Description
is intended to provide that basic and broad knowledge of all things Franciscan that a graduate of the Franciscan University of Steubenville might be expected to possess. It will include a study of the life of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare, aspects of their spirituality, the Franciscan family of religious and secular orders, Franciscan saints and devotions, some important features of Franciscan theology and history, and the influence of Franciscans on world and Catechetics/Theology
specifically American culture. This course is seen as a service course for the entire University and is also for students who are interested in the Franciscan Studies Minor. (No prerequisite; not a prerequisite) This course does not qualify as an upper division theology elective for the Theology Major.