Francis of Assisi a new biography
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.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press,
2012.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 299 p. : map ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801450709 (cloth : alk. paper) 0801450705 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: | Augustine Thompson, O.P., is Professor of History at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. His most recent book is Cities of God: The Religion of the Italian Communes, 1125-1325 . |
