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Francis of Assisi : performing the Gospel life, Lawrence S. Cunningham

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Publisher's description: This biography by Lawrence Cunningham looks anew at Francis's life and legacy, seeking to counter efforts to romanticize him yet without diminishing his deep piety or abiding significance. Pursuing a realistic view of the saint, Cunningham argues against common stereotypes that sentimentalize Francis as a "blesser of animals", as a "church rebel", or as a precursor of the "spirituality" movement. According to Cunningham, really seeing Francis requires the lens of theology rather than the lens of quaint spirituality so often used. Francis was a devotedly orthodox Catholic whose life must be understood as a response to reforming elements abroad in the church of his day
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 160 p.
Contents
  • Francis of Assisi: a modest foreword
  • Beginnings at Assisi
  • Francis and his companions
  • Rome and beyond Rome
  • Francis and the rule(s) of the lesser brothers
  • The stigmata of Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis and the love of creation
  • The final years
  • Francis reconsidered
  • A reading essay
  • The prayer of Saint Francis
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Francis of Assisi : performing the Gospel life
Title
Francis of Assisi
Title remainder
performing the Gospel life
Statement of responsibility
Lawrence S. Cunningham
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Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Publisher's description: This biography by Lawrence Cunningham looks anew at Francis's life and legacy, seeking to counter efforts to romanticize him yet without diminishing his deep piety or abiding significance. Pursuing a realistic view of the saint, Cunningham argues against common stereotypes that sentimentalize Francis as a "blesser of animals", as a "church rebel", or as a precursor of the "spirituality" movement. According to Cunningham, really seeing Francis requires the lens of theology rather than the lens of quaint spirituality so often used. Francis was a devotedly orthodox Catholic whose life must be understood as a response to reforming elements abroad in the church of his day
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
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Cunningham, Lawrence
Index
index present
LC call number
BX4700.F6
LC item number
C7845 2004
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Francis
  • Christian saints
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Francis of Assisi : performing the Gospel life, Lawrence S. Cunningham
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-145) and index
Contents
Francis of Assisi: a modest foreword -- Beginnings at Assisi -- Francis and his companions -- Rome and beyond Rome -- Francis and the rule(s) of the lesser brothers -- The stigmata of Saint Francis -- Saint Francis and the love of creation -- The final years -- Francis reconsidered -- A reading essay -- The prayer of Saint Francis
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
xii, 160 p.
Lccn
^^2003064341
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)53880156
  • (OCoLC)ocm53880156
Label
Francis of Assisi : performing the Gospel life, Lawrence S. Cunningham
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-145) and index
Contents
Francis of Assisi: a modest foreword -- Beginnings at Assisi -- Francis and his companions -- Rome and beyond Rome -- Francis and the rule(s) of the lesser brothers -- The stigmata of Saint Francis -- Saint Francis and the love of creation -- The final years -- Francis reconsidered -- A reading essay -- The prayer of Saint Francis
Dimensions
21 cm.
Extent
xii, 160 p.
Lccn
^^2003064341
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)53880156
  • (OCoLC)ocm53880156

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