Contributors: Regis Armstrong, Margaret Carney, Lawrence S. Cunningham, Michael Cusato Jay Hammond, Marilyn Hammond, Wayne Hellmann, Timothy J. Johnson Daniel Michaels, Ingrid Peterson, William Short The four volume publication of Francis of Assisi: Early Documents (1999-2002) is an indispensable resource for all who study Saint Francis and the religious communities and traditions he engendered. To facilitate this study among scholars, students and those simply interested in learning more about Francis, the present collection of essays serves as an invaluable guide for the fertile theological and spiritual terrain of the Franciscan early documents.

Jay M. Hammond, Ph.D., received his doctoral degree from Saint Louis University. He is currently assistant professor of historical theology at Quincy University where he serves as the Director of the Center for Franciscan Thought.