{"id":1737,"date":"2016-04-28T09:39:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/?p=1737"},"modified":"2016-04-28T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T13:49:14","slug":"the-complete-francis-of-assisi-his-life-the-complete-writings-and-the-little-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/the-complete-francis-of-assisi-his-life-the-complete-writings-and-the-little-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Complete Francis of Assisi: His Life, the  Complete Writings, and The Little Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sweeney, Jon M. (editor).<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Translated by Jon M. Sweeney.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Complete-Francis-Assisi-Writings-Paraclete\/dp\/1612616887\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1461851212&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=st.+francis+of+assisi+Paraclete+Press\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1738 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/St-Francis-Book-cover-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"St Francis Book cover\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/St-Francis-Book-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/St-Francis-Book-cover-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/St-Francis-Book-cover.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Saint Francis of Assisi is easily one of the most\u00a0recognized saints, right up there in popularity and\u00a0appealing warmth with Santa Claus. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Complete-Francis-Assisi-Writings-Paraclete\/dp\/1612616887\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1461851212&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=st.+francis+of+assisi+Paraclete+Press\"><em>The Complete\u00a0Francis of Assisi<\/em> <\/a>seeks to create a loving, inspiring\u00a0portrait of the man who abandoned his father\u2019s riches to\u00a0wander the Italian countryside, ministering to lepers and\u00a0preaching to birds. The book is actually three books in\u00a0one: a gentle biography, a selection of writings by the\u00a0saint himself, and a collection of medieval tales meant\u00a0to popularize his legacy. Readers won\u2019t find anything\u00a0that drastically changes their perceptions of the lover of\u00a0Lady Poverty, who nicknamed his own body Brother\u00a0Ass, and the inclusion of three separate books means\u00a0that some anecdotes are repeated. But the editor-translator\u2019s clear love for his subject shines through,\u00a0and the readers are left feeling they have spent some\u00a0quality time with the man who continues to inspire us to\u00a0contemplate abandoning our worldly possessions. In the company of a man like Francis, it seems like a good.<\/p>\n<p><em>Christine Engel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Complete Francis of Assisi: His Life, the<\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Complete Writings, and The Little Flowers<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em>Sweeney, Jon M. (editor).<br \/>\nTranslated by Jon M. Sweeney.<br \/>\nSept. 2015. 420p. Paraclete, hardcover, $24.99<br \/>\n(9781612616889). 271.302.<\/p>\n<p>REVIEW. First published February 12, 2016 (Booklist\u00a0Online)<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweeney, Jon M. (editor). Translated by Jon M. Sweeney. Saint Francis of Assisi is easily one of the most\u00a0recognized saints, right up there in popularity and\u00a0appealing warmth with Santa Claus. The Complete\u00a0Francis of Assisi seeks to create a loving, inspiring\u00a0portrait &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/the-complete-francis-of-assisi-his-life-the-complete-writings-and-the-little-flowers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paraclete-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1737\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}