Bibliograph

Francis of Assisi, a new biography, Augustine Thompson

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Label

Francis of Assisi, a new biography, Augustine Thompson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-291) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Francis of Assisi

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

752910788

Responsibility statement

Augustine Thompson

Sub title

a new biography

Summary

In this authoritative and engaging new biography, Augustine Thompson, O.P., sifts through the surviving evidence for the life of Francis using modern historical methods. The result is a complex yet sympathetic portrait of the man and the saint

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Life -- 1."When I Was in My Sins," 1181-1205 -- 2.The Penitent from Assisi, 1206-1209 -- 3.The Primitive Fraternity, 1209-1215 -- 4.Expansion and Consolidation, 1216-1220 -- 5.Francis Returns Home, 1220-1221 -- 6.Rules and Retirement, 1221-1223 -- 7.The Way of the Cross, 1223-1225 -- 8.From Penitent to Saint, 1225-1226 -- For Further Reading -- pt. II Sources and Debates Preliminary Note -- List of Abbreviations -- On the "Franciscan Question" -- On Chapter 1 -- On Chapter 2 -- On Chapter 3 -- On Chapter 4 -- On Chapter 5 -- On Chapter 6 -- On Chapter 7 -- On Chapter 8

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