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2567540Francis of Assisihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/francis-of-assisi-9780300184921/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3626764/da70a2a2-0419-48ec-87e3-77a9010685e5.jpg?v=638385646595130000211274MXNYale University PressInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: The single best book about Francis now available in English (<em>Commonweal</em>).</strong></p><p>In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint. He also explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings, and completes the book by setting il Poverello in the context of his time, bringing to light what was new, surprising, and even astonishing in the life and vision of this man.</p><p>The first part of the book is a fascinating reconstruction of Franciss life and work. The second and third parts deal with the textshagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.of writers who recorded aspects of Franciss life and movement as they remembered them, and used those remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevant to their concerns. Finally, Vauchez explores those aspects of Franciss life, personality, and spiritual vision that were unique to him, including his experience of God, his approach to nature, his understanding and use of Scripture, and his impact on culture as well as cultures impact on him.</p><p>Considered one of the great spiritual leaders of humankind, Francis of Assisi was also a man of many faces and personas: ascetic, the founder of a religious order, a romantic hero, a mystic, a defender of the poor, a promoter of peace. But as Vauchez emphasizesand this biography constantly reminds usFrancis was also a flesh-and-blood human being . . . A bracing, erudite account of a mystics life. <em>Booklist</em></p>...2503687Francis of Assisi211274https://www.gandhi.com.mx/francis-of-assisi-9780300184921/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3626764/da70a2a2-0419-48ec-87e3-77a9010685e5.jpg?v=638385646595130000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20129780300184921_W3siaWQiOiI5MTU0NTg0ZS1lYjNmLTQ0NTgtYTYxZC1mNjk4Mzk0MWI4MGIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI3NCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjYzLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxMSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDQtMTBUMTY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780300184921_<p><strong>A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: The single best book about Francis now available in English (<em>Commonweal</em>).</strong></p><p>In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint. He also explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings, and completes the book by setting il Poverello in the context of his time, bringing to light what was new, surprising, and even astonishing in the life and vision of this man.</p><p>The first part of the book is a fascinating reconstruction of Franciss life and work. The second and third parts deal with the textshagiographies, chronicles, sermons, personal testimonies, etc.of writers who recorded aspects of Franciss life and movement as they remembered them, and used those remembrances to construct a portrait of Francis relevant to their concerns. Finally, Vauchez explores those aspects of Franciss life, personality, and spiritual vision that were unique to him, including his experience of God, his approach to nature, his understanding and use of Scripture, and his impact on culture as well as cultures impact on him.</p><p>Considered one of the great spiritual leaders of humankind, Francis of Assisi was also a man of many faces and personas: ascetic, the founder of a religious order, a romantic hero, a mystic, a defender of the poor, a promoter of peace. But as Vauchez emphasizesand this biography constantly reminds usFrancis was also a flesh-and-blood human being . . . A bracing, erudite account of a mystics life. <em>Booklist</em></p>...9780300184921_Yale University Presslibro_electonico_f4e96b8a-81d9-399a-b9c0-8dd5e8454972_9780300184921;9780300184921_9780300184921Andre VauchezInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-61600e66-9aee-488a-b31e-02f6141cc256.epub2012-10-23T00:00:00+00:00Yale University Press