Francis and Bonaventure (Fount Christian Thinkers) (Fount Christian Thinkers S.) - Softcover

· Expert appraisal of the key Christian thinkers throughout history
· Essentail details of biography and thought
· The most accurate and up-to-date scholarship
· With a comprehensive guide to further reading

A major new series, the 'Fount Christian Thinkers' provide accessible and stimulating introductions to the lives and works of the most influential Christians throughout the ages. From theologians and mystics to lay-people and clerics, these people have shaped our intellectual and spiritual heritage, and still have enormous relevance for our world today.

Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) was the intellectual and spiritual inspiration for the Parisian theologian Bonaventure (1217-1274). St Francis provided the world with a model for peace and forgiveness through his passionate and mystical love for God. Bonaventure developed a theology for the journey into God based on that experience.

“This book meets a real need...a painless way into Bonaventure's life and thinking, both as a philosopher, a man of prayer and as a great Franciscan.”
SISTER FRANCES TERESA, OSC, author of 'Living the Incarnation: Praying with Francis and Clare of Assisi'