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

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175). Review Citations: Christian Century 06/10/2015 pg. 37 (EAN 9781594716461, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Sweeney, Jon M Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar and one of religion's most respected writers. His work has been hailed by everyone from PBS and James Martin, S. J., to Fox News and Dan Savage. He's been interviewed on CBS Saturday Morning, Fox News, CBS-TV Chicago, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, and on the popular nightly program, Chicago Tonight. Several of his books have become History Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club, Crossings Book Club, and Quality Paperback Book Club selections. His 2012 popular history, The Pope Who Quit, was published by Image/Random House and optioned by HBO. It has sold more than 35,000 copies in the trade edition, was a selection of History Book Club, received a starred review in Booklist, and was excerpted by Reader's Digest for their iPad subscribers. He is also the coauthor with Phyllis Tickle of The Age of the Spirit, from Baker Books. Sweeney is the editor in chief and publisher of Paraclete Press in Massachusetts. He is married, the father of three, and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.