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There are saints who seem to belong to a particular era. And there are others whose lives, the more time passes, the more uncomfortably relevant they become. Saint Francis of Assisi belongs to this second group. Eight centuries have passed since his death and, nevertheless, his figure continues to provoke …

Introduction: A Call to Renewal In the history of the Church, few topics are as fascinating—and at the same time as controversial—as that of ecclesiastical reform. Two figures stand out in this context: Saint Francis of Assisi, the poverello of Assisi, and Martin Luther, the Augustinian friar who sparked the Protestant Reformation. …