Francis

"Francis: The Saint of Assisi begins like a tale of America's old West. Joan Mueller quickly draws the reader into the violence, greed, and lawlessness of twelfth-century Assisi.

The reader meeting Francis and Clare for the first time will take pleasure in the story of a rich merchant and a beautiful noblewoman who choose religion instead with their stories will delight in the skillful way Mueller weaves primary scholarly sources into a modern tale. The story of St. Francis continues to play in the contemporary world in persons who turn today's economic culture upside down in a spiritual search for enduring values."
- Ingrid Peterson, O.S.F.

Joan Mueller, Ph.D., is an associate professor of theology and Christian spirituality. A Franciscan scholar and writer, she has written five books and numerous articles.