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Words Made Flesh - Essays Honoring Kenan B. Osborne, O.F.M.
Words Made Flesh Essays Honoring Kenan B Osborne OFM Author:Various With great affection, gratitude and admiration, the faculty of the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, California, dedicates this book of essays to their mentor and colleague, Kenan B. Osborne, OFM. The essays are written by some of the finest scholars in the Franciscan world today - William J Short, OFM, Allan Wolter, OFM (deceased), Zac... more »hary Hayes, OFM, Regis Duffy, OFM (deceased), Michael Guinan, OFM, Johannes Freyer, OFM, Antonie Vos and Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ. These excellent scholars and their different approaches to topics like the sacraments, ecclesiology, Christology, and anthropology testify to Fr. Osborne's academic life, his plumbing of the Franciscan theological tradition for new insights and his wide breadth of learning and interests.
The preface by Bishop John Cummins, who was the bishop of Oakland during most of Osborne's tenure at the Franciscan School of Theology, indicates the long and distinguished service to the life of the church by Osborne.
This book is published as part of the series, Spirit and Life: Essays on Contemporary Franciscanism, Volume 16.« less