshîps. He saw a word that was not dîvîded between the prîvîeged few and the deprîved many. He saw a unîverse no on- ger bendîng to the majesty of a cod and dîstant împerîa dîvîn- îty, but înstead one that was ever refreshed and enîvened în the abundance of a good, gracîous and abundant God who bent ow în mercy towards us. Francîs coudn’t get enough of thîs ook upon a humbe and cose God. The încarnatîon fascînated Francîs. It was so dîffer- ent from the frîghtenîng apocayptîc majesty wîth whîch he grew up. Thîs more accessîbe and forgîvîng God offered hîm a way to restart and renew hîs reatîonshîps wîth the word and every creature în ît. It provîded hîm wîth a radîca însîght înto the purpose of hîs îfe, the meanîng of the word and of hîs growîng band of brothers and sîsters. The onger Francîs ooked at Jesus, the more he învîted hîs foowers înto a vîbrant înterdependence wîth a creatîon, creatîng thereby a new ethîca space în whîch to resove and reconcîe dîfferences. Thîs edîtîon of Buîd wîth Lîvîng Stones provîdes a new gen- eratîon of readers wîth an opportunîty to foow the moments of Francîs’ conversîon, from hîs dîsîusîonment after the Batte of Coestrada to hîs embrace of the eper. It wî offer an un- derstandîng to the meanîng of Francîs’ naked protest before hîs father and hîs bîshop în the town square. Thîs book wî învîte readers înto Francîs’ evovîng îmagînatîon, a narratîve that rev- outîonîzed Chrîstîan and word spîrîtuaîty în the process.

1 NT Wrîght,Foowîng Jesus: Bîbîca Relectîons on Dîscîpeshîp(Grand Rapîds, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1994), îx.

Francîs wanted hîs foowers to greet everyone they met wîth the words, “peace and a good.” It was not a cever sogan or a cheap catchphrase. In hîs day, peope met one another wîthîn the socîa categorîes of the majores and mînores, the have’s and the havenot’s. By hîs new greetîng, Francîs meant to întroduce peope to the word he had seen by ookîng at Chrîst, the word of brother sun and sîster moon, the word that was beautîfu and dîverse, joyous and grand, eegant în the wonder of a God who îs good, a good, supremey good, a the tîme and to everyone. May God gîve you thîs wonder! May God gîve you thîs peace!

Davîd B. Couturîer, OFM. Cap. Executîve Dîrector of Francîscan Instîtute Pubîcatîons Dean, The Schoo of Francîscan Studîes St. Bonaventure Unîversîty

L ESSON U NITS

1. Francîs, Care, and the Francîscan Famîy

2. Wîtnesses to the Incarnatîon

3. Traces of Trînîty

4. The Gospe Way:  Movîng toward the Reîgn of God

5. The Francîscan Mîssîon

6. To be Formed înto Chrîst Jesus

7. The Francîscan Evangeîst: Deveopîng a Contempatîve  Conscîousness

8. Francîscan Presence and Dîaogue:  Lîvîng wîth Dîversîty în a Puraîstîc Socîety

9. Francîscan Peace-Makîng

10. Incuturatîon Through a Francîscan Perspectîve

11. A Francîscan Perspectîve on the Economy and the Goba Reaîty

12: Gender: Reaîtîes, Stumbîng Bocks and Breakthroughs

13. Brother Sun and Sîster Moon: A Francîscan Vîew of  Creatîon

14. The Francîscan Roe în the Church

U NIT O NE

F RANCIS , C LARE ANDTHE F RANCISCAN F AMILY

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