Jon M. Sweeney
b. 1967 ยท 54 books
Biography
Jon M. Sweeney is an independent scholar and author of popular history, spirituality, poetry/mysticism, memoir, and young reader fiction. He's one of the most popular interpreters of the life and work of Francis of Assisi, the author of 30 books including many about St. Francis, such as "When Saint Francis Saved the Church," "The Complete Francis of Assisi," and "The Enthusiast," a biography Fr. Richard Rohr called "An immense and important contribution to our understanding of the great saint." HBO optioned the film rights to Sweeney's history about the medieval Celestine V, "The Pope Who Quit." Sweeney has been interviewed on CBS News, WGN-TV, Fox News, and CBS Saturday Morning. He lectures frequently and leads retreats.
Books by Jon M. Sweeney
My Life in Seventeen Books
My Life in Seventeen Books
Meister Eckhart's Book of Darkness and Light
Sit in the Sun
Sit in the Sun
St. Francis and the Problem of
St. Francis and the Problem of Possessions
I, Francis
I, Francis
Saint Francis and the Way of L
Saint Francis and the Way of Lent
3000 Miles to Jesus
Before Margaret Met the Pope
Feed the Wolf
Feed the Wolf
Feed the Wolf : Befriending Our Fears in the Way of Saint Francis
Peter Faber
Peter Faber
Gospel According to James Bald
Gospel According to James Baldwin
James Martin, SJ
Jesus Wasn't Killed by the Jew
Jesus Wasn't Killed by the Jews
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
Margaret and the Pope Go to As
Margaret and the Pope Go to Assisi
Nicholas Black Elk
Margaret's First Holy Week
Meister Eckhart's Book of Secr
Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets
Francis of Assisi in His Own W
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words - Second Edition
Margaret's Night in St. Peter's
Margaret's Night in St. Peter'
Margaret's Night in St. Peter's (a Christmas Story)
Phyllis Tickle
Pope's Cat
Pope's Cat
What I am living for
What I am living for
Inventing Hell
Meister Eckhart's book of the
Meister Eckhart's book of the heart
St. Francis Holy Fool Prayer Book
The Saint vs. the Scholar
Little Flowers of Saint Francis
Complete Francis of Assisi
Complete Francis of Assisi
The Complete Francis of Assisi
Three Simple Men
When Saint Francis saved the church
Age of the Spirit
Age of the Spirit
Francis of Assisi in His Own Words
Mixed-Up Love
Praying with Our Hands
The Pope Who Quit
Ecological Impacts Of Non-Native Invertebrates And Fungi On Terrestrial Ecosystems
Beauty Awakening Belief
Beauty Awakening Belief
Beauty Awakening Belief How The Medieval Worldview Inspires Faith Today
Cloister Talks
The Road to Siena
Almost Catholic
St. Clare Prayer Book
Born Again And Again
The Lure of Saints
St. Francis Prayer Book
St. Francis Prayer Book
The St. Francis Prayer Book
Praying with the Saints
Praying with our hands : 21 practices of embodied prayer from the world's spiritual traditions
St. Francis of Assisi
Verily, Verily