Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life applies modern psychological understanding to a historical person. While most such studies have sought a compr

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A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: “The single best book about Francis now available in English” (Commonweal). In this towering work, Andre Va

This warm, richly detailed biography brings the beloved saint alive in all his human and profoundly spiritual dimensions.