Introduction / Michael F. Cusato, O.F.M.
"Deservedly approved by the Roman Church" : the context for Papal recognition of Francis's forma vitae / Dominic Monti, O.F.M.
Revising the earlier Rule : Carlo Paolazzi and the work of Kajetan Esser / William Short, O.F.M.
The early Franciscans at work as a state-of-nature argument / David Flood, O.F.M.
Alms-asking and alms-giving as social commentary and social remedy / Michael F. Cusato, O.F.M.
Clare and the defense of Franciscan identity / Jean François Godet-Calogeras
Minorite life in the Regula Bullata : a comparison with the Regula non Bullata / Michael W. Blastic, O.F.M.
The Rule and life / Pero Vrebac, O.F.M.
Historical perspectives, lived experiences / Musiè Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.
The evolution of Franciscan life in Australia / Matthew Beckmann, O.F.M.
The Later Rule of 1223 and Franciscan life in Germany and Central Europe / Benedikt Mertens, O.F.M.
Lived realities in the Province of the Sacred Heart / Ralph Parthie, O.F.M.
Beyond the letter of the Rule : the spirit of Francis alive in Asian realities / Balthazar Obico, O.F.M.
Franciscan values in Latin America / Hugo Mejia, O.F.M.
Practitioners of the Rule - India / Vincent Gabriel Furtado, O.F.M. Cap.
Observing the Franciscan First Order Rule in the UK today / Philippe Yates, O.F.M.
Concluding observations / Michael F. Cusato and Joseph P. Chinnici.