When Saint Francis Saved the Church: How a Converted Medieval Troubadour Created a Spiritual Vision for the Ages

Jon M. Sweeney, bestselling author of The Pope Who Quit, offers a surprising look at the world's most popular saint, showing how this beloved-but-often-mythologized character created a spiritual vision for the ages and may very well have rescued the Christian faith. Now in paperback, this new edition—called "a contemporary classic-in-the-making" by the National Catholic Reporter—includes study questions.

In When Saint Francis Saved the Church, Jon M. Sweeney presents an intriguing port…