The poverty of riches : St. Francis of Assisi reconsidered /
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 relati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in historical theology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 165 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195158083 9780195158083 9780195182804 0195182804 9786612235214 6612235217 9786610502820 661050282X 1280502827 9781280502828 |