franciscan – May 2009

Contents
Minister’s Letter
Community Routes
Editorial – 800 – not out!

Theme Prayer – Francis’ Prayer for the Entire Order

Articles
St Francis and his Brotherhood 1209 – 2009 – Maurice Carmody
Celebrating the Earlier Franciscan Rule – Paula Pearce SFO
The Cross as the Tree of Life in Franciscan Spirituality – Christopher Irvine
Christopher Davenport – an early Franciscan Ecumenist – Philippe Yates OFM
Freedom and Peace through Forgiveness – John SSF
A Visit to Iran – Clark Berge SSF

Book Reviews
Praying for England: Priestly Presence in Contemporary Culture – Samuel Wells & Sarah Coakley (Eds)
An Affair of the Heart: A Biblical and Franciscan Journey – Patricia Jordan OFM
Come Apart and Rest For a While – Patricia Jordan OFM 
Crossing: Reclaiming the Landscape of our Lives – Mark Barrett OSB
Earthly Realism: The Meaning of Gaia – Mary Midgley (Ed)
How (not) to speak of God – Peter Rollins
Sacred Space: House of God, Gate of Heaven – Philip North and John North (Eds)
A Passionate Balance: The Anglican Tradition – Alan Bartlett
By Way of the Desert: Meditations from the Silent Wilderness – Bernard Bangley (Ed)


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