Rejoicing in the Works of the Lord
Beauty in the Franciscan Tradition
Mary Beth Ingham
9781576593226
88 pages
The Franciscan Institute
Overview
The special focus of this study is the appreciation of beauty in the writing of two great theorists of the tradition, Bonaventure of Bagnoregio and John Duns Scotus.
Author Bio
Mary Elizabeth Ingham, C.S.J., is Professor of Philosophical Theology at the Franciscan School of Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley. She earned her Ph.D. from Universite de Fribourg, Switzerland. Her specialties include the History of Medieval Philosophy, Franciscan Tradition, John Duns Scotus, Stoicism and its influence on Medieval Philosophy, and Franciscan spiritual tradition and its influence on Scotus and others. Ingham has authored several texts on Scotus including the best-selling, Scotus for Dunces—an Introduction to the Subtle Doctor and the recently re-released The Harmony of Goodness: Mutuality and Moral Living According to John Duns Scotus. She is the author of Women of the Streets, Early Franciscan Women and Their Mendicant Vocation.
