The Founder is the second volume of the long-awaited and best-selling project Francis of Assisi: Early Documents. All three volumes contain helpful introductions to each section, colored maps, cross references, and extensive annotation. The Founder contains: The Beginning or the Founding of the Or[...]
This work examines Francis' ecological consciousness, his nonviolence, his dialogue with other faiths and his vision of a church centred on the poor.[...]
Why have we come to revere Francis of Assisi, a simple thirteenth-century Italian merchant's son, as a saint? Why has his appeal endured over eight hundred years and even expanded beyond the world of Catholicism to make him one of the most beloved religious figures of all time? This penetrating medi[...]
Biographies of St. Francis will only take you so far. It's impossible to truly understand him without reading his writings. Sweeney has compiled all of the ones that we are most certain come from Francis himself, including his first Rule of life, the Rule he wrote for the Third Order, letters to fri[...]
St. Francis of Assisi is one of the best-known and best-loved of all the saints. This classic work puts the him in the context of his historical setting and his spiritual influences. Inspired by a deep and simple love, Francis abandoned his fortune and chose to live simply. His love for Jesus Christ[...]
When a small village was plagued by a wild wolf, it is told that a humble friar named Francis came and met the predator with nothing but his gentle words and turned the wolf from a menace to a welcome citizen. This graceful man, who spoke to each part of creation as a sister or brother, has become o[...]
G.K. Chesterton lends his witty, astute and sardonic prose to the much loved figure of Saint Francis of Assisi. Grounding the man behind the myth he states "e;however wild and romantic his gyrations might appear to many, [Francis] always hung on to reason by one invisible and indestructible hair[...]
This guidebook to the Way of St Francis describes a 550km month-long pilgrim trail through the green heart of Italy. The route begins at Florence and goes through Assisi before its climax in Rome, exploring the mountains of Umbria, Tuscany and Lazio on the way. The route is split into 28 stages, eac[...]
Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved and inspirational figures in the history of Christianity. The stunning illustrations of award-winning author, Demi, bring to life the story of this son of a rich merchant, who abandoned all his worldly goods in order to follow the teachings of Jesus[...]
Perussuomalaisten vaalivoitto kevään 2011 eduskuntavaaleissa ajankohtaisti populismin yhteiskunnallisena ilmiönä. Tässä kirjassa ilmiötä tarkastelevat Suomen johtavat populismin tutkijat: valtio-opin professori Matti Wiberg, tiedotusopin emeritusprofessori Pertti Suhonen, taloussosiologian e[...]