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From the humble backyard birdbath to the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, images of this Italian cloth merchant's son can be found almost anywhere. His followers now number nearly one million in more than 96 countries, lay and religious, men and women. But who was St. Francis? Why do so many of us find him such an attractive Christian and human figure? What is fact and what is fiction about his life, his teaching, and his impact on global society? Now you can find out with this exciting new twenty-four-lecture series by renowned Franciscan scholar Brother William Short. Whether you have studied Francis for a lifetime or you are only casually acquainted with this amazing saint, we guarantee you will treasure this unique course.

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Br. William Short, O.F.M, S.T.L., S.T.D., is a professor of Christian spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology in Oceanside, California. A Franciscan friar, he has dedicated his scholarly work to a retrieval of the Franciscan tradition of spirituality and theology. The co-editor of a three-volume series of English translations of all the documents written by St. Francis of Assisi and his earliest biographers, he has published works on the history of the Franciscan movement and its spirituality. Br. William Short, O.F.M, S.T.L., S.T.D., is a professor of Christian spirituality at the Franciscan School of Theology in Oceanside, California. A Franciscan friar, he has dedicated his scholarly work to a retrieval of the Franciscan tradition of spirituality and theology. The co-editor of a three-volume series of English translations of all the documents written by St. Francis of Assisi and his earliest biographers, he has published works on the history of the Franciscan movement and its spirituality.

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