Academy of American Franciscan History
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    The Academy is a research institute affiliated with the Franciscan School of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. The Academy is dedicated to the encouragement of the study of the Franciscan Order in the Americas. It does this through the publication of monographs, documents,  a scholarly journal, as well as sponsoring seminars, conferences, and public lectures.
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Upcoming Events

The Academy of American Franciscan History is proud to announce:
The Sixth Annual Antonine Tibesar OFM Lecture

“Francis Alive and Aloft: Franciscan Apocalypticism in the Colonial Andes”

















Presented by Dr. Jaime Lara
Author of City, Temple, Stage: Eschatological Architecture and Liturgical Theatrics in New Spain and Christian Texts for Aztecs: Art and Liturgy in Colonial Mexico

Saturday, November 10, 2012
7:00 PM at the Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709
This lecture is open to the public. 


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Franciscan History in the United States

Seven scholars have been selected to write the exciting new study of Franciscans in the United States.

Margaret Guider, OSF
Robert Carbonneau, CP
Anne Butler
Amy Koehlinger
Patrick Hayes
Ray Haberski
David Endres