The Franciscan usus pauper as the gateway towards an economy of plenitude

Willem Marie Speelman

doi:10.1353/frc.2016.0001

The Franciscan usus pauper as the gateway towards an economy of plenitude

Willem Marie Speelman

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The Franciscan 'usus pauper' has been a very controversial issue in the thirteenth century religious life. I argue that the issue is connected to another Franciscan issue: the structural difference between the rule and life form, the vow and the evangelical council. And this difference is still running through our present religious and economic life. In this article I elaborate this difference in the perspective of lack versus the perspective of abundance. The latter perspective, which I believe is a genuine Franciscan perspective, produces what I propose to call an aesthetic economy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	185-205
Journal	Franciscan Studies
Volume	74
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/frc.2016.0001
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Economic Justice, Franciscans, and Poverty: Insights and Challenges from Peter of John Olivi - St. Bonaventure, United States Duration: 12 Jul 2015 → 15 Jul 2015

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franciscans
spirituality
Economic History

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