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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
Preface
PART I A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, 1182–1226
ONE Francesco di Bernardone
TWO Brother Francis: A Layman in the Christianity of the Early Thirteenth Century
PART II DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION OF FRANCIS, 1226–1253
THREE Becoming Saint Francis, 1226–1230
FOUR The “Second Death” of Francis, 1230–1253
PART III IMAGES AND MYTHS OF FRANCIS OF ASSISI: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO TODAY
FIVE Medieval Interpretations of Francis: Thirteenth to Fourteenth Centuries
SIX Francis between History and Myth: Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries
PART IV THE ORIGINALITY OF FRANCIS AND HIS CHARISM
The Writings of Francis
SEVEN The Experience of God
EIGHT A New Relationship to Scripture: The Spirit of the Letter
NINE Francis, Nature, and the World
TEN Francis and the Church: The Charism within the Institution
ELEVEN The Gospel in the World: A Transformation of Religious Anthropology
TWELVE A Cultural Mediator of a New Religious Sensibility
Conclusion: Francis, Prophet for His Time … or for Ours?
Appendix: The Testament of Francis of Assisi, September 1226
Chronology
Maps
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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