Marie Dennis

Retelling the most significant events in the life of St. Francis along with social and theological reflection for today, the authors – Catholic and Protestant – present a new picture of the ever popular St. Francis' way speaks most loudly to those who long to do something about inequity and poverty, about consuming consumerism, and spiritual emptiness. His spirituality combines the mystical and earthly, liberation and faithfulness, literal poverty as well as the blessed poverty of the show more spirit. show less

This truly wonderful book introduces you anew to the person of Francis--the 'truly catholic' and always contemporary saint. There will be no Christianity as usual for those who read this book."

Essentially, this book consists of the proceedings of the November 2017 conference held at the Vatican on Gospel Nonviolence, a landmark shift for Catholics away from just war theologies toward Jesus' nonviolence. It is a historical document but it is a readable, valuable compilation of contemporary Catholic thought and experience on Jesus' call to love our enemies and forego violence and vengeance. I have had much to think about since reading it.

A good exposition of the foolishness of God, a New Testament concept which can also be found in archetypes of Christ as the jester, clown or fool. It highlights the counter-cultural message of Christianity.