Franciscan Moral Vision

A. Nairn Thomas

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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 world since many of the works have not been available in English. The authors of this volume of essays hope that this contribution on the Franciscan moral vision will help to broaden the conversation regarding moral theology and continue the work already accomplished by the many authors working in non-English languages. Scholar contributors to this volume of essays include Joseph Chinnici, Kenan Osborne, Thomas Shannon, Thomas Nairn and Mary Beth Ingham.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Worship
• Religious festival
• Relationship between religion and science
• History of religions
• Islam

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• Publié par: The Franciscan Institute
• Date de parution: 01 août 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781576595282
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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The Franciscan Moral Vision

Responding to God’s Love

Edited byThomas A. Nairn

T HE F RANCISCAN

M ORAL V ISION :

R ESPONDINGTO G OD ’ S L OVE

T HE F RANCISCAN M ORAL V ISION :

R ESPONDINGTO G OD ’ S L OVE

E DITEDBY T HOMAS A. N AIRN

Copyrîght © 2013 Francîscan Instîtute Pubîcatîons St. Bonaventure Unîversîty St. Bonaventure, New York A rîghts reserved. No part of thîs book may be reproduced or transmîtted în any form or by any means, eectronîc or mechanîca, wîthout permîssîon în wrîtîng from the pubîsher. Cover îmage îs a photograph of a staîned gass wîndow featurîng Bonaventure and Thomas Aquînas în the Unîversîty Chape of St. Bonaventure Unîversîty. Cover desîgn by Jî Smîth ISBN 13: 978-1-57659-208-3 ISBN 10: 1-57659-208-1 eISBN 13: 978-1-57659-209-0 eISBN 10: 1-57659-209-X

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T ABLEOF C ONTENTS

Introductîon Thomas A. Naîrn, O.F.M. ................................................9

P ART I The Center of the Spîrîtua Vîsîon of Francîs and Care: The Profound Reatîonshîp Between God and Creatîon Kenan B. Osborne, O.F.M. .............................................23

The Deveopment of the Spîrîtua Vîsîon of Francîs and Care înto a Major Spîrîtua and Theoogîca Tradîtîon Kenan B. Osborne, O.F.M. .............................................51

P ART II Mora Goodness and Beauty Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J. .............................................91

Generosîty în Actîon: Francîscan Perspectîves on Love and Freedom Thomas A. Shannon ....................................................129

Actîng Out of Love: A Francîscan Understandîng of Conscîence Thomas A. Naîrn, O.F.M. ............................................161

P ART III The Francîscan Mora Vîsîon and Contemporary Cuture Thomas A. Naîrn, O.F.M. and Thomas A. Shannon ...197

Framîng Our Engagement wîth Socîety Joseph P. Chînnîcî, O.F.M. ..........................................221

Concudîng Comments Thomas A. Naîrn, O.F.M.............................................. 267

Gossary ............................................................................. 273

Bîbîography ...................................................................... 279

Authors’ Bîographîes ........................................................317

Index of Terms.................................................................... 321

Index of Names ................................................................. 323

In theLîgnum VîtaeSt. Bonaventure presented a serîes of medîta- tîons on the mystery of Chrîst’s roe în eadîng humankînd to God. By învîtîng hîs readers to medîtate on the tweve centra “fruîts” în the îfe of Chrîst, Bonaventure expressed hîs desîre to “enkînde affectîon,” “shape understandîng,” and make an “împrînt” on the memory of those who hoped to be a “true worshîpper of God and dîscîpe of Chrîst” and to know and ove Chrîst as the “tree of îfe” (SeeThe Tree of Lîfe, proogue).

In the staîned gass wîndow on the cover, Bonaventure îs depîcted wrîtîng thîs spîrîtua text, on the rîght, whîe în conversatîon wîth hîs contemporary Thomas Aquînas who îs hodîng hîsSumma, a text whîch presents an aternatîve path înto the mystery of God and Chrîst. The wîndow îs one of a serîes of sîx teîng the story of the îfe of St. Bonaventure, as suggested through some of the texts he wrote, în the maîn chape on the campus of St. Bonaventure Unîversîty.

I NTRODUCTION

In the ast haf century, contemporary Cathoîc mora theoogy has deveoped at a rapîd pace. Heedîng the ca 1 of the Second Vatîcan Councî, Cathoîc mora theoogîans have reated theîr ied of study more cosey to bîbîca stud- îes, systematîc theoogy, spîrîtua theoogy, and sacramenta theoogy. Emphasîs on the human person rather than sîmpy on the actîons that peope perform has become especîay îm- portant în contemporary vîrtue ethîcs. Mora theoogy îs no onger wedded to a neoschoastîc phîosophy, as contempo- rary wrîtîngs on moraîty gîve evîdence of a varîety of phîo- sophîca and theoogîca dîmensîons.

I. T HE F RANCISCAN M ORAL T RADITION IN R ECENT R ESEARCH

Francîscan schoars have payed a major part în thîs renewa of mora theoogy. José Antonîo Merîno, for exam- pe, has presented the ethîca theoogy of Bonaventure în a contemporary way, demonstratîng why the saînt’s person- 2 aîstîc approach to ethîcs can speak to us today. The same voume expaîns how John Duns Scotus offers a mora the- oogy whîch not ony shows us how to îve (vîvîr) but aso how to îve wîth others (convîvîr). José Luîs Parada Navas, both în a engthy essay on the mora theoogy of Bonaventure

1 Optatam totîus(Decree On Prîesty Formatîon), par 16, înThe Docu- ments of Vatîcan II, ed. Water M. Abbot (New York: Guîd Press, 1966), 451-53. 2 José Antonîo Merîno,Hîstorîa de a Fîosofía Francîscana(Madrîd: Bîbîoteca de Autores Crîstîanos, 1993).