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Academy of American Franciscan History

The Academy is a research institute affiliated with the Franciscan School of Theology, Oceanside, CA.

Since its founding in 1943, the Academy has published over forty volumes, all dealing with the history of the Franciscans in the Americas. Its publications include numerous monographs on topics of American Franciscan history as well as definitive editions of the writings of American Franciscan missionaries, such as Junípero Serra, Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, Francisco Palóu, Toribio de Motolinía,

and others. The Academy's quarterly journal, The Americas, has been one of the leading journals of Latin American History since its inception in 1944. It publishes articles and reviews books on the history of all geographical regions of the Americas throughout their rich history. The editorial offices are located in the Department of History at Drexel University in Philadelphia. In 1989 the Academy moved from Washington, D.C., to Berkeley, CA. The Academy is part of the Franciscan School of Theology, once part of the Graduate Theological Union. The new location affords scholars ready access to the extensive holdings of the Bancroft Library of the University of California. In 2013, the Franciscan School of Theology moved to Oceanside, CA and is now housed on the campus of Mission San Luis Rey. This means that the Mission Archives of Old Mission Santa Barbara are only a few hours away. The Academy Library is divided into two sections: The collection of books, periodicals and reference works [approximately 10,000 volumes in all] is presently housed in the Washington Theological Union, near Takoma Park, in the District of Columbia. The rare books, manuscripts, Tibesar pamphlet collection, and photoreproductions [microfilm and photocopies] held by the Academy are housed in Berkeley.

10/12/2018

Cry of the Earth/Cry of the Poor: Moral Implications of Climate Change, A Dialogue Veerabhadran Ramanathan, PhD. Distinguished Professor of Climate Sciences, University of California at San Diego. Dr. Ramanathan is Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego. He currently chairs an international science team from Asia, Africa, and Latin America under the Atmospheric Brown Clouds Program sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Program. [ 135 more words ]

09/08/2018

The Academy of American Franciscan History (AAFH) is dedicated to publishing the most recent scholarship surrounding the history of the Church's presence in the Americas, especially through the mission work of the Franciscans, also known as the Order of the Friars Minor. Check out the latest titles on our new Bookstore page at our website.

The Academy of American Franciscan History (AAFH) is dedicated to publishing the most recent scholarship surrounding the history of the Church’s presence in the Americas, especially through the mission work of the Franciscans, also known as the Order of the Friars Minor. Check out the latest title...

09/07/2018

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The thirteenth-century Franciscan Roger Bacon wrote “Place is the principle of the generation of things”(Opus majus, 301). Simply put, places have agency; they make things happen. The city of St. Augustine is just such a place, and the Franciscan friars who arrived there as early as the sixteent...

09/07/2018

The Flagler College Ideas & Images series offers lectures and readings from a variety of renowned scholars, artists, and authors. Lectures are free and open to the public. The program detailed here will be promoted as part of the Ideas & Images Series. Click HERE

07/23/2018

The winners of the 2018 AAFH Dissertation Fellowship Scholarships have been announced! Nenette Arroyo is a PhD candidate at the University of Virginia. Her dissertation is titled, "Loca Sancta in the New World: The Creation of Sacred Space in the Spanish California Missions." Matthew Ford is a graduate student at Stony Brook University. His dissertation is titled, "Colonizing the Frontier: Capuchin Missionaries, Indians, and State Formation in the Ecuador-Colombia Borderlands." [ 104 more words ]

03/16/2018

My Spiritual Journey: Bishop Fernand Cheri, OFM Please join us for this special guest lecture! All are welcome to join Bishop Fernand Cheri for his lecture: “My Spiritual Journey.” Bishop Fernand Cheri (auxiliary bishop of New Orleans) was the first African American bishop to be appointed in nearly a decade. He had previously served as campus minister at Quincy College. Bishop Cheri is a noted practitioner of Gospel Music. [ 87 more words ]

02/09/2018

Please join us on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at 7:00 PM for this Franciscan Vision Series Lecture on the tradition of Franciscan meditation on the Life of Christ! While Franciscans did not invent the practice of meditating on the Life of Christ, Franciscans did make a particular contribution to that tradition. Francis and Clare gave rise to the tradition of meditation on the Life of Christ. [ 143 more words ]

02/09/2018

Tuesday, March 13 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT “Franciscan Virtues for Today's Families” with Maureen Day, PhD Dr. Maureen Day is the Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Franciscan School of Theology in Oceanside, California. She has taught a variety of courses on marriage and family life and has published articles and chapters on American Catholic life in Paulist Press and America magazine. [ 151 more words ]

05/02/2016

Please join us on Monday, May 9 at 7pm for the Franciscan Vision Series featuring Professor Jaime Lara, PhD, "When the Incas met Francis of Assisi: Culture and Conflict in Latin American Franciscanism." Sponsored by: The Academy of American Franciscan History and the Frances G. Harpst Center for Catholic Thought and Culture
http://fst.edu/franciscan-vision-series-feb-11/

When The Incas Met Francis Of Assisi: Culture And Conflict In Latin American Franciscanism MONDAY, MAY 9, 7:00 PM - PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT DAY Through

09/17/2015

A recent article written by Academy Director Jeffery M. Burns on the upcoming Canonization of Father Junipero Serra. Fr. Serra will be canonized next week when Pope Francis visits the United States.
http://americamagazine.org/issue/serras-sainthood

A cause for healing or controversy?

09/14/2015

Father Junipero Serra will be canonized by Pope Francis on September 23 in Washington, DC. The canonization has been met with strident protests. Often lost in the discussion is the real Junipero Serra. The Academy of American Franciscan History has produced a short film to provide the basic facts of Serra's life and to introduce the controversy. The video: "Introducing Juniper Serra: The Newest Saint," can be viewed at the following website: https://vimeo.com/139092716. Let the debate continue.

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