St. Francis and the Foolishness of God

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To those who long to do something about inequity and poverty, about consuming consumerism and spiritual emptiness. The mystical and the earthly, liberations and faithfulness, literal poverty as well as the blessed poverty of the spirit.
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Overview

To those who long to do something about inequity and poverty, about consuming consumerism and spiritual emptiness. The mystical and the earthly, liberations and faithfulness, literal poverty as well as the blessed poverty of the spirit.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780883448991
  • Publisher: Orbis Books
  • Publication date: 9/28/1993
  • Pages: 184
  • Sales rank: 700,456
  • Product dimensions: 5.35 (w) x 8.18 (h) x 0.49 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Prologue: Why You, Francis? Why You? 7
1 The Conversion of Francis: Encounter with the Poor 12
2 Francis and Relinquishment: Ongoing Conversion 28
3 Frauds and Community 45
4 Frauds and Transforming Friendship 64
5 Francis and Nonviolence: Dialogue with the Enemy 83
6 Frauds and Creation: Dialogue with the Source of All Being 104
7 Frauds and Suffering: Dialogue with the Crucified and Risen One 121
8 Francis and Contemplation: Dialogue with the Spirit 142
Epilogue: Francis and the Foolishness of God 167
Appendix: The Language of the Soul's Night 173
Bibliography 183
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