Welcome to the website for The Academy of American Franciscan History!
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
cordially invites you to attend its :
Third Annual Antonine Tibesar OFM Lecture
“Arts and Architecture, Force and Fear: The Struggle for Sacred Space.”
Presented by Dr. David J. Weber
The Robert and Nancy Dedman Professor of History
Director of the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies
Southern Methodist University
Saturday October 24th, 2009
7:00 PM at the Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid, Berkeley, CA 94709
This lecture is open to the public.
