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Book SynopsisThis volume, Ordo et Sanctitas: The Franciscan Spiritual Journey in Theology and Hagiography, which celebrates the life and legacy of J. A. Wayne Hellmann, is comprised of articles written by colleagues, former students, and associates. The authors were invited to contribute their own articles within three broad categories corresponding with the areas in which Wayne has made a longstanding scholarly contribution: Franciscan hagiographical texts (especially Thomas of Celano); medieval theology and the Bonaventurian theological tradition; and the retrieval of the Franciscan tradition in a contemporary context. All of the essays in the volume build upon and expand in new directions the contributions of our honoree in these areas. Contributors are Regis J. Armstrong , Joshua C. Benson, Michael Blastic, Joseph Chinnici, Michael F. Cusato, Jacques Dalarun, J. Isaac Goff, Jay M. Hammond, Timothy J. Johnson, John Kruse, Steven J. McMichael, Juliet Mousseau, William Short, Laura Smit, and Katherine Wrisley Shelby.
Trade Review"An interesting and insightful read, recommended to anyone wishing to learn more about ‘Franciscan stuff ’ (p. 111), from some of the most distinguished experts in the field." Bridget Riley, University of Reading in The Journal of Medieval Monastic Studies, 7 (2018), 317–319 ''This festschrift for Wayne Hellmann [...] focuses in fifteen essays on four distinct and yet interconnected themes, which can be linked to Hellmann’s lifelong scholarly interests in early Franciscan history and his engagement as a Conventual Franciscan within presentday society. Together, these essays give an inkling of Hellmann’s major intellectual and societal preoccupations and open a window on some cutting-edge developments in current Franciscan scholarship. Bert Roest, in Renaissance Quarterly, 72(1). ''Building upon Hellmann's work, the contributors come up with interesting texts, ideas, and insights, collectively making this festschrift a genuinely enriching addition to Franciscan and Bonaventurian studies''. Krijn Pansters in Speculum 94/3 (2019).
