Poverty and Joy Christian Living_ Biography & Autobiography ""Lucidly written with profound messages

""Lucidly written with profound messages

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Poverty and Joy Christian Living_ Biography & Autobiography ""Lucidly written with profound messages'Written in lucid prose [this book] rings with Franciscan passion. Highly recommended." Lawrence S. Cunningham, University of Notre Dame The Franciscan tradition is as appealing a way of life today as it has been for centuries. William Short focuses first on the importance of the order's founders, Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi, offering an historical introduction. He then reflects on key themes: the Incarnation, poverty as a way to God,