Bruce Epperly — Why Bonaventure is a Theologian for Our Time

Rev. Dr. Bruce G. Epperly served as a congregational pastor, university chaplain, professor, and seminary administrator for over forty years. He is the author of more than seventy books including Walking with Francis of Assisi, Simplicity, Spirituality, Service, and his new book Head, Heart, and Hands: An Introduction to Saint Bonaventure. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, with his wife Rev. Dr. Katherine Gould Epperly, where he continues to teach, write, and pastor in his retirement, and daily cares for his grandchildren. He is published widely throughout Franciscan Media.

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(0:00) Introduction

(1:35) What is theology?

(6:46) Importance of good theology

(10:36) Bonaventure's integrative theology

(19:37) Bonaventure's fountain metaphor

(25:44) Where is the flow taking us?

(30:14) A fountain that is not zero-sum

(35:32) Why write this book?

(43:24) God's center and circumference

(46:59) Why Bonaventure is a theologian for our time

(59:28) Conclusion