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The Task Force was asked to "propose a plan of action" to the OFM-ESC with respect to the needs identified by the English Speaking Conference in its letter to Joe Chinnici, (March 22, 2000):
- To identify the "Franciscan Intellectual Tradition";
- provide training for formators, and those who are called to serve in leadership, with respect to the nature and unique contributions of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition;
- network and collaborate among the current Study Centers:Franciscan Institute (FI), Franciscan School of Theology (FST), Washington Theological Union (WTU), Canterbury, Catholic Theological Union (CTU);
- promote and support the broader and wider articulation and communication of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition vis-a-vis our evangelizing mission;
- identify and encourage new scholars;
- create new learning opportunities as might be needed (e.g., distance learning);
- and to make a greater and more conscious effort to provide leadership training and resources to Franciscans throughout the English-speaking world with respect to the nature and unique contributions of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition to the pastoral mission of the Church in the contemporary world (Globalization).
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Dear Members of the Franciscan Family,
It is with joy that I write this letter announcing the first step in an attempt to present to all the members of the Franciscan family, once again, the fine intellectual tradition of our Order.
In March of 2000, the English Speaking Conference, together with administrators and professors from the theological schools of the English speaking world, met in Colorado Springs and discussed the need for a renewal in our theological and intellectual formation. We seek to highlight in all of its dimensions the Franciscan tradition which has been part of the universal Church.
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The OFM-ESC appointed the Task Force following a joint meeting of the Provincials, representatives of the major centers of study, and representatives from the Franciscan Federation (TOR), the OFM Conventual Conference, Holy Name and Mother Bentivoglio Federations of the Poor Clares, the Secular Franciscan Formation Commission, and the OFM Capuchin Conference.
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Introduction |
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In March 2001, the English-speaking Conference (ESC), Order of Friars Minor (OFM), undertook an initiative for the contemporary retrieval of the Franciscan Tradition. The commision on the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition (CFIT) is the result of that initiative. It is composed of the Franciscan leaders from the English speaking provinces of the Order.
The Commission hopes, over time, to explore topics such as Creation, the Iconography of the Crucified, Christian Anthropology, Ecclesiology, Scriptural Themes, Evangelization, History, the Natural Sciences, the Arts as well as areas of contemporary concern, as seen through the Franciscan tradition.
This website serves as a portal to connect lay and religious Franciscan sholars, ministers, educators, and enthusiasts.
The following letter from the President of the English Speaking Conference clarifies the objectives of this initiative.
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