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CLARE OF ASSISI AND THE POWER OF THE CROSS

Documents written by and about Clare of Assisi describe the meaning of the cross in the spirituality attributed to her. Keeping before herself the witness of the crucified was integral to Clare's spirituality.1 Accounting for differing emphases on the function of the cross in Clare's spirituality raises questions regarding hermeneutics and methodology. Similar questions regarding Franciscan sources have occupied contemporary scholars, especially Giovanni Miccoli who reacted against the uncritical reading of sources that occurs often in the study of religious figures and movements.2

He called attention not only to the differences in literary genres but also to the different intentions of ...

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