Written by Donna Trembinski, Illness and Authority examines the lived experience and early stories about St. Francis of Assisi through the lens of disability studies. In this post, Trembinski discusses more about her book that shows us another, less readily seen side of this famous saint.

Author S.J. Allen discusses the importance of understanding, teaching, and debating the Crusades.

It's been said that you can't judge a book by its cover, but the history behind this particular image may have you thinking otherwise.