Title: In the name of Saint Francis : history of the Friars Minor and Franciscanism until the early sixteenth century /
Authors: Merlo, Grado G., 1945-; Karris, Robert J.; Godet-Calogeras, Jean François.; Franciscan Institute (St. Bonaventure University)
Publisher: The Franciscan Institute,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Francis,; Franciscans History.
Contents: Preface / Giovanni Miccoli -- Introduction : the value of the past and the present by G.G.M. -- From the first brotherhood to the religious order -- The conversion to the gospel by Francis, son of Peter Bernardone -- The brotherhood forms itself and the first generation of minors -- The definitive establishment of the order -- The difficult legacy of Brother Francis and his canonization -- The expansion of the order and the changes in Franciscanism -- From living precariously to settled stability -- The extraordinary expansion of the order throughout the world -- The insertion of the brothers into the church and society -- Study and preaching : elements of a vocation and agents of change -- Lady Clare of Assisi, San Damiano and the Order of San Damiano -- The institutionalization of change -- The difference between the evolutionary processes of the order and the forms of government under Brother Elias -- Between normalization and the demands of Franciscan uniqueness --^