St. Francis of Assisi

De: G. K. Chesterton

Narrado por: Simon Vance

Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most influential men in the whole of human history. This acclaimed biography of Saint Francis examines the life of a pure artist, a man "whose whole life was a poem". Here is the Saint Francis who prayed and danced with pagan abandon, who talked to animals, and who invented the crèche. Yet Francis also acknowledged the mystic responsibility to communicate his divine experience. Chesterton examines the existence of the pure eccentric and the devout mystic in one man, offering an understanding of Saint Francis in both body and soul. It has been said that G. K. Chesterton converted to Catholicism in 1922 because "only the Roman Church could have produced a Saint Francis of Assisi".

This biography, published shortly after Chesterton's conversion, is universally considered the best appreciation of Francis' life, one that gets to the heart of the matter.

©1923 Gilbert Keith Chesterton. © renewed 1951 by Oliver Chesterton (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Not enough about Francis!

The book was interesting and well narrated, however, Chesterton seems to assume that I already know quite a bit about Francis. I got the book to learn about Francis but the bulk of the book is Chesterton setting up a defence of his views on Francis as well as a critique of other contemporary writers on the subject of Francis and the church and miracles. More Francis please!

Sublime story written by a sublime mind

Chesterton never stops surprising us.
Short book but full of enigmas and sentences that are far from my ordinary mind to conceive understanding. Still the little I’ve got made it unforgettable.

Quick introduction to St. Francis

I like Chesterton, and much of this was good introduction to St. Francis; however, it is a little heavy on explaining his method for approaching the writing, rather than the writing itself.

An introductory, well thought, biographical sketch

The author describes this as a primer on St Francis. I call it an introductory, well thought, biographical sketch. The man who initiated a new order that is still alive today, was a poet and naturalist. I could picture him preaching to animals and humans alike. The audio of this text was helpful, but I believe a sit down read in the outdoors would be the best for enjoying this text.

well read, and a different view of St. Francis

leave it to Chesterton to find a great new take on this saint! greater reader too!

outstanding

The most important book I've read this year. Inspiring, challenging. I have a more well rounded understanding of St. Francis.

A Poem of Praise

Classic Chesterton! If you enjoy his prose and his imagery and his love of all that is good then this is your jam.

Overall Good

An inspirational look at the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Well written, narration was a bit off in parts.

Genius

The genius of GK Chesterton shines in this wonderfully human but intellectual biography of St Francis.

Beautifully and Brilliantly Written

GK Chesterton weaves insight and reason into a brief but deep account of the life, including contextual inferences, of St. Francis of Assisi.