Rule of the Friars Minor, 1209-2009 : Historical Perspective, Lived Realities.

Intro -- Contents -- The Rule of the Friars Minor,1209-2009: Historical Perspectives, Lived Realities -- "Deservedly Approved by the Roman Church":The Context for Papal Recognition of Francis's Forma Vitae -- Revising the Earlier Rule: Carlo Paolazzi and the Work of Kajetan Esser -- The Early Franciscans at Work as a State-of-Nature Argument -- Alms-Asking and Alms-Giving as Social Commentary and Social Remedy -- Clare and the Defense of Franciscan Identity -- Minorite Life in the Regula Bullata: A Comparison with the Regula Bullata -- The Rule and Life -- Historical Perspectives, Lived Experiences -- The Evolution of Franciscan Life in Australia -- The Later Rule of 1223 and Franciscan Life in Germany and Central Europe -- Lived Realities in the Province of the Sacred Heart of Jesus -- Beyond the Letter of the Rule: The Spirit of Francis Alive in Asian Realities -- Franciscan Values in Latin America -- Practitioners of the Rule - India -- Observing the Franciscan First Order Rule in the UK Today -- Concluding Observations.

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