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From Francis and the early Franciscans I have learned that there are no rigid“ways” to God; there are only those who make their way to God and who leave usa record of their journey. The writings of St. Francis are such a document: Theyare personal, simple, and direct in a way that those of his great interpreters, suchas St. Bonaventure, are not. Bonaventure is called the second founder of the Orderof St. Francis, and he is the most important medieval commentator on Franciscanspirituality.But there is a great difference in style between the poet Francis, and the scholarBonaventure. One is intuitive, nonrational, caught up with concrete, specificthings; the other is discursive, rational, concerned with abstract ideas andconcepts, with truth. You have only to read the Testament of Francis and The Soul’sJourney into God by the theologian Bonaventure to see how different are the stylesof these two great saints. The Soul’s Journey into God maps out symbolically andsystematically how one would ascend to God. The Testament of Francis recordsquite simply how Francis and the earthly brothers did in fact respond to God.For both Francis and Bonaventure the way is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Bu

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Author

Fr. Murray Bodo OFM

Publisher

The Crown Publishing Group

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307553911

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Christian, Philosophy