
Résumé
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Eight centuries ago, in 1209, Francis and his companions received a blessing from Pope Innocent III on their quest 'to live according to Christ's Gospel'. That approbation was the birth of the Franciscan movement, one that has never ceased, through good times and bad, to be present in the life of the Church. At the beginning of the 21st century, its role is still considerable. The heritage of Francis is first and foremost his humanist and Christian image, rich and complex, possessing a great power of attraction. But it is also the surprising written message Francis passed down to us, whose significance we are discovering today. The heirs of Francis are men and women of today, almost a million, who, in these difficult times for the faith, have promised to live, as well as they can, 'the poverty, the humility and the holy Gospel of Jesus Christ' (Rule of Francis). It is for this family, and also for all Christians - and why not for all men - that this book was written. Its author, actively involved in the concrete life of the Franciscan movement and in comprehending its fundamental principals and their modernisation, presents a certain number of reflections on the heritage of Francis and how it is received today by his heirs. What were, and what are the references and bases of Franciscan identity? What about poverty, considered to be an essential feature of the charisma? What exactly are the 'transformations of Franciscanism' of which we have been actors and witnesses in recent decades? What are the fundamental, constitutive values of the Franciscan mission which, in passing, concern all Christians? These are the questions approached in this book, which questions today's world and provides food for thought. Thaddée Matura is a friar minor (Franciscan). He contributed to the edition and interpretation of the writings of Francis and Claire of Assisi (coll. 'Sources chrétiennes' 285 and 325). He has published many books about the origins, history and present day Franciscan heritage: Le Projet évangélique de François aujourd'hui Prier 15 jours avec François François 'auteur spirituel' François, maître de vie spirituelle, which have been translated into a dozen languages.
Caractéristiques techniques
PAPIER | |
Éditeur(s) | Cerf |
Auteur(s) | Matura Thaddee |
Collection | L'histoire à vif |
Parution | 16/10/2008 |
Format | 13.5 x 21.5 |
Couverture | Broché |
Poids | 196g |
EAN13 | 9782204086790 |
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