| Edition |
1st English ed. |
| Description |
xv, 308 p. : maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Biographical sketch, 1182-1226 -- Francesco di Bernardone -- Brother Francis: a layman in the Christianity of the early thirteenth century -- Death and transfiguration of Francis, 1226-1253 -- Becoming Saint Francis, 1226-1230 -- Second death of Francis, 1230-1253 -- Images and myths of Francis of Assisi: from the Middle Ages to today -- Medieval interpretations of Francis: thirteenth to fourteenth centuries -- Francis between history and myth: sixteenth to twentieth centuries -- Originality of Francis and his charism -- Writings of Francis -- Experience of God -- New relationship to scripture: the spirit of the letter -- Francis, nature, and the world -- Francis and the church: the charism within the institution -- Gospel in the world: a transformation of religious anthropology -- Cultural mediator of a new religious sensibility -- Francis, prophet for his time ... or for ours? -- Testament of Francis of Assisi, september 1226. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.
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Christian saints -- Italy -- Assisi -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Cusato, Michael F.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780300178944 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780300184921 (electronic bk.) |
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