The Poverty of Riches: St. Francis of Assisi Reconsidered
Wolf, Kenneth Baxter,1957-$e Author
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2003.
Saint Francis of Assisi is arguably the most attractive saint ever produced by the Catholic Church. Based on a reconsideration of the earliest biographies of the saint, and Francis's own writings, this title sheds light on the inherent ironies of poverty as a spiritual discipline and its relationship to poverty as a socio-economic affliction.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Saint Francis of Assisi is arguably the most attractive saint ever produced by the Catholic Church. Based on a reconsideration of the earliest biographies of the saint, and Francis's own writings, this title sheds light on the inherent ironies of poverty as a spiritual discipline and its relationship to poverty as a socio-economic affliction.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
St. Francis and the leper -- St. Francis and his tunic -- St. Francis and his poverty -- St. Francis and Lady Poverty -- St. Francis and Jesus -- 6. St. Francis and early Christian sanctity -- St. Francis and St. Raymond -- St. Francis and his audience.
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.