Saint Francis of Assisi edition by G K Chesterton Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Saint Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, perhaps the greatest saint in the Christian calendar, and one of the most influential men in the whole of human history. By universal acclaim, this biography by G. K. Chesterton is considered the best appreciation of Francis's life; the one that gets to the heart of the matter.
For Chesterton, Francis is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved the pleasures of the natural world as few have loved them, but vowed himself to the most austere poverty, stripping himself naked in the public square so all could see that he had renounced his worldly goods; a clown who stood on his head in order to see the world aright. Chesterton gives us Francis in his world-the riotously colorful world of the High Middle Ages, a world with more pageantry and romance than we have seen before or since. Here is the Francis who tried to end the Crusades by talking to the Saracens, and who interceded with the emperor on behalf of the birds. Here is the Francis who inspired a revolution in art that began with Giotto and a revolution in poetry that began with Dante. Here is the Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, who invented the creche.
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Saint Francis of Assisi edition by G K Chesterton Religion Spirituality eBooks
This is a scholarly treatment of the life and charisma of St. Francis. It requires some patience to wade through the author's treatment of conflicting opinions about various events. It also helps to know Latin, Italian, French, and German; all of these languages are used in the text and, especially in the footnotes, which are long and numerous. But there are many, many sections of shear beauty and awe which make the marvelous character of the saint become real and shine forth for the reader. The reading is certainly worth the effort, but it takes some patience. And if you read Latin and Italian, it is an awesome feeling to be reading some of the words and writings of Francis and his closest colleagues just as they were spoken and writtenProduct details
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Saint Francis of Assisi edition by G K Chesterton Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
St. Francis of Assisi is a very strange personage of the Catholic Church, but with a great love for what he was doing. He has been living in poverty and have passion for theatrical performances. He wasn't really a nature lover, but what he had been done was teaching his followers the meaning to love God but through what He create. Illness was his biggest enemy in this world in his last days of live but he had been carrying his cross by trusting in the truly Creator for salvation of his soul and the souls of others. Nice presentation of a saint in his days living on this planet.
In this short bio, we can see Chesterton's admiration for Francis. The author's own love of God's creation is something that he focuses on in the Italian Saint. This work seeks to play the middle ground, as Chesterton mentions a couple of times, and neither firmly accepts or denies the miraculous claims attributed to Francis. Some of Chesterton's typical wandering into philosophical discussion breaks the flow. But he manages to tie it in well to the over-all work. The chronology does not seem to flow, but rather the author seems to approach thoughts about Francis as they come to mind. With that being said, the chronology given at the end is helpful.
Spoiler alert. Chesterton starts the book out by saying there are three ways to understand Francis and that he's chosen the hardest one. At least it would be if the other two weren't impossible. His clarity of thought and good humor are as fresh (and relevant) today as when he first wrote them.
Although written almost 100 years ago, the book by G. K. Chesterton shows the remarkable life of St. Francis. Chesterton was a big admirer of Francis; the life and preaching of Francis was a factor in his conversion to Roman Catholicism. I am not going to convert, but I am also a huge admirer! Some of Francis' stories may be problematic for the modern reader (the stigmata, for example), but Chesterton approaches these in a thoughtful way. His prose may be a bit old-fashioned, but if you read it carefully, it is full of humor and insight. A wonderful read.
Chesterton's description of St Francis is intended by his own admission as only an introduction to the life of this surprising catholic. It is not a definitive biography. It is a beautiful celebratory description of the impact of Francis on the Church and the revelations about the tolerance and depth of orthodox Catholic belief revealing itself in the actual event of St Francis. Chesterton does not speak so much of Francis and he speaks of what he meant in the context of a humane and living Church emerging from the Middle ages. He does not quote what Francis says, but of what Francis would mean to a modern Christian. This book is more about the depth of Christian belief than the life of the Saint and because of the soulfulness of Chesterton's prose makes much of what is said about St Francis seem superficial. Reading another biography of St Francis first may be helpful in more fully understanding this book.
With a new Pope taking the name of Francis I was prompted to read GK Chesterton's book. I couldn't put it down. It wasn't just a pious book, but the story of an amazing mystic I really knew very little about. Just historically it is amazing series of events. This is a book for everyone. Writing as Chesterton knew how, and something I'll reaad again and again. I would recommend it to everyone - not just Christians, but everyone.
This is a good value for the quality. I had a recent confirmandi that took the name Francis for Confirmation, and I hope that this "biography" will help him to understand the Poor One of Assisi better. I put "biography" in quotes, since this is not a strict objective/historical biography, but rather is Chesterton's attempt (successful I would say) to share the charism of St. Francis.
This is a scholarly treatment of the life and charisma of St. Francis. It requires some patience to wade through the author's treatment of conflicting opinions about various events. It also helps to know Latin, Italian, French, and German; all of these languages are used in the text and, especially in the footnotes, which are long and numerous. But there are many, many sections of shear beauty and awe which make the marvelous character of the saint become real and shine forth for the reader. The reading is certainly worth the effort, but it takes some patience. And if you read Latin and Italian, it is an awesome feeling to be reading some of the words and writings of Francis and his closest colleagues just as they were spoken and written
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