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Zusatztext "An engaging and revealing portrait of a remarkable man." ( The Hartford Courant) "As with The Hidden Jesus! [Spoto again] produces a serious! thought-provoking book." ( Booklist ) Informationen zum Autor Donald Spoto, author of The Hidden Jesus , taught theology, Christian mysticism, and biblical literature at the university level for twenty years. His other eighteen books include internationally bestselling biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, Tennessee Williams, and Ingrid Bergman. Klappentext Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy, casting new light on Francis and showing how his emphasis on charity as the heart of the Gospel's message helped him pioneer a new social movement. This nuanced portrait reveals the multifaceted character of a man who can genuinely be said to have changed the course of history. Zusammenfassung Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives! plus Francis's own letters! Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical! political! and social forces of medieval Italy! casting new light on Francis and showing how his emphasis on charity as the heart of the Gospel's message helped him pioneer a new social movement. This nuanced portrait reveals the multifaceted character of a man who can genuinely be said to have changed the course of history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Reluctant SaintAcknowledgments Introduction One: 1181-1187 Two: 1187-1196 Three: 1196-1205 Four: 1205 Five: 1206-1208 Six: 1208-1209 Seven: 1209 Eight: 1209-1210 Nine: 1211-1212 Ten: 1212-1213 Eleven: 1213-1218 Twelve: 1219-1220 Thirteen: 1220-1222 Fourteen: 1223-1224 Fifteen: 1225-1226 Notes Bibliography Index About the Author...
