{"product_id":"experiencing-god-36-ways-according-to-saint-francis-of-assisi-9781966608059","title":"Experiencing God: 36 Ways According to Saint Francis of Assisi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It has given me a friend in Saint Francis for a lifetime. A divine encounter.\" -Karen Kiefer, Director, The Church in the 21st Century Center, Boston College \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReplicable experiences of God according to Francis of Assisi, offered on the 800th anniversary of his death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever have we needed more to experience God--to \u003ci\u003efeel\u003c\/i\u003e God. Francis of Assisi was spiritual before anyone used that word, and he was religious in the best ways. We love him because he cut through the paraphernalia to get back to religion where it belongs: working in the human heart, making a difference in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone can do the things Francis did, summarized in these 36 ways of experiencing God. Examples offered through anecdote, text, and explanation include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree captive creatures \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePray alone in the woods \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllow yourself to weep \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStand between those who fight \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake a cross with your arms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePray Who are you, God? And who am I? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeney introduces each with faithful attention to the original sources and comparisons to spiritual teachers from other traditions, including Thich Nhat Hanh, Roshi Bernie Glassman, Evelyn Underhill, Richard Rohr, and Mary Oliver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon M. Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monkfish Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.51w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966608059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon M. Sweeney\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and independent scholar who has been interviewed by the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e, on radio with NPR and the BBC, and on television for CBS Saturday Morning, as well as NBC's \"Morning Blend\" and CBS Sunday Morning--both in Milwaukee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon's books on Franciscan spirituality have sold a quarter million copies. Sweeney is also the author of thirty other books on spirituality, mysticism, biography, and memoir including \u003ci\u003eMeister Eckhart's Book of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with Mark S. Burrows, \u003ci\u003eThomas Merton: An Introduction to His Life and Practices\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSit in the Sun: And Other Lessons in the Wisdom of Cats\u003c\/i\u003e. His medieval history, \u003ci\u003eThe Pope Who Quit\u003c\/i\u003e, was optioned by HBO.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday Jon works in book publishing as an editor of spiritual books; editor of \u003ci\u003eLiving City\u003c\/i\u003e magazine; and book review editor at SpiritualityandPractice.com. He speaks at literary and religious conferences, and teaches frequently online. He's a Roman Catholic married to a rabbi; their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. He lives with his wife and daughter on Milwaukee's East Side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jon M. Sweeney \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566642479261,"sku":"9781966608059","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6c519718-2f91-47c1-ba55-08bb62854eb6.jpg?v=1768313957","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/experiencing-god-36-ways-according-to-saint-francis-of-assisi-9781966608059","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}