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le13anna's review
4.0
This is from a pack of free books dad and I got at Soularize this year. It's written by a pastor, and definatly not the MOST well written book I have ever read. But I finished it in one evening and then had to call friends and tell them how energized I was by the life of Saint Fracis and how motivated I was to exeperience God more.
And that's a pretty cool reaction to a book.
And that's a pretty cool reaction to a book.
pattydsf's review
3.0
“First, if Francis were around today, he'd say our church community relies too much on words to tell others about our faith. For Francis, the gathered community was as potent a form of witness as words. He was convinced that how we live together is what attracts people to faith.”
I read this book quickly because it was the right book at the right time. I needed something about faith, love and hope and so I fell into this and didn’t come up for air until I was finished. At the time, this was a good thing. Unfortunately, I did not write my review when I finished. That was not so good.
It has been more than a month since I finished Cron’s book. The glow that it created for me has subsided a bit, but I am still glad I read this story. It took me awhile to understand how this tale was put together. I am enough of a librarian to rely on the library cataloging to help me pigeon hole a book. So, since this had a Dewey number (271.302) I expected the book to be fact. I started reading it as if it was fact, which was not what the author intended. Chase Falson is not a real person. Cron, the author, considers his book to be wisdom literature, “a delicate balance of fiction and nonfiction, pilgrimage and teaching.” Once, I figured this out, I understood the story and what the author envisioned a little better.
This is not great literature. This is a heartfelt, earnest attempt to introduce modern people to St. Francis of Assisi. It is clear to me that Cron fell in love with St. Francis and wanted other Christians to do the same. I already knew a lot about St. Francis and St. Clare (who worked with St. Francis), but I enjoyed seeing these saints through Cron’s eyes. While I was reading, I was entranced by the story that Cron was telling.
If you are interested in knowing exactly who St. Francis was and what he did, there are probably better books on the subject. However, if you want to read about a man who discovers that there is more to faith and life than following the rules, if you want to meet someone who discovers how important love and community are to religious beliefs, then you might want to try this book.
I read this book quickly because it was the right book at the right time. I needed something about faith, love and hope and so I fell into this and didn’t come up for air until I was finished. At the time, this was a good thing. Unfortunately, I did not write my review when I finished. That was not so good.
It has been more than a month since I finished Cron’s book. The glow that it created for me has subsided a bit, but I am still glad I read this story. It took me awhile to understand how this tale was put together. I am enough of a librarian to rely on the library cataloging to help me pigeon hole a book. So, since this had a Dewey number (271.302) I expected the book to be fact. I started reading it as if it was fact, which was not what the author intended. Chase Falson is not a real person. Cron, the author, considers his book to be wisdom literature, “a delicate balance of fiction and nonfiction, pilgrimage and teaching.” Once, I figured this out, I understood the story and what the author envisioned a little better.
This is not great literature. This is a heartfelt, earnest attempt to introduce modern people to St. Francis of Assisi. It is clear to me that Cron fell in love with St. Francis and wanted other Christians to do the same. I already knew a lot about St. Francis and St. Clare (who worked with St. Francis), but I enjoyed seeing these saints through Cron’s eyes. While I was reading, I was entranced by the story that Cron was telling.
If you are interested in knowing exactly who St. Francis was and what he did, there are probably better books on the subject. However, if you want to read about a man who discovers that there is more to faith and life than following the rules, if you want to meet someone who discovers how important love and community are to religious beliefs, then you might want to try this book.
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