Jon Sweeney Book Launch
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AVE MARIA PRESS & ALBAN BOOKS With St Pauls by Westminster Cathedral cordially invite you to hear Jon Sweeney talk about his book When Saint Francis Saved the Church How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages MONDAY, 26 th JANUARY 2015 6.00pm FOR 6.30pm I n When Saint Francis Saved the Church, popular historian Jon Sweeney presents an intriguing portrait of Francis beyond the readily familiar stories and images. In the tradition of Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization, Sweeney reveals how the saint became a hinge in the history of the Christian faith and shows how in just fourteen years—from 1205 to 1219—the unconventional and stumbling wisdom of a converted troubadour changed the Church. “Aſter trying to follow Christ as a Franciscan for almost fiſty years, I can honestly say this is an excing, intelligent, and faithful understanding of Francis of Assisi--for our me and for all me! Read, and find hope!” Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Acon and Contemplaon, New Mexico St Pauls Bookshop, Morpeth Terrace, Westminster, London, SW1P 1EP
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Invitation for Jon Sweeney's book launch at St Pauls by Westminster, Monday 26th January 2015
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AVE MARIA PRESS & ALBAN BOOKSWith St Pauls by Westminster Cathedral
cordially invite you to hear
Jon Sweeney talk about his bookWhen Saint Francis Saved the ChurchHow a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages
MONDAY, 26th JANUARY 2015 6.00pm FOR 6.30pm
In When Saint Francis Saved the Church, popular historian Jon Sweeney presents
an intriguing portrait of Francis beyond the readily familiar stories and images. In the tradition of Thomas Cahill’s How the Irish Saved Civilization, Sweeney reveals how the saint became a hinge in the history of the Christian faith and shows how in just fourteen years—from 1205 to 1219—the unconventional and stumbling wisdom of a converted troubadour changed the Church.
“After trying to follow Christ as a Franciscan for almost fifty years, I can honestly say this is an exciting, intelligent, and faithful understanding of Francis of Assisi--for
our time and for all time! Read, and find hope!”Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation, New Mexico
St Pauls Bookshop, Morpeth Terrace, Westminster, London, SW1P 1EP
