The personalistic principle of education in Itinerarium Mentis in Deum by Saint Bonaventure Cover Image

Personalistyczna zasada wychowania w Itinerarium mentis in Deum św. Bonawentury
The personalistic principle of education in Itinerarium Mentis in Deum by Saint Bonaventure

Author(s): Piotr Jordan Śliwiński
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Itinerarium mentis in Deum; personalism; formation

Summary/Abstract: Saint Bonaventure’s Itinerarium mentis in Deum is written as a textbook on the formation of Franciscans, its basic tenet being imitation of Saint Francis of Assisi. Pondering over Francis’ life, Bonaventure, using the language of philosophy and theology, suggests forms of imitating the saint and thus offers an interesting interpretation of Francis and his life. The paper focuses on the suggested concept of a hierarchy of knowledge and the suggested method of meditating as two valuable examples of that personalistic formation.

  • Issue Year: 23/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 27-35
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish