Contents

• Ch. 1. The Medieval Church in Crisis
• Ch. 2. St Francis of Assisi and the Origins of the Friars Minor
• Ch. 3. The Growth of the Friars Minor, Crisis and Change
• Ch. 4. St Dominic and the Order of Friars Preachers
• Ch. 5. New Brethren
• Ch. 6. The Mission to the Towns
• Ch. 7. The Capture of the Schools
• Ch. 8. The Complaint of the Clergy
• Ch. 9. In the Houses of Kings
• Ch. 10. In the Service of the Papacy
• Ch. 11. Afar unto the Gentiles
• Epilogue: Loss and Gain