A Franciscan View of Creation: Learning to Live in a Sacramental World

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A Franciscan View of Creation: Learning to Live in a Sacramental World Ilia Delio, O.S.F. THE FRANCISCAN HERITAGE SERIES Volume Two The purpose of this volume is to elucidate in greater detail the theology of creation as a foundational starting point for contemporary belief and practice. The centrality in our faith tradition of the relationship between the Creator and all of creation and the reflection of the Trinity’s glory in everything is undergoing a renaissance in our twenty-first-century world. The present volume provides a fine stimulus for further reflection on this view, so fundamental to the spiritual vision of Francis and Clare. Dr. Delio here traces the theme of God and creation from the time of the conversion of Francis through the first century of Franciscan life and thought, which culminated in the work of John Duns Scotus. ABOUT THE FRANCISCAN HERITAGE SERIES This is the second in a series initiated by the Commission on the Retrieval of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (CFIT). The series will, over time, encompass topics such as the Iconography of the Crucified, Christian Anthropology, Ecclesiology, Scriptural Themes, Evangelization, History, the Natural Sciences, the Arts and other areas of contemporary concern. It will include some of the many different carriers of our Franciscan Tradition—not just Francis and cleric theologians, but also Clare, the women penitents and the laity. Embedded in this vision and communicated in the Intellectual Tradition are implications for the world of politics, economics, social relations, family life and daily human existence. Can we speak in the midst of our own social and ecclesial location a language of God-with-us, a language of life, a language of ritual, a language of social witness, a language of the intellect that, for our own time, will help us “do what is ours to do” in this Christian Catholic Franciscan way of Gospel Life? –Joseph Chinnici, O.F.M., Series General Editor ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Ilia Delio, O.S.F., a member of the Franciscan Servants of the Holy Child Jesus, North Plainfield, New Jersey, serves as an assistant professor of ecclesial history and Franciscan studies at Washington Theological Union (WTU), Washington, D.C. She is a member of the CFIT and director of the Franciscan Center at WTU, where she coordinates an annual symposium on Franciscan theology. She is a recognized scholar on the thought of St. Bonaventure. Saint Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY 14778 Cover design: Mark Sullivan Pages: 72 ...