The Writings of Francis of Assisi
Letters and Prayers
Michael W. Blastic, O.F.M.
Jay M. Hammond, Ph.D.
J. A. Wayne Hellmann, O.F.M. Conv.
9781576595299
336 pages
The Franciscan Institute
Overview
STUDIES IN EARLY FRANCISCAN SOURCES provides commentary on the critical writings of Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi which were published as “The Early Documents” in recent years. Three of the world’s top scholars in medieval and Franciscan studies are editing this series: Michael J. Blastic, O.F.M., Jay M. Hammond, Ph.D., and Wayne Hellmann, O.F.M. Conv. In addition to their own commentaries, they have assembled an impressive list of commentaries on the Early Documents of Francis and Clare from other top scholars, including Luigi Pellegrini, Jean-François Godet-Calogeras, Michael F. Cusato, Laurent Gallant, William J. Short, Ingrid Peterson and Lezlie Knox. These commentaries will become “must have” reading for any scholar, student or interested layperson in the Early Documents of Francis and of Clare.
Author Bio
Michael Blastic, OFM Conv., PhD, earned his doctorate at St. Louis University. A popular lecturer, Father Blastic has researched interests in the early origins of the Franciscan Order as well as in the implications of the Franciscan tradition for contemporary issues of justice, peace, and the environment. Blastic served as one of the general editors of the Studies in Early Franciscan Resources series and was a contributor to each volume.Jay M. Hammond, PhD, is an Assistant Professor/Director of Graduate Studies at St. Louis University. He previously taught at the University of San Francisco (1998-2000) and Quincy University (1998-2002), where he received the Teacher of the Year, Excellence in Teaching Award in 2001. He has been working at SLU since 2003. He received his Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Saint Louis University. Dr. Hammond is co-editor of the series, Studies in the Early Franciscan Documents, and is an associate editor of the Bonaventure Texts in Translation Series. He contributed to Divine and Created Order in Bonaventure’s Theology.
