The Saint and the Sultan

• Author : Paul Moses
• Publisher : Image
• Release Date : 2009
• ISBN : 9780385523707

Documents a meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik al-Kamil to illuminate the saint's lesser-known efforts as a peacemaker, describing their discussions on behalf of ending the Crusades.

• Author : Paul Moses
• Publisher : Image
• Release Date : 2009-09-29
• ISBN : 9780307589514

An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong resonance in today's divided world. For many of us, St. Francis of Assisi is known as a poor monk and a lover of animals. However, these images are sadly incomplete, because they ignore an equally important and more challenging aspect of his life -- his unwavering commitment to seeking peace. In The Saint and the Sultan,

• Author : John V. Tolan
• Publisher : OUP Oxford
• Release Date : 2009-03-26
• ISBN : 9780191567490

In September, 1219, as the armies of the Fifth Crusade besieged the Egyptian city of Damietta, Francis of Assisi went to Egypt to preach to Sultan al-Malik al-Kâmil. Although we in fact know very little about this event, this has not prevented artists and writers from the thirteenth century to the twentieth, unencumbered by mere facts, from portraying Francis alternatively as a new apostle preaching to the infidels, a scholastic theologian proving the truth of Christianity, a champion of the

• Author : Kathy Warren
• Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Release Date : 2012-08-21
• ISBN : 9781620324219

September 11, 2001, highlighted the urgent need for greater understanding among religious traditions. Specifically, the lack of acceptance and appreciation between Muslims and Christians was suddenly catapulted into headlines around the world. Now, in the aftermath of war in Iraq, the need for understanding and respect among religious traditions and various cultures becomes ever more important. It is my hope that this book might nurture that mutual respect that fosters peace and justice, for they are God's desire for us, and gifts

• Author : George Dardess,Marvin L. Krier Mich
• Publisher : Orbis Books
• Release Date : 2011
• ISBN : 9781570759079

Here, two practitioners of interfaith dialogue provide readers with a guide for Catholics and Muslims to reach greater mutual understanding and work for social justice.

• Author : Donald Spoto
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release Date : 2003-09-30
• ISBN : 0142196258

Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy, casting new light on Francis and showing how his emphasis on charity as the heart of the Gospel's message helped

• Author : Frank M. Rega
• Publisher : TAN Books
• Release Date : 2007
• ISBN : 9781618909107

Describes in gripping detail St. Francis’ historic efforts to convert the Sultan of Egypt to the Catholic faith. Discusses St. Francis’ approach to ecumenism and the conversion of other religions to Catholicism. Also includes a comprehensive biography of St. Francis and his dynamic reform of the Church.

• Author : Andre Vauchez
• Publisher : Yale University Press
• Release Date : 2012-10-23
• ISBN : 9780300184921

A biography of the saint as both mystic and man: “The single best book about Francis now available in English” (Commonweal). In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi, particularly the important research of recent decades, to create a complete and engaging portrait of the saint. He also explores how the memory of Francis was shaped by contemporaries who recollected him in their writings, and completes the book by setting “il

• Author : Jerry Brotton
• Publisher : Penguin
• Release Date : 2016-09-20
• ISBN : 9780698191631

The fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth’s secret outreach to the Muslim world, which set England on the path to empire, by The New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps We think of England as a great power whose empire once stretched from India to the Americas, but when Elizabeth Tudor was crowned Queen, it was just a tiny and rebellious Protestant island on the fringes of Europe, confronting the combined power of

• Author : Paul Sabatier
• Publisher : Binker North
• Release Date : 1894
• ISBN : HARVARD:32044029889458

Francis of Assisi is pre-eminently the saint of the Middle Ages. Owing nothing to church or school he was truly theodidact, and if he perhaps did not perceive the revolutionary bearing of his preaching, he at least always refused to be ordained priest. He divined the superiority of the spiritual priesthood. Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 - 3 October 1226), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He

• Author : Caleb Simmons
• Publisher : Oxford University Press
• Release Date : 2019-12-02
• ISBN : 9780190088910

Devotional Sovereignty: Kingship and Religion in India investigates the shifting conceptualization of sovereignty in the South Indian kingdom of Mysore during the reigns of Tipu Sultan (r. 1782-1799) and Krishnaraja Wodeyar III (r. 1799-1868). Tipu Sultan was a Muslim king famous for resisting British dominance until his death; Krishnaraja III was a Hindu king who succumbed to British political and administrative control. Despite their differences, the courts of both kings dealt with the changing political landscape by turning to the

• Author : Sultan ul Arifeen Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo
• Publisher : Sultan ul Faqr Publications
• Release Date : 2015
• ISBN : 9789699795282

Risala Roohi Sharif is one such Divine Message; concise, comprehensive and complete conveyed to us through the mosteminent Sufi Saint of the Sub Continent, Sultan Bahoo. He has written 140 books, of which Risala Roohi Sharif is the most popular and is the essence of all his teachings.

• Author : Pope Francis
• Publisher : Orbis Books
• Release Date : 2020-11-05
• ISBN : 9781608338887

• Author : Augustine Thompson
• Publisher : Cornell University Press
• Release Date : 2012-03-21
• ISBN : 9780801464263

Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death, followers collected, for their own purposes, numerous stories, anecdotes, and reports about Francis. As a result, the man himself and his own concerns became lost in legend. In this authoritative and engaging new

• Author : Sultan Bahoo
• Publisher : Sultan ul Faqr Publications
• Release Date : 2022-08-10
• ISBN : 9789699795251

Kashf-ul-Asrar, literally means “Revelation of The Divine Secrets”. As the title implies, this subtle treatise is a collection of revealed Divine Secrets, described in a very precise and compact manner. This small but great book by the most eminent Saint of Punjab, Pakistan, Hazrat Sakhi Sultan Bahoo is a proof of his literary faculty and command over words in addition to his expertise as a Divine Scholar.