ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI AND THE CONVERSION OF THE MUSLIMS.
By Frank M. Rega. SFO
"St. Francis of Assisi accompanied the Crusaders to Egypt on the Fifth Crusade, and boldly walked right into the Muslim camp in a spectacular attempt to preach Christianity to the sultan and his followers. The author show that St. Francis was a supporter of the armed Crusade, and his goal was the conversion of the Muslims, rather than simply a "dialogue" as an end in itself, as some revisionists have purported. He made such an impact with his preaching, that the sultan rebuffed some of his own religious advisers, the imams, who were insisting that Islamic law required that Francis must be beheaded." "The most important book on St. Francis in English, in recent years." Br. Alexis Bugnolo, Editor, the Franciscan Archive. "This is a rare and daring approach to the life of St. Francis and one that is so necessary in our world at this time." From the Preface by Father Angelus M. Shaughnessy, O.F.M. Capuchin, EWTN TV Spokesman. Tan Publishers. 210 pages, paperback. (Order 2193. Price $12.50)
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