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January, 2011 The AFCU Journal: A FRANCISCAN PERSPECTIVE ON HIGHER EDUCATION January 2011/The AFCU Journal: A FRANCISCAN PERSPECTIVE ON HIGHER EDUCATION OF FRANCISCAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 8, Number 1 ASSOCIATION Volume The AFCU Journal: A FRANCISCAN PERSPECTIVE ON HIGHER EDUCATION January 2011/ Volume 8, Number 1 A Publication of the The AFCU Journal: BOARD OF DIRECTORS A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education Sr. M. Elise Kriss, OSF, Chair Dr. Cynthia Zane University of Saint Francis Hilbert College Fort Wayne, IN Hamburg, NY History and Mission On October 3, 2001, the Board of Directors of the Association of Franciscan Dr. Robert Helmer, Vice Chair Dr. Daniel Elsner Colleges and Universities approved a proposal for an annual journal to feature the Lourdes College Marian University peer reviewed research and writings of faculty and administrators of their institu- Sylvania, OH Indianapolis, IN tions. The purposes of the AFCU journal are: Sr. Margaret Carney, OSF Dr. Kevin Godfrey • To strengthen the vision of Catholic higher education in the St. Bonaventure University Executive Director Franciscan tradition St. Bonaventure, NY Alvernia University Reading, PA • To connect all the discrete disciplines to a Franciscan philosophy and heritage • To encourage an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach AFCU MEMBER INSTITUTIONS to research and reflection from the Franciscan school of today Alvernia University Lourdes College St. Bonaventure University • To provide motivation for reflection on the breadth and depth of scholar- Reading, PA Sylvania, OH St. Bonaventure, NY ship emanating from Franciscan institutions of higher learning. www.alvernia.edu www.lourdes.edu www.sbu.edu It is hoped that this publication will offer an incentive for faculty and staff to reflect Briar Cliff University Madonna University St. Francis College upon the distinct character of a Franciscan institution of higher education. Sioux City, IA Livonia, MI Brooklyn Heights, NY www.briarcliff.edu www.madonna.edu www.stfranciscollege.edu The publication of the journal is guided by a small editorial board and assisted by contact persons within each of the AFCU institutions. The views expressed Cardinal Stritch University Marian University Siena College in the articles are attributed to the authors and not to the member institutions. Milwaukee, WI Indianapolis, IN Loudonville, NY Permission to reprint articles should be directed to: Editor, The AFCU Journal, www.stritch.edu www.marian.edu www.siena.edu Neumann University, One Neumann Drive, Aston, PA 19014. Felician College Neumann University Silver Lake College Lodi, NJ Aston, PA Manitowoc, WI Editorial Board: Sr. Felicity Dorsett, St. Louis University (student) and University www.felician.edu www.neumann.edu www.sl.edu of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN; Kevin Godfrey (Executive Director, AFCU) Alvernia University; Anthony Murphy, St. Bonaventure University; Barbara Wuest, Cardinal Franciscan School Our Lady of the University of Saint Francis Stritch University; Sr. Mary Ann McCarthy, Staff to Editorial Board, Neumann Uni- of Theology Lake College Fort Wayne, IN versity; Sr. Patricia Hutchison, Chair, Neumann University. Berkeley, CA Baton Rouge, LA www.sf.edu www.fst.edu www.ololcollege.edu University of St. Francis Poetry Editor: Murray Bodo, OFM with the assistance of Barbara Wuest. Franciscan University Quincy University Joliet, IL of Steubenville Quincy, IL www.stfrancis.edu Book Review Editor: Kevin Godfrey Steubenville, OH www.quincy.edu www.franciscan.edu Villa Maria College Submission of Manuscripts Saint Francis University Buffalo, NY Hilbert College Loretto, PA www.villa.edu Faculty, staff, and administrators from AFCU institutions and related organizations Hamburg, NY www.francis.edu are invited to submit articles related to the Franciscan perspective on higher www.hilbert.edu Viterbo University education. Articles should be approximately 3,000 to 7,000 words in length. Shorter LaCrosse, WI articles describing unique programs and “best practices,” book reviews, and original www.viterbo.edu poems are also welcome. Articles describing “best practices” appear on the new AFCU website in a Best Practices Newsletter. When citing Franciscan sources, please The AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on Higher Education is published consult Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. For specific directions for preparation annually by the Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities. Each member and transmittal of manuscripts, please contact: Editor, The AFCU Journal, Neumann institution receives two copies of the journal. Non-members may subscribe to University, One Neumann Drive, Aston, PA 19014 or [email protected]. the Journal for an annual rate of $10. Additional copies of the journal may be Articles and poems will be reviewed and selected by the AFCU editorial board. purchased by members and non-members at the following rate: 1–49 copies $5.50/copy plus postage 50–99 copies $5.00/copy plus postage 100 or more copies $4.50/copy plus postage The AFCU Journal: A F R A N C IS ca N P E R S P E ct I V E O N H I G H E R E D ucat ION January 2011/ Volume 8, Number 1 A Publication of the The AFCU Journal: A F R A N C IS ca N P E R S P E ct IVE O N H I G H E R E D ucat ION January 2011 • Volume 8, Number 1 CONTENTS From the AFCU Board Chair . .v From the AFCU Journal Editor . .vi Articles The Incarnation Matters: Retrieving Franciscan Science for Ecological Literacy . .1 Keith Douglass Warner OFM, Ph.D. Franciscan Renga . .14 Introduction by Andrew Prall, Ph.D. St . Francis and Creation: A Model for the 21st Century . .17 Esperança Maria Camara, Ph.D. God’s Extravagant Love: The Genesis of a Program . .28 Patricia Smith, OSF, JCD, Ph.D. Inaugurating Wonder: St . Bonaventure’s Account of St . Francis Preaching to the Birds . .36 Robert A. Gervasi, Ph.D. ISSN 2150-7104 (print) ISSN 2150-7112 (on-line) Beauty or Beautification? Reflections on the Theory and Practice of Art on the Franciscan Campus . .44 Cover: AFCU logo created by Sherry Rudzitis ’01 Richard Sayers, Ph.D. (Part One) under the direction of Peter Galante, Cardinal Stritch University Terence Gleeson, MA (Part Two) Cover design by Sharon Halama, Profit or Prophet? A Franciscan Challenge to Millennials . .59 Graphic Design Major, Cardinal Stritch University in Higher Education Dan P. Horan, OFM Francis: A Model for Servant Leadership . .74 Designed and printed by Valley Press Inc ., Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania Sr. Georgia Christensen, FSPA, Ph.D. Sr. Jean M. Moore, FSPA, Ph.D. © 2011 Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities (AFCU) All rights reserved . For permission to reprint, contact the Editor . iii Poems From the Chair Seven Little Portions . .85 Dear friends in Franciscan higher education, Vickie Cimprich It is my honor to introduce the 2011 AFCU Journal . My sincere thanks St. Joseph Cupertino and I . .87 to all of the authors who have invested their precious time and rich talent Sean Edward Kinsella, Ph .D . to contribute to the contents of this year’s issue . It is our hope that the materials shared here will be useful to many and will serve to inspire all About the AFCU of you to further the great work being done at all of the Franciscan col- Introducing the New AFCU Website . .88 leges and universities across the country . Each one of you, our readers, is Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D. needed to bring the Catholic Franciscan tradition to our students and to our world . Announcing the 2012 AFCU Symposium . .91 The lead article in this issue is by Brother Keith Warner, OFM, Ph .D ., Franciscan Leadership entitled “The Incarnation Matters .” Those of you who attended the bien- nial AFCU Symposium last June were privileged to hear Brother Keith Book Review speak on this important and timely topic, and we are pleased to have this Rejoicing in the Works of the Lord: as the lead article for the 2011 AFCU Journal . Beauty in the Franciscan Tradition . .92 Mary Beth Ingham CSJ, Ph .D . Other articles in this issue cover a variety of topics including the model Reviewed by Dorothy Bredehoft SSJ, Ed .D . for today’s world that is provided by St . Francis and his relationship with and view of creation; a look at the program, God’s Extravagant Love; the Meet Our Contributors . .94 model for servant leadership that we find in St . Francis; reflections on the theory and practice of art on the Franciscan campus; the importance of wonder; and an article on the distinctiveness of service in the Franciscan tradition . In addition to these articles, three poems, a book review, and an update on the new AFCU website are included in this issue . It is my personal hope that you will make good use on your respective campuses of the rich contents of this journal . At the University of Saint Francis we provide copies to various groups including our faculty, admin- istrators, Board of Trustees, and our Sponsor . We encourage our faculty members to not only read and discuss the journal’s contents, but to also use it to inform their teaching in their various disciplines . We also make it a point to encourage our faculty members to submit articles for publica- tion, which I trust is also done at other AFCU institutions . My hope for each of you is that 2011 will be filled with many opportu- nities for expression of our Catholic Franciscan tradition . Thank you, and God bless . Sister M . Elise Kriss, OSF Chair, AFCU Board of Directors President, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN iv v From the Editor In another symposium keynote, Dr . Esperança Camara invites us to reflect with her on a question of fundamental importance: How does God With this eighth issue of the AFCU Journal: A Franciscan Perspective on want me (us) to relate to the natural world? While raising critical ecological Higher Education, we initiate an innovation which, we hope, will improve questions, Dr .
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