To See the Forest for the Trees: "Arbor" as a Central Image in Franciscan Spiritual Writing

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure Univ.

Organizer Name

Michael F. Cusato, OFM

Organizer Affiliation

Dominican House of Studies

Presider Name

Michael F. Cusato, OFM

Paper Title 1

By Its Fruits: Imitation and Transformation in Bonaventure's Tree of Life

Presenter 1 Name

Kevin Hughes

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Villanova Univ.

Paper Title 2

Ubertino da Casale's Metaphor of the Tree: Eschatological and Narrative Time

Presenter 2 Name

Davide Bolognesi

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Columbia Univ.

Paper Title 3

Ascending toward Love: The Tree of Life in Jacopone da Todi's Laude

Presenter 3 Name

Alessandro Vettori

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Rutgers Univ.

Start Date

10-5-2012 1:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II 205