New Trends in Medieval Franciscan Thought: Bonaventure's Epistemology and Aesthetics

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Franciscan Institute, St. Bonaventure Univ.

Organizer Name

Thomas J. McKenna

Organizer Affiliation

Concord Univ.

Presider Name

R. James Long

Presider Affiliation

Fairfield Univ.

Paper Title 1

Bonaventure on Illumination in His Sentences Commentary

Presenter 1 Name

R. E. Houser

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of St. Thomas, Houston

Paper Title 2

Ecstasy and Annihilation: Epistemological Stances in Bonaventure's Itinerarium mentis in Deum and Marguerite Porete's Speculum simplicium animarum

Presenter 2 Name

Wendy Petersen Boring

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Willamette Univ.

Paper Title 3

Disputed Questions in Bonaventure's Aesthetics: The Definition of Beauty, Its Place in the Epistemological Process, and Its Role in the Mind's Ascent into God

Presenter 3 Name

Thomas J. McKenna

Start Date

11-5-2012 3:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II 205