News, Publications & Research | Theology and Franciscan Studies Program

Calabria marks anniversary of encounter between St. Francis and the sultan

Oct 31, 2019 | As special assistant for dialogue with Islam for the Order of Friars Minor, Fr. Michael Calabria, O.F.M., Ph.D., director of St. Bonaventure's Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, has been speaking in a variety of venues on the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' encounter with the Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219.

Dr. Oleg Bychkov delivers lecture at Trinity College, Oxford

Oct 16, 2019 | Dr. Oleg Bychkov, professor of theology and Franciscan studies, delivered a lecture on the aesthetics of the so-called Sum of Alexander of Hales (Summa Halensis), an influential early 13th century Franciscan theological treatise, at the colloquium “The Summa Halensis: Philosophy and Reception” held at Trinity College, Oxford, on Sept. 23.

Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., leads workshop for health system convocation

Oct 11, 2019 | Fr. David Couturier, O.F.M. Cap., associate professor of theology and Franciscan studies, gave a presentation on Oct. 1 at the Senior Management Convocation of the BayCare Health System in Clearwater, Florida.

Stanley and Foerst to present at conference in India

Sep 10, 2019 | Dr. Chris Stanley, professor of theology, and Dr. Anne Foerst, professor of computer science, will present featured papers at a conference for Christian seminary students, pastors, and laypeople in India in January 2020.

SBU’s Stanley continues to make his mark in the Olean community

Sep 02, 2019 | As a professor in the Department of Theology and Franciscan Studies at St. Bonaventure University, Chris Stanley has chaired a variety of committees and engaged in other leadership activities around campus since moving here in 1999. But he’s been just as active off campus, impacting lives in the Greater Olean community for almost two decades.

Indian theologians give thumbs-up to docudrama ‘Sultan and the Saint’

Jun 19, 2019 | “The Sultan and the Saint,” the film telling the remarkable story of two men of faith that occurred 800 years ago, has been endorsed by a group of prominent Indian theologians.