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Title: Francis & Bonaventure (Triumph Christian Thinkers) by Paul Rout, Peter Vardy ISBN: 0-7648-0113-9 Publisher: Liguori Publications Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.00

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Average Customer Rating: 2.09 (22 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Two remarkable leaders following same path, different ways
Comment: Rout's book is simply the *best* summary of the lives, thoughts, and actions of Francis of Assisi and his second-generation disciple and expositor, Bonaventure. With clarity and agility, Rout traces the lives of both men, showing the former's charismatic personality and the latter's scholarly excellence and how both used their gifts in spreading the good news of God's love in Jesus Christ to the people of their time. Since Bonaventure is the systematic theologian and was the most significant early Franciscan to give shape to Francis' wisdom, Rout concentrates on his writings and thoughts a great deal, but in no way excludes the life of Francis nor its profound impact on people to this very day. Rout's final chapter on Francis encounter with the Sultan as the basis for modern ecumenical dialogue is excellent. There is simply nothing about this book not to like. It is short and to the point, doesn't get lost in theological jargon, is accessible to anyone, and is profound in its reflections on the experience of God these two had and how it relates to living a Christian life today. As an admirer of both, I highly recommend this book to anyone else who does, and who believes there is more to medieval theology than Thomas Aquinas!!

Rating: 1
Summary: Two Thumbs Down...
Comment: This book really was a dull read because it was poorly researched and wriiten. Rout's attempt at explaining the process of Franciscan mysticism in two pages is laughable and any discerning mind can see that he lacks any intellectual or spiritual depth. This is another example of the slim volumes biographies of philosophers which emerged in the 1990's as ameans to appeal to the general population.

Rating: 1
Summary: Very Disappointing Book
Comment: Although the author is a noted theologian this work really did not satisfy the criteria for a complete study of the subject. The biographies were shallow and the examination of mystical experience laughable. It reads like a Sunday school book of 'inspiration' for 13 year olds with 'religious feelings'.