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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Francke writes a biography of Francis by traveling and following in his footsteps. It works well in that when Francis' story begins to pall, the contemporary travel aspect of the book kicks in. The biographical aspect of the book suffers a bit from Francke's apparent true believer syndrome. She seems to believingly and uncritically gulp the tales of Francis' miracles. More importantly, one suspects that his crowning touch of Christ's stigmata likely were self-inflicted. No doubt Francis was a great man and for the most part a good man, even if the myths and miracles surrounding him were bogus, as likely they were. History is full of visionaries who claim to channel voices; they may be mental cases, but if they do more good than harm ... . ( ) Francke traveled the path that Francis took during his years as a monk. The premise of the book was promising, but Francke's retelling lacks spirit. Although she said she did not want to repeat his biography (which she admits has been done enough), it was the biogrphical details that stand out. Nick & Cathy gave the book for Christmas 2005. The inscription reads: "Sue, We will always remember our time in Italy together & the amazing town of Assisi. Love, Nick & Cathy" sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
On the Road with Francis of Assisi offers a unique and lively travelogue of parallel journeys: that of Francis of Assisi on his way to sainthood in the thirteenth century, and that of author Linda Bird Francke, who followed his path through the beauty of central and coastal Italy-and even on to Egypt.Francke tells the compelling story of Saint Francis through the many places he visited. She and her husband, Harvey Loomis, used as their guidebooks medieval texts, including the first official biography of the saint, completed in 1229, just three years after he died. Theirs was not a spiritual journey but one based on admiration for a man whose legend continues to inspire and fascinate millions around the world. From Assisi-a small Umbrian town that now draws two million visitors a year, making it second only to Rome as an Italian pilgrimage destination-Saint Francis crisscrossed Italy for twenty years. And so too does the author travel through the "green heart" of Italy to such hill towns and cities as Siena, Bologna, Venice, Gubbio, and Rome, and to the many mountaintop Franciscan sanctuaries from La Verna and Le Celle di Cortona in Tuscany to the Rieti Valley.Along the way, Francke movingly depicts the many miracles Francis performed and draws us into the splendid beauty of the landscape that inspired the saint's love for nature and regard for all living things. Unlike Francis, however, whose asceticism caused him to add ashes to his food to deaden its earthly pleasure, Francke and her husband indulge in the fabled Umbrian cuisine, from wild boar to the region's famed black truffles, and the incomparable local wines.On the Road with Francis of Assisi embraces the spirit and person of its legendary subject, and invites the reader to marvel at his spiritual intensity and follow in his footsteps through the timeless beauty of Italy. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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