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 |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2003, 2003
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| Series: | Oxford studies in historical theology / Oxford studies in historical theology
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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: | x, 165 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199834877 0199834873 |