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Book SynopsisSt Francis of Assisi, one of the most acclaimed and enduring of saints, is particularly significant when reflecting upon the COVID pandemic. Francis lived, and ministered, amid a leprosy pandemic. How he lived in relation to that pandemic makes him a source of insight to as well as a potential critic of contemporary responses to COVID. In turn, one can use COVID to question Francis. Did he exhibit a harmful form of religious devotion, perhaps fanaticism, by exposing himself and others to a lethal pathogen? This edited collection examines a highly visible and impactful religious figure with the intent of bringing him into conversation with one of the defining issues of the early 21st Century.
Trade Review"These timely essays help us, who strive to live by Franciscan values, do more than ponder our role in a world of easy sickness. What are we called to do? What does it mean to be responsible to God, ourselves, and others? I m thankful for these writers." Jon M. Sweeney, editor of The Complete Francis of Assisi and author of Feed the Wolf
