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- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781594714863
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- When Saint Francis Saved the Church : How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages
- Publisher
- AVE Maria Press
- Genre
- Religion, Biography & Autobiography
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Topic
- Spirituality, Religious
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
When Saint Francis Saved the Church: How a Converted Medieval Troubadour – GOOD
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
AVE Maria Press
ISBN-10
159471486X
ISBN-13
9781594714863
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038501538
Product Key Features
Book Title
When Saint Francis Saved the Church : How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Spirituality, Religious
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-012018
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
271/.302 B
Synopsis
Jon M. Sweeney, author of numerous popular books on St. Francis as well as the recent bestseller “The Pope Who Quit,” offers a surprising new look at the world’s most popular saint, showing how this beloved, but often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very well have rescued the Christian faith. In “When Saint Francis Saved the Church,” popular historian Jon Sweeney presents an intriguing portrait of Francis beyond the readily familiar stories and images. In the tradition of Thomas Cahill’s “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” Sweeney reveals how the saint became a hinge in the history of the Christian faith and shows how in just fourteen years–from 1205 to 1219–the unconventional and stumbling wisdom of a converted troubadour changed the Church. Sweeney outlines Francis’s revolutionary approach to friendship, “the other” (people at the margins), poverty, spirituality, care (for people, creatures, and the natural world), and death. This vibrant book presents the unsullied life and message of Francis in its essential details, offering a sweeping, informative, remarkable look at how Francis and his movement quite literally saved the Christian faith–and continues to offer a spiritual vision with contemporary relevance.
LC Classification Number
BX4700.F6S935 2014
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