The Very Lowly
A Meditation on Francis of Assisi
$32.06
- Paperback
118 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2006
Summary
This penetrating meditation on Francis of Assisi’s life gently but sure-handedly cuts through every pious legend to uncover what is timeless and universally true about him.
Why have we come to revere Francis of Assisi, a simple thirteenth-century Italian merchant’s son, as a saint? Why has his appeal endured over eight hundred years and even expanded beyond the world of Catholicism to make him one of the most beloved religious figures of all time? This penetrating meditation on Franci…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590303108 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590303105 |
| Author: | Christian Bobin, Michael H. Kohn |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 118 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 115g |
| Dimensions: | 184mm x 127mm x 8mm |
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Critics Review
“Every once in a while a book comes along that takes your breath away, leaving you dizzy and delirious. Read this book and you’ll understand the importance of paying humble attention to humble things. And finally, read this book because it will teach your soul to sing.“—Spirituality and Health
“A singular contemplative exercise. Christian Bobin has given birth to a music that is his alone. One finds oneself entering into this contemplation, into this human nearness, and sharing its happiness.“—Le Monde
“This exquisite and moving book not only talks about Saint Francis in a very eloquent way but brings the reader subtly and magically into the very heart of Francis’s great mystical love for the world.“—Andrew Harvey, author of Son of Man and The Direct Path
About The Author
Christian Bobin
Christian Bobin is the author of eighteen books in French, several of them best-sellers, and he is the winner of France’s 1993 Grand Prix Catholique de Litterature.
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