FRANCIS OF ASSISI: THE LIFE OF A RESTLESS SAINT

The poverello wrote poems praising the sun, moon, and stars, spoke to the birds, andso the story goeseven tamed a wolf. But what do we know for sure about who he was, and what is simply legend? Drawing on centuries of scholarship, Volker Leppin pieces together fragments of Franciss life story to find a seeker who never reached his destination, a man whose extraordinary charisma drew others in yet who was uncomfortable in the spotlight. Amazingly, Francis stayed within the fold of the church while offering a new and radical vision of...[Read more]