St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis of Assisi
"Here, together in a single volume, are the two biographies that many critics consider to be Chesterton's best and the best short portraits ever written of these two great saints. St. Francis of Assisi was first published in 1923, shortly after Chesterton was received into the Catholic Church. It is a profoundly Catholic work, explaining and illuminating the life of St. Francis in a way no other biography has. The spiritual kinship the author felt with his subject enables the reader to delve...
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Here, together in a single volume, are the two biographies that many critics consider both Chesterton's best, and the best short portraits ever written of these two great saints. St. Francis of Assisi is a profoundly Catholic work, explaining and illuminating the life of St. Francis in a way no other biography has. The spiritual kinship the author felt with his subject enables the reader to delve into insights on the character of Francis that have eluded many.St. Thomas Aquinas is enriched by the author's unique ability to see the world through the saint's eyes, a fresh and animated view that shows us Aquinas as no other biography has. Acclaimed as the best book ever on Aquinas by outstanding Thomists Jacques Maritain, Etienne Gilson, and Anton Pegis, this brilliant biography will completely capture the reader and leave him desirous of reading Aquinas own monumental work.
St. Thomas AquinasIntroduction9Introductory Note15IOn Two Friars19IIThe Runaway Abbot47IIIThe Aristotelian Revolution63IVA Meditation on the Manichees91VThe Real Life of St. Thomas111VIThe Approach to Thomism133VIIThe Permanent Philosophy147VIIIThe Sequel to St. Thomas167St. Francis of AssisiIntroduction185IThe Problem of St. Francis191IIThe World St. Francis Found199IIIFrancis the Fighter215IVFrancis the Builder229VThe Jongleur de Dieu241VIThe Little Poor Man255VIIThe Three Orders269VIIIThe Mirror of Christ283IXMiracles and Death297XThe Testament of St. Francis311
