His works include Orthodoxy, The Everlasting Man, The Man Who Was Thursday, and the Father Brown mystery stories. He wrote dozens of popular books on a variety of topics and thousands of essays. Chesterton was one of the most beloved and prolific authors of the twentieth century. Chesterton's pen brings the author of the Summa vividly to life. It also is enriched by the author's unique ability to see the world through the saint's eyes, a view that shows us Aquinas in a fresh way. Thomas Aquinas was written later in Chesterton's career. 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. It is a profoundly Catholic work, explaining and illuminating the life of St. Francis of Assisi was first published in 1923, shortly after Chesterton was received into the Catholic Church.
About the Book Together in this single volume are two biographies that many consider to be Chesterton's best.īook Synopsis 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. Francis of Assisi is, after Mary of Nazareth, the greatest saint in the Christian calendar, and one of the most influential men in the whole of human history.
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