A gathering of larks : letters to Saint Francis from a modern-day pilgrim
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Gorham Free Library - Adult Nonfiction
271.30 CARROLL
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xiv, 94 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Who was Saint Francis? Today he is most often a sweet ceramic statue in a garden, a sentimentalized romantic figure. But A Gathering of Larks, containing forty personal letters from Abigail Carroll to Francis, reveals him to be a complex man who lived a fascinating life of radical faith. These letters—part devotion, part historical biography, part contemporary engagement, and part inspiration—reveal Carroll's curiosity and wonder about Francis. She celebrates his whimsical idealism and impetuousness, explores his spirituality and commitment to poverty, and sometimes even questions him. She also uses Francis as a sounding board for larger questions about the world—and, through her own experience, explores how brokenness makes experiencing redemption possible. As beautiful as it is insightful, alight with a pilgrim's growing sense of discovery, A Gathering of Larks has both range and depth that will uplift readers and challenge them to better understand this singular saint and how he might speak to and shape their way of living in today's world.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Carroll, A. (2017). A gathering of larks: letters to Saint Francis from a modern-day pilgrim . Eerdmans Publishing Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carroll, Abigail, 1976-. 2017. A Gathering of Larks: Letters to Saint Francis From a Modern-day Pilgrim. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carroll, Abigail, 1976-. A Gathering of Larks: Letters to Saint Francis From a Modern-day Pilgrim Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Carroll, Abigail. A Gathering of Larks: Letters to Saint Francis From a Modern-day Pilgrim Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2017.

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