God's Fool: The Life of Francis of Assisi (Perennial Library)
by Julien Green
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Author: Julien GreenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1987-09-02
ISBN: 0060634642
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: HarperOne
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Book Review: An aim to see perhaps the gretest Christian saint as he was
Summary: 5 Stars
Green's account grows out of lifelong admiration for Francis, but for him no tribute can be better than bare truth. This life and times paints the whole social scene in which St. Francis moved. It gives Francis's quirks of personality equal treatment with his breathtaking heights of spirit. We see how the saint formed his network of supporters or patrons, and the deals he had to make along the way. When he, but not most of his followers received permission to preach, we see Francis admonishing his followers, "You don't know God's will. ... You say the bishops won't let you preach. Then convert those prelates by your obedience ... and they themselves will ask you to convert the people". (p. 197-98)
In Green's account we see the choices Francis made, his estimates of what was possible or not, and his tactics which formed one of the most revealing social experiments in Christian history.
--author of "Different Visions of Love"
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This warm, richly detailed biography brings the beloved saint alive in all his human and profoundly spiritual dimensions.General Books
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