Diagnosis of Our Time: Wartime Essays of a Sociologist, Vol. 3 Book

I only read the Saint Francis half of this book. Saint Thomas Aquinas will have to wait for another day. Chesterton's biography of Francis is not the sort of straight-forward historical biography I'm used to reading. Although he describes it as an "introduction," Chestron assumes the reader already knows the basic story of Francis' life, he takes events out of order, and engages in debate with contemporary critics. So it's more like an essay or an anlysis than a biogrpahy. That said, Chestrton provides great insight into the life of this extraordinary saint. And Chestrton's writng style is just fun. It's also amazing how well read he was. Read it to learn about Francis, and read it to enjoy Chestrton.