Christian History Home > 1994 > Issue 42
The Canticle of Brother Sun
Francis Of Assisi
Tattered Treasure of Assisi
How a rich and carefree man relinquished everything to follow Christ.
DR. LAWRENCE S. CUNNINGHAM is professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, most recently Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master: The Essential Writings (Paulist, 1992).
How Virtue Drives Out Vice
FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Francis of Assisi: Did You Know?
Little-known or remarkable facts about Francis of Assisi
Mark Galli is managing editor of Christian History.
Francis of Assisi: From the Editor - Discomforting Francis
Mark Galli
Snapshots of a Saint
Stories that reveal Francis's intense, complex personality.
Francis of Assisi: A Gallery of Five Who Knew a Saint
Not everyone who loved Francis followed his way.
Mark Galli is managing editor of Christian History.
Francis of Assisi 1181-1220: Christian History Timeline
Joanne Schatzlein, O.S.F., is congregation administrator at Sisters of Saint Francis of Assisi in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Francis's Troubled World
In that day, it took extreme measures to live for peace: a photo-essay.
The Editors
The Case for Downward Mobility
Why did Francis insist that his followers live in absolute poverty?
William S. Stafford
A Time to Be Poor
In Francis's day, abandoning possessions was seen as a key to holiness
Dr. William S. Stafford is professor of church history at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. He is author of Domesticating the Clergy: The Inception of the Reformation in Strasburg, 1522–1524 (Scholar's Press, 1994).
Francis's Tenacious Lady
Gentle Clare of Assisi had to defy family and church to follow in Francis's way.
Ingrid Peterson, O.S.F., is a lecturer at the Tau Center, Sisters of Saint Francis, in Winona, Minnesota. She is author of Clare of Assisi: A Biographical Study (Franciscan Press, 1993).
The Strange Stigmata
Did Francis really receive the wounds of Jesus?
Dr. Lawrence S. Cunningham is professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, most recently Thomas Merton: Spiritual Master: The Essential Writings (Paulist, 1992).
Fractures in Francis's Order
How should his followers obey his instructions?
Controversial Passages
Francis of Assisi: Christian History Interview - Modern Medieval Man
Eight hundred years later, Francis's life and message seem remarkably up to date.
interview with Conrad Harkins
Francis of Assisi: Recommended Resources
Conrad Harkins, O.F.M., is a scholar at the Franciscan Institute at Bonaventure University in New York, and author of numerous articles on Francis of Assisi.
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