Francis of Assisi as artist of the spiritual life

McCarthy, Andrew T.

Francis of Assisi as artist of the spiritual life an object relations theory perspective / [electronic resource] : Andrew T. McCarthy. - Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2010. - 1 online resource (274 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-272) and index.

Purpose and introduction -- Influences on the formation of medieval imaginations -- The imagination as viewed in contemporary theories -- D. W. Winnicott and the object relations theory -- Object relations theory after Winnicott -- Experience and relationship: the imaginative activity of Francis of Assisi -- Change, faith, and the image of God: the imagination of Francis of Assisi -- Meaning and conclusion.

9780761852513 (electronic bk.) 0761852514 (electronic bk.)


Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.


Christian saints--Italy--Assisi--Biography.
Object relations (Psychoanalysis)
RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations


Electronic books.

BX4700.F6 / M3643 2010eb

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