TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- THE CRY OF THE POOR: ARE WE LISTENING? -- THE EARLY FRANCISCANS AND THE USE OF MONEY -- SHARING THE WEALTH OF POVERTY: FRANCISCAN FRIARS AT THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES -- POVERTY: A CAUSE FOR UNITY OR DIVISION? -- IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE FRANCISCAN POVERTY TODAY? -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS